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Activity Discussion General Discussion What do you mean by a balanced diet?

  • Shivani

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    June 23, 2021 at 9:17 am
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    With a well-balanced diet is a diet that includes a variety of foods in certain amounts and proportions, so that the demand for calories, proteins, minerals, vitamins, and alternative power supply is sufficient, and a small supply reserves the added nutrients to maintain for a short period of time, of low height. In addition, it is a well-balanced diet should provide the biologically active phytochemicals such as fiber, antioxidants, and nutraceuticals, which has positive benefits for your health. With a well-balanced diet should provide around 60-70% of total calories from carbohydrates, 10 to 12% protein, and 20% to 25% of your total calories from fat.

    A healthy balanced diet boosts energy, improves the function of the body, strengthens the immune system and prevents weight gain. Other key benefits include the following:

    Meet your food needs. A varied, well-balanced diet provides essential nutrients to avoid deficiencies in the body.

    The prevention and treatment of certain diseases. A healthy diet can prevent the risk of developing certain diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. It is also useful in the treatment of type ii diabetes and high blood pressure.

    The following is a specially designed diet can reduce the symptoms and manage the disease or condition.

    You will feel your energy and control your weight. Eating a healthy diet that will help you feel better, give you more energy and help you to fight stress.

    Food is the foundation of many social and cultural factors. In addition to its nutritional properties, it helps to facilitate communication between people.

  • Tejasri

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    June 23, 2021 at 12:09 pm
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    Staying healthy physically and mentally is very important. It is important because, it prevents us from many deadly diseases. It is equally important to be physically and mentally fit. There are several methods to be physically fit and mentally strong.

    Balanced diet plays a very important role in maintaining good health. Balanced diet is nothing but maintaining all the nutrients in a balanced way. It is very important to consume the food in balanced amounts.

    Some of the methods include the following :

    1.Healthy and nutritious food:-

    It is very important to consume healthy and nutritious food every day. To gain a sufficient amount of nutrients and and to be healthy it is very important to consume nutritious food. Consuming nutritious food helps us to gain sufficient energy. Being healthy prevents us from Many deadly diseases.

    2. Exercise:-

    Exercising at least for 10 to 15 minutes a day help the individual to be physically fit and also mentally strong. Exercising every day is a very good habit which everyone need to make it and perfect habit to do. Exercising 10 to 15 minutes also relieves us from the stress and the tension we have had. So, it is better to spend at least 10 to 15 minutes even in our hectic schedule an exercise.

    3. Yoga:-

    Yoga relives from the stress and tension we have had. Sparing at least 10 to 15 minutes time on yoga benefit is a lot. It relaxes the muscle and comes to mind. It helps to be physically fit and mentally strong. All the asanas and pranayama helps to Gain strength and to be physically fit.

    3. Meditation:-

    Meditating for certain minutes helps to calm the brain and soul. It helps and relieving the stress and the tension we have had. It helps us to focus on the things which we are willing to do. It also equally helps us to be mentally strong. It is such a good and a mandatory practice an individual must obtain and must follow without any delays.

    If an individual follows a diet of healthy and nutritious food, exercise and yoga,it helps the individual to be physically fit and mentally strong.

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