Why is a balanced diet so important?

Answer 1

• It is essential for a healthy body and a healthy mind. You are what you consume!
• A balanced diet is important to maintain health and a sensible body weight. No single food will provide all the essential nutrients that the body needs to be healthy and function efficiently. A balanced diet should contain protein, fats, carbohydrates and fiber in the form of fresh vegetables and fresh fruit, all in the right amounts, providing you with a good supply of essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and of course fresh drinking water.
• In addition, the nutritional value of a person's diet depends on the overall mixture, or balance, of food that is eaten over a period of time, as well as on the needs of the individual. A diet that includes a variety of different foods is most likely to provide all the essential nutrients.
• In summary, if you do not get enough of one of the food groups, or an adequate supply of essential nutrients, it can result in

1. failure to flourish
2. poor growth
3. poor development
4. poor physical and mental health
5. infections
6. disease
7. or even death.

Therefore, consuming foods in proportion to their nutritional value helps to prevent infections, disorders and disease. On the other hand, if you have too much of one of the food groups, such as refined processed carbohydrates, it can lead to other problems, such as

1. weight gain
2. insulin resistance
3. Diabetes
4. obesity
5. heart conditions
6. many other diet related diseases
7. and death.

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Answer 2

Well, your body burns carbohydrates for energy, it uses protein for muscle building and repair, and it uses fats to absorb vitamins, among a few things. Your body needs various vitamins and minerals, so it's important to eat a balances diet that includes the different ones.

Answer 3

A balanced diet usually contributes to good health.

Ah a very complicated question.

The body needs 3 nutrients, fat, carbohydrates, and protein. Each serves a purpose.

Carbohydrates are your body's main source of energy. You need carbohydrates to function. The body breaks carbohydrates down to the form of glycogen which the muscles use as fuel, and also feeds your brain. When you eliminate carbohydrates, you will be amazed at how ridiculously hard concentrating on anything is. When dieting, limit processed and refined grains, as they are high on the glycemic index (the body breaks them down very quickly, causing a spike in blood sugar(glucose), which then induces the body to stop burning fat. It is a complicated process involving insulin and ketones which need not be explained. Just remember, simple carbs (white breads, white pasta, sugar, white rice) stop your body's fat burning.)

Next, protein. Protein is essential for repairing muscles and many other body tissues. Without protein, the body's tissues begin to break down, including muscle, and the body uses itself for energy, essentially eating itself. Protein has also been shown to raise the body's metabolism, increasing its fat burning ability.

Fat, in a regulated amount, is also essential. Fat maintains healthy hair and skin, as well as creating a protection for internal organs. It also helps to maintain joints. Saturated fats should be limited however, which can be identified by their solidity at room temperature. The less saturated the fat, the more liquid the fat will be at room temperature. These are the better fats, called unsaturated fats. Examples are fish oils, olive oils, and vegetable oils. Nuts are also a good source of healthy fats.

All of these factors are essential for your body to work properly. On top of these things, vegetables and fruits are essential to a diet. The reason for this is that fruits and vegetables provide your body with essential vitamins and minerals needed for the body to work properly. Without vitamins and minerals your body cannot effectively use the essential nutrients to sustain the body.

Long answer, short summary, balanced diet is essential.

Answer 4

We need proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals in live a healthy life. While carbohydrates provide us instant energy, proteins help to build and repair tissues, bones, skin, cartilage, blood and muscles. Moreover, proteins also form enzymes, hormones and other chemicals are essential of carrying out different processes in our body. When the need arises fats can be converted into carbohydrates and proteins. So, they remain stored in the body for emergency purposes. Vitamins and minerals are also important for the preservation of general health. For this reason, a balanced diet becomes important. This diet provides you everything you need to stay healthy.

Answer 5

No one food contains all the nutrients necessary for optimum health. A balanced diet that includes plenty of fresh leafy green vegetables, fruit, legumes, whole grains, and nuts and seeds provides a wide range of nutrients essential for growth, energy, and fighting disease.

Answer 6

Because an unbalanced diet can cause (or exacerbate) any of the following: high cholesterol, anemia, beri beri, pellagra, scurvy, rickets, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, osteoporosis, weakness, heart and artery disease, goiter, night blindness, high blood pressure, immune deficiency, liver disease, atherosclerosis, constipation, cognitive impairment, and hyperactivity. Among other problems.
Which of the body-parts could be affected?
An unbalanced diet puts an added strain on your heart.
It puts your kidneys at risk because of the much higher likelihood of getting diabetes. Diabetes can also bring blindness.
It interferes with breathing and may bring on sleep-apnea.
It puts extra strain on the skeleton, muscles and joints.
It increases the chance of acid reflux.
It causes problems in the legs' veins, sometimes bringing skin ulcers.
It puts a strain on the liver due to localized fat buildup and can cause cirrhosis or liver-failure.See also:

Could you describe a balanced diet?

What features would a good weight-loss program have?

Answer 7

we need to eat a balance diet because it is important to us to have no sick & have a good body

Answer 8

to make a good body and to look good without any problem with your heart

Answer 9

A balanced diet is important because it tells us the right amount of food we need to have.