Importance of a balanced diet:
A healthy diet is one that helps to maintain or improve the general health. It is important for lowering many chronic health risks such as obesity, heart diseases, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. As we know, a healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amount of essential nutrients and an adequate amount of water.
A balanced diet has a major role in achieving long healthy life :
• It helps in controlling body weight (obesity), heart rate and BP (Blood Pressure).
• It also increases in exercise capacity and muscle performance.
• It improves blood sugar level, lower harmful cholesterol and triglycerides and also increases the HDL cholesterol.
• It produces mental and physical relaxation.
