The Importance of Nutrition and Dietetics for Healthy Lifestyle

OVERVIEW: – The importance of a nutrition can’t be emphasized enough for a healthy lifestyle.

• A healthy lifestyle can be followed by eating a nutritive diet and taking all the important nutrients required by the body.
• A proper diet plan helps to maintain ideal body weight and reduce the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and other types of carcinoma.

WHAT IS NUTRITION?

Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life.It include indigestion, absorption, assimilation and excretion.

CALORIES:-

• Calories indicate the energy content in the food.  The calories are consumed during  walking, thinking, or breathing.  A person may require about 2000 calories per day to maintain their health.
• Usually a person’s calories may depend on their sex ,age, and physical activity.
• Moreover, men need more calories than women. People who are do more into exercising require more calories needed comparison to people who don,t.
• Its more important to remember that the source of calories is also important as the amount. No nutrient calories may be found in foods such as:

• Sugar
• Butter
• Cookies
• Cakes
• Energy drinks
• Ice cream
• Pizza

IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION:-

• Nutrition has a significant role in a complete health. Nutrition are components of food which are essential for health.

• It improve your health, and boosting your mood. Right nutrition, physical activity, and healthy body weight are major parts of a person’s health and well- being.

• The importance of nutritious food protect against many chronic disease. Some of the most common health problems that occurs due to lack of a balanced diet are heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes.
• It manages many health problems and improves mental health by removing stress, depression, and pain. Regular exercise helps to prevent metabolic syndrome, stroke, high blood pressure, anxiety and other disorders.

HEALTHY NUTRITIVE FOOD:-

A complete nutrition includes some specific healthy food groups under it: 

• Vegetables like leafy greens, , legumes like beans and peas, red and orange vegetables.
• Fruits that include all fruits, fresh or frozen fruits
• Grains like whole grains and refined grains. For example, oats, brown rice, barley, and wheat.
• Proteins such as pork, chicken, fish, beans, peas, legumes and pulses.
• Dairy products like low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese, soy milk and tofu.

These food sources  provide a similar amount of key micro and macro-nutrients to meet the body requirements.

HOW GOOD NUTRITION BOOST HEALTH:-

Weight Management:-

• A nutritious diet is really the best way to go about maintaining a healthy weight and at the same time attaining the necessary nutrients for healthy body function.
• Low carb diet help to manage weight. It reduce the risk of many chronic illness.

Protecting you From Chronic Diseases:-

• Some chronic diseases such as type-2 diabetes and heart disease are caused by poor nutrition and obesity.
• Take whole food-based nutrition plan also reduces the risk of developing other related diseases such as kidney failure.

Strengthening your immune system:-

• Immune system needs essential vitamins and minerals in order to function optimally.
• A nutritive diet boost immune system functions at peak performance and reduce the risk of immunodeficiency problems.

Delaying the onset of ageing:-

• Certain types of food such as berries ,tomatoes and amla can increase vigour and protecting body against the effects of ageing. All citrus fruits helps to delay aging.

Supporting your mental well-being:-

• Taking the good foods can really make you happier – nutrients such as iron and omega-3 fatty acids found in protein-rich food can boost your mood.
• It help to better overall mental well-being and protects you against mental health issues.
• So, Healthy eating is completely about eating balanced proportions of nutrient-rich foods from the various food groups, as well as attain several healthy eating habits.

BENEFITS OF EATING HEALTHY:- When you eat well, you reduce your chance of developing certain diseases.

Good eating habits can lead to:

• A healthy body weight
• A reduced risk of , heart disease and cancer and type2 diabetes.
• A healthy cholesterol level
• An improved sense of wellbeing

AYURVEDIC VIEW ABOUT NUTRITION:-

Ayurvedic Nutrition plays a central role in Ayurvedic living. Ayurveda said that “Ahara” (diet) and “Anna” (food) as a Means to good life, health and wellness.

• Healthy and wholesome food nourishes the mind, body and soul. Ayurveda said that the digestive capacity of each person may be different, the quality and appropriate quantity of food are necessary for a healthy life. Food in proper quantity provides strength, vigor, good complexion and nurtures and nourish the health of the tissues.
• Ayurvedic diets is based on the principal of six tastes. Ayurveda says healthy diet permotes better health of body and mind.
• The ayurvedic diet is a component of Ayurveda and it is based on determining dominant dosha and eating specific foods to permute balance between all three doshas.
• The ayurvedic diet may help protect against chronic disease and permute better health.

ORDER OF EATING IN AYURVEDA:-

1.)Sweet

2.)Sour

3.)Salty

4.)Pungent

5.)Bitter