Healthy Eating
Our
food choices each day affect our health how you feel today, tomorrow, and in
the future. Eating healthy isn’t always easy because it depends on many factors
and barriers including culture, affordability, lack of knowledge of healthy
foods, education, taste, etc. Simply healthy eating is all about getting the
right nutrients your body needs to stay healthy, active, and strong.
According
to dietitians, following a healthy diet includes choosing plenty of lean meats,
eggs, vegetables, fruit, whole grain and dairy products. Eating a healthy,
well-balanced diet means eating food from a variety of food groups to get the
energy and nutrients that your body needs. There's no one type of food that can
provide all the nutrients a human body needs, so it's important that we eat a
wide range of foods.
Good
nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Combined with
physical activity, your diet can help you to reach and maintain a healthy
weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases (like heart disease and cancer),
and promote your overall health. Eating healthy will make you look and
feel better, it can also save you money on future health costs.
Effects
Of Wrong Eating Habits:
An
immediate effect of the wrong choice of food on our health is excessive weight
gain within a short span of time, or obesity. Next in line are problems like
diabetes, heart diseases, high blood pressure, low weight, weak bones or maybe
even slow brain development. It is imperative to eat healthy and eat right in
order to stay healthy.
Even
for people at a healthy weight, a poor diet is associated with major health
risks that can cause illness and even death. These include heart disease,
hypertension (high blood pressure), type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and certain
types of cancer.
By
making smart food choices, you can help protect yourself from these health
problems. The risk factors for adult chronic diseases, like hypertension and
type 2 diabetes, are increasingly seen in younger ages, often a result of
unhealthy eating habits and increased weight gain. Dietary habits established
in childhood often carry into adulthood, so teaching children how to eat
healthy at a young age will help them stay healthy throughout their life.
The
link between good nutrition and healthy weight, reduced chronic disease risk,
and overall health is too important to ignore. As with physical activity,
making small changes in your diet can go a long way, and it's easier than you
think!
Below
we have compiled more information to help you learn more about healthy eating:
Why
is healthy eating important?
Eight
tips for healthy eating, these
eight practical tips cover the basics of healthy eating, and can help you
make healthier choices.
6
Reasons for Eating Healthy – NerdWallet
How
can I eat more healthily?
Why
Is Healthy Food Important?
Why
is it important to eat vegetables?
Staying
healthy. Why it’s important ?
Healthy
eating - Information and support - Macmillan Cancer Support
Healthy
eating for low cholesterol
Lifestyle
Fitness
At
Diversity Living Services, we have a qualified and experienced dietitian who
can help individuals with long term conditions to embrace healthy eating and
other healthy lifestyle choices.
Coaching
and advice sessions are available on an appointment basis. If you would like
this free service, please call us at 02088036161 or email healthinfo@diversityliving.com
to book an appointment.
