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The Proper Way to Diet
by Susie Dieet
http://www.rndiet.com
There are a million things we do because we fear death and
yet we neglect our diet. An unbalanced diet is one of the
most dangerous things to the human body. For a long
healthy life one must eat a well balanced diet, but what is
a well balanced diet?
A balanced diet is a diet that has all the nutrients
available in it in appropriate amount. It must contain
carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamin, mineral salts and
fibers. It is also necessary that these nutrients are
present in proper proportions. Taking of water should also
not be forgotten.
The carbohydrate provides most of our energy. A
carbohydrate is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Carbohydrates normally come as starches. These are
converted to glucose which the body burns as fuel. Good
sources of carbohydrates include potatoes, rice, and bread.
While recent diets suggest completely cutting carbohydrates
this is not wise. The body needs carbohydrates to have
adequate energy. While cutting carbs may cause weight loss
it is very unhealthy. The body is burning its own muscle
rather than the glucose that is supposed to be used for
energy.
Proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and
sometimes sulphur also. Proteins are very important for
our body. It is needed for growth and repair. Proteins
cannot be directly absorbed by our blood, that's why our
digestive system converts it into amino acids. There are
over 20 different types of amino-acids.
Proteins are also sometimes used for energy. The liver
helps to excrete nitrogen form our body. This process
forms urea which the kidneys then add to the urine.
Though our body can survive for a long time without
vitamins they are essential. Eventually a prolonged
deficiency of vitamins can become deadly. As our bodies do
not form vitamins on their own they must be obtained from
an outside source such as food and supplements. Common
vitamins include Vitamin A, B, C, D, and E. These vitamins
are found in citrus fruit, meat, milk, and even in
sunlight.
Our body requires mineral salts in traces, although, the
requirement of mineral salts in our body is much more than
that of vitamins. Mineral salts consists of iron, required
to make hemoglobin, calcium, required for healthy teeth,
bones and muscles; sodium, required by every cell
especially nerve cells and iodine used to make the hormone
called thyroxin.
Fiber also required by the body, is sometimes called
roughage. Fiber can not be digested and therefore passes
straight through the bowel taking other foods along with
it. For this reason Fiber is helpful to those who suffer
constipation. Fiber is found in whole grains and certain
fruits.
Although it has no nutrient value it is perhaps the most
important part of our diet. Most of the biological
processes being carried out inside the body require the
medium of water. It is essential for the process of
digestion also. Drinking ample amount of water is of
utmost importance.
To summarize, we can say that our body needs all the
nutrients in proper proportion. If your body lacks
protein, you won't grow properly and your body cells won't
be able to repair damaged cells or wounds. If you don't
get enough energy containing food, you would feel tired and
if you take too much fats and carbohydrates, you would turn
overweight.
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