Nutrition to Maintain Health
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
There is talk of varied diet when selecting foods from the different basic groups (cereals and meats vegetables, fruits, beans, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, fats, sugar and sweets), always prioritizing natural foods. It should be borne in mind that any food is capable of providing the body all the nutrients necessary for their development and operation.
To remain healthy you need to consume more than 40 different nutrients, fiber and other compounds such as phytochemicals, which have demonstrated a protective role in various diseases. This is only possible to obtain through diet.
Diets with a predominance of plant foods are bulky and contain a low concentration of nutrients. Moreover, diets with a high proportion of animal foods promote the risk of certain diseases.
