A balanced diet for a balanced body

The body requires a certain amount of energy each day to function properly and this energy comes from food. What you usually eat and drink, day after day, is your diet. A diet that has the right amounts of all the nutrients is called a balanced diet. Nutritional requirements vary according to age, sex, physical activities and other physiological conditions.

Maintaining a well-balanced diet is one of the cornerstones of healthy living. A balanced diet is one which is varied and contains enough proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals to keep the body in perfect health regularly and also helps to tide over lean times. This balanced diet provides energy to our body in turn provides us the power for our routine work. If you ate only sweets, or cream buns, or crisps you would stay alive for a time. But you would not stay healthy, because you are not eating a balanced diet.