Balanced Diet : Know what it actually means and detailed explanation.
You must have heard health experts or health enthusiasts stressing over balanced diet and it’s importance. But still, several people wonder what actually a balanced diet is and how to get started. So basically a balanced diet gives your body the nutrients it needs to function properly. In some easy terms, it will give daily requirement calories to your body for functioning. But the thing is, these calories should come from nutrients. • Know about calories. Calorie can be defined as the amount of energy that is stored in the food. Human body requires these calories for a living processes like respiration, excretion and many more. While calories are also required for daily functioning like walking, thinking etc. Several health authorities claimed that an average person requires 2000 calories each day to maintain their weight. But this amount may vary and depend on age, sex, physical activity, level and environment. Moreover, males tend to need more calories than females. According to hea...