WHAT DO WE NEED TO FOLLOW A BALANCED DIET?

Nutrition according to OMS is food intake in relation to the dietary needs of the organism. Good nutrition implies a sufficient and balanced diet combined with regular exercise. however in the society around us primarily in our country ECUADOR, the concept of a balanced diet is to eat little, in other words a diet deficient in quality and quantity

The food pyramid can help you choose from a variety of food and at the same time, to consume the necessary amount that our bodies need to perform daily activities, which the main base is vital liquid water, and at the height of the pyramid are to fats and sugars.

Eating junk food in our country and worldwide has raised the percentage of obesity in both men and women, in addition to causing affectation level cerebrovascular, heart and psychosocial. many people do not know the amount of calories and unsaturated fats that have these foods and a sedentary lifestyle together lead to very serious for our future health problems.

In conclusion, in my country we have a phrase that says “what does not kill fattening”, and one of the greatest pleasures of humans is eating. the question is to maintain a balanced diet rich in quantity and quality, knowing that we have a country that gives us variety of vegetables, fruit  and protein at a price that will accommodate our pocket.