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A healthy diet provides the body with essential nutrition: fluid, macronutrients such as protein, micronutrients such as vitamins, and adequate fibre and food energy. A healthy diet may contain fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and may include little to no ultra-processed foods or sweetened beverages.
- Unsaturated Fats
An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is...
- Macronutrients
A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive,...
- Processed Foods
An ultra-processed food (UPF) is an industrially formulated...
- Healthy lifestyle
Being healthy includes healthy eating, physical activities,...
- Healthy food
Healthy food describes food that is believed to contribute...
- Unsaturated Fats
Healthy food describes food that is believed to contribute to personal or public health, and may refer to: a healthy diet; food safety; a particular [bad food]
A healthy diet or balanced diet. is a diet (what you eat) that contains the right amounts of all the food groups. It includes fruit, vegetables, grains, dairy products, and protein. It does not include too much or too little of any kind of food. [1]
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support and energy to an organism. It can be raw, processed, or formulated and is consumed orally by animals for growth, health, or pleasure. Food is mainly composed of water, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates.
Being healthy includes healthy eating, physical activities, weight management, and stress management. A healthy lifestyle includes a balanced diet. This does not mean cutting out important food groups from your diet or limiting yourself on the amount of calories per day.
Nutrients are substances that provide energy and physical components to the organism, allowing it to survive, grow, and reproduce. Nutrients can be basic elements or complex macromolecules. Approximately 30 elements are found in organic matter, with nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus being the most important. [5]
WHO fact sheet on healthy diet with key facts and information on essential dietary elements, practical advice, salt, sodium and potassium, sugars, health diet promotion, WHO response.
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