Nutrition
"THE FOOD WE EAT IS FUEL FOR OUR BODY. IF YOU PUT IN GOOD FUEL YOUR BODY WILL PERFORM WELL. IF YOU PUT IN BAD FUEL YOUR BODY WILL PERFORM POORLY"
MR. GILLESPIE
5 Benefits of Healthy Eating
1. Controls weight - Following servings sizes helps individuals consume a proper amount of food for their lifestyle. A proper healthy diet helps reduce hunger cravings between meals.
2. Improves mood- A proper diet helps individuals feel better about their body image. As a result eating a healthy meal can result in feeling happier and more relaxed.
3. Combats Disease - Healthy habits can help prevent certain health conditions--such as heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure
4. Boosts energy - When you eat a balanced diet including whole grains, lean meats, low-fat dairy products, and fruits and vegetables, your body has the fuel that it needs to manage your energy level.
5. Improves longevity- When you practice healthy habits, you boost your chances of a longer life.
5 Consequences of Unhealthy Eating
1. Eating disorders - Continually eating unhealthy can result increase your chances of an eating disorder. This can be the case for both eating too much or eating too little.
2. Muscle Loss - Unhealthy dieting practices that don't incorporate enough protein can lead to unwanted muscle loss. Your body needs protein to build and repair tissues, and carry out a large number of processes. When you don't consume enough protein in your diet, your body will consume its own muscle mass.
3.Fatigue and Nausea -Some unhealthy dieting practices involve extreme calorie reduction. Fatigue, nausea, dizziness and headaches are common consequences of these unhealthy diets.
4. Eventual Weight Gain - Weight gain can occur from either over or under eating. Weight gain from over eating involves eating to large of portions or eating too many food with high caloric content.
5. Mental Health - Unhealthy dieting is challenging for your mental health. Many people feel grumpy and irritable when they are hungry. Not getting enough calories, not having enough energy to carry out daily tasks, feeling dizzy and nauseous can all combine to push some extreme dieters into feelings of deep sadness or even depression.
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Vitamins & Minerals
Vitamins are organic substances (made by plants or animals), minerals are inorganic elements that come from the earth. Animals and humans absorb minerals from the plants they eat. Vitamins and minerals are nutrients that your body needs to grow and develop normally.
Vitamins and minerals, have a unique role to play in maintaining your health. The best way to get enough vitamins and minerals is to eat a balanced diet with a variety of foods. You can usually get all your vitamins from the foods you eat. As a result you don't need to take additional vitamins or minerals unless you have a disorder that causes your body to have low amounts of that mineral or vitamin.
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Canada Food Guide
Over the years the Canada Food Guide has changed. Click this link to go to the newest version of the Canada Food Guide
