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5 Steps to healthy Nutrition : Is your diet healthy

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Call no.
: 615.854/ANJ
Author
: ARORA, Anjali
Contributor
: Nesly Rebid
Summary
Everybody knows what is dieting, go on diet to stay healthy and look fit and good . However, not many are familiar with the type and amount of food to eat that is suitable for the body and the age. The author who is a medical doctor by profession mentions that a healthy diet helps to maintain or improve overall health. A healthy diet provides the body with essential nutrition: fluid, adequate essential amino acids from protein, essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and adequate calories. She also says that healthy eating means eating a variety of foods that give us the nutrients we need to maintain our health, feel good, and have energy. These nutrients include protein, carbohydrates, fat, water, vitamins, and minerals.

In this book, the author also informs us to eat smart by controlling what we eat, example; food that contains a lot of salt, fat, sugar, etc. should be taken in smaller portion

Towards the end of the book, Dr. Arora has prepared a “Balanced Nutritive Plan” that cautions us what food we can enjoy often, enjoy in moderation and those foods that we should avoid.

This book is simple to understand with a lot of colorful pictures to make meaning clearer. It serves as a good source of reference for any body who is interested to be healthy and what to do or eat to remain healthy.