Balanced diet: review of the basics of food
Observe the effects that food has on the body and let us know why is it so important to eat healthily, adopt a balanced diet.
To better understand what a balanced diet, start with the word “diet” for short. Power is defined as the food consumed by a human being or group of human beings, considered (s) as a whole, as opposed to sub-division of foods into proteins, carbohydrates, lipids or individual items as meat, fruits, vegetables, etc.
Food is necessary to produce the energy to maintain body heat in order to work, and to provide essential substances (such as proteins, minerals, vitamins, etc..) That are important for growth, tissue repair and reproduction, etc.
The proteins, in combination with minerals, are the main source of materials needed to repair and ensure the healthy growth of the body.
Vitamins are needed to assist various physical and chemical mechanisms that make up the life of body cells (about 17 vitamins are deemed necessary in this task, although the action of some of them are still unclear).
Water, brought the body with food, does not just entering the composition of body fluids, but is also an essential part of body cells. Water can also help detoxify the body.
Oxygen is necessary to convert ingested food into energy. The human body is similar to the internal combustion engine in which gasoline between before being mixed with oxygen and be converted into energy and produce heat. The chemical potential energy contained in food is converted, with the aid of oxygen, heat. Body temperature is maintained at a constant level and any excess heat is relieved through the mechanism of regulation of body heat that operates primarily through the skin.