To maintain the health of our bodies physically stronger, It is better for us to pay attention to the type of our daily food that we eat everyday. It is better for us to consume food with balanced nutrition.
What is the Nutritional Balance?
Nutritional balance is a composition of the food that we consume daily which contain nutrients in the type and amount corresponding to the needs of the body, noting some of the principles of diversity, or variety of food, physical activity, hygiene, and body weight (BW) is ideal.
If someone is malnourished, it means that the person is experiencing nutritional intake under requirements, then it will be more susceptible to get any disease and less productive. But, in other hand if a person has excess nutrients as a result of nutrient intake exceeds the needs, as well as energy-dense diet (calories) they will be at risk of contracting various diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease etc. Therefore, balanced nutrition guidelines drawn up by the different needs in each age group, health status and physical activity.
To help people to choose the food type and the right amount, it needs nutrition visualized in the form Sport Nutrition Pyramid (SNP), which consists of pieces of cone. The breadth of the piece shows how the portion that should be consumed every day. SNP covered with water, meaning water is the biggest part of the essential nutrients for life for a healthy and active life.
Observe at the bottom of the cone, there are other principles of nutritional balance, such as launching the clean lifestyle, physical activity and regular exercise as well as continuing to maintain and monitor your weight.
Let us understand and implement the principles of a healthy lifestyle with balanced nutrition to maintain good nutritional status remained, making it beneficial for our health.
