Tag: Nutrition

In order for mankind to be productive people should be healthy. Complete health combines the physical, mental and social well-being of an individual. Maintaining good health involves eating a balanced diet. A balanced diet provides all the nutrients required by the body in the right proportions. Different nutrients may be required in different proportions according to the age, sex and activity of the individual. Sick people may also need special diets. There are a number of diseases that are caused by malnutrition due to wrong, excessive eating and undernourishment.

The body requires nutrients that we obtain from food for such purposes like growth, repair and maintenance. It also needs energy, warmth and resistance to a variety of infections.