Nutrition Vs Nutrition

Nutrition Related to Healthy Eating vs Unhealthy Eating “You are what you eat” is proved to be true. Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote in 1826 “Physiologie du Gout, ou Meditations de Gastronomie Transcendante.” that “Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es. [Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are].” Too much or too little of nutrition is not good for health. The proper well-balanced diet and proper fitness build the healthy body. Therefore, it is important to know how to stay healthy to avoid the diseases. This paper focuses on the concept of nutrition related to healthy eating and the dietary guidelines as well as its impact on unhealthy eating. The excess or less nutrition is considered the unhealthy eating. There

Food contains variety of nutrients, which is essential to our bodies. Nutrition is necessary to support the activities of day-to-day living. Nutrients in the food help maintaining normal growth and development, tissue maintenance and repair, cellular metabolism, and organ function (Potter, 2012, p.996). There are two groups of nutrients: macronutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals. However, nutrition should include water too because water helps protecting and repairing cells from environmental damage. Each nutrient has its own functions to restore our body. Proteins rebuild damaged tissue and promote growth. Carbohydrates and fats provide energy to the body, while vitamins and minerals function throughout the body in support of body’s processes. Water is essential for cellular homeostasis and life: it removes waste products including toxins out of vital organs. It moves nutrients to the cells, regulates body temperature, and providing a moist for brain, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, spinal cord, and

Word Health Organization (WHO) (2015) reveals the evidence indicates that total fat should not exceed 30 percent of total energy intake to avoid unhealthy weight gain. In other words, it is important to have an adequate, well balanced diet combined with exercise regularly. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 released on January 31, 2011 issued by Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) encourages Americans to focus on having a healthful diet to maintain a healthy weight, healthy, and prevent diseases. According to The Washington Post (2011) USDA replaces food pyramid with “MyPlate” in June 2011 to promote healthy diet. “MyPlate” focuses on fruits and variety of vegetables, which cover half of the plate. Grains and protein cover another half of the plate. A glass of milk sets to the side. “USDA officials have said the old “MyPyramid” was too complex and did not give people an easy way to compare their meals to the ideal balance recommended” (The Washing Post,