Food 4 Life - A Healthy Diet

A Healthy Diet

• A healthy diet should contain an adequate supply of all the essential nutrients to prevent deficiency as well as providing the right balance of these nutrients to protect against nutrition related problems.
• Maintaining a healthy body weight is one way of reducing your risk of developing chronic disease such as coronary heart disease and some cancers.
• Achieving a balanced diet is a matter of following a few basic guidelines: 
  • Enjoy your food
  • Eat a variety of different foods
  • Eat the right amount to be a healthy weight
  • Eat plenty of foods rich in starch and fibre
  • Eat plent of fruit and vegetables
  • Don’t eat too many foods that contain a lot of fat
  • Don’t have sugary foods too often
  • If you drink alcohol, drink sensibly
  • Be more active - Taking more exercise helps reduce blood pressure, improves cholesterol and boosts metabolism all of which can reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) by 50% in adults. Physical activity also reduces the risk of stroke, stress and osteoporosis.
  • Be smoke free - From the moment you stop smoking, the risk of heart attack starts to reduce and is halved after a year of not smoking.
  • By eating a balanced diet, drinking in moderation and increasing levels of physical activity you can maintain a healthy weight.