Abstract

BALANCED UNBALANCED DIET ITS IMPLICATIONS AND TREATMENT: A REVIEW

Sonali Savalsure*, Ram S. Pentewar, Nishigandha Nadiwade, Vaishali Satpute, Ghodake Kajal and B.K.Sugave

Abstract

A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues, and organs, and for supporting normal growth and development. A healthy diet is one that provides adequate levels of vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrate and healthy fats from a variety of foods. An unhealthy diet, in contrast, is one that contains too much saturated and Trans fats, cholesterol, sodium, added sugars and processed ingredients or contains too few nutrients. Unhealthy diets result in a poor nutrient-to-calorie ratio, which can lead to weight gain and malnutrition as well as related health problems. In this situation, your diet doesn’t provide the body with all the nutrients it needs to function optimally. In fact, malnutrition can occur if you’re diet is deficient in just one nutrient, so it’s best to eat a variety of foods, such as fruits, vegetable, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, low-fat dairy, lean meats and fish to ensure you’re getting everything the body needs. A number of different nutrition disorders may arise, depending on which nutrients are under or overabundant in the diet.

Keywords: Balanced diet, malnutrition, nutrition disorder, adequate level.