Balanced Diet on Different Diseases Based on The Physical and Biochemical Parameters

Diet is simply that we eat. There are two aspects of diet; the type and

quantity of food that one eats. Maintaining a balance between the two

factors is essential for a good and standard health. Diet taken in the form

of a variety of right food but in quantities that are too large would yield a

large amount of calories and thus have an adverse affect on human body.

On the other hand, food with right calories from only one group will lack

essential nutrients and would cause serious health problems.

The source of diet may be either plants and/or animals. Plant based

diets include fruits, vegetables, whole grains where as animal derived

diets are meats, poultry, fish, egg, ghee etc.

Diets provide the essential nutrients required for deriving energy for

various metabolic activities and building up the body parts. Nutrition is an

important factor in the promotion and maintenance of good health through

the entire life course of a person. Their role as determinants of chronic

non-communicable diseases are well established and they therefore

occupy a prominent position in prevention activities (WHO, 2002). For this

a diet should provide adequate amount of all the nutrients. To avoid the

deficiency of various nutrients, intake of balanced diet is inevitable for

human beings. A balanced diet may be defined as one which contains the

various groups of food stuff such as energy yielding, body building and

protective food in correct proportion. Lack of balanced diet, over diet as

well as under nutrition may lead to the occurrence of several diseases

such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, anemia, hypertension

and under weight problems. The components of a balanced diet differ

according to age, sex, physical activity, economical status and the

psychological state of the individuals (Swaminathan, 2003). The

proportion of components also differs in persons suffering from specific

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diseases and leads to alteration of numerous physical and biochemical

parameters. The levels of these parameters play a significant role in

reducing the risk factors associated with the disease.