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First published: 11.Oct.2018

A Balanced Diet: the key to healthy eating

Learn about Healthy Eating, simple ways to plan, cook, enjoy, and stick to a healthy diet

Eating a wide variety of healthy foods helps to protect you against chronic disease and maintain good health.

A well-balanced diet includes a wide variety of nutritious foods, that cover your daily nutrients requirements: protein, carbohydrates, fats, and also vitamins and minerals.

Follow the links below to learn simple ways to plan a healthy diet and prepare balanced meals with a variety of foods from each of the basic "food groups".

We also provide information on different types of weight-loss diets, their pros and cons, and the science behind their claims.

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Plan and cook a healthy and balanced diet.

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A balanced diet includes a variety of nutrients. Source

In our diet and food section we will cover topics such as:

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best.
This means eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions, and consuming the right amount of food and drink to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. NHS (2022) (1)

On Diets, Weight Loss and Recipes

Each of the following webpages has links to many resources covering nutrition, dieting, preparing and cooking healthy foods, balanced diets, and more! Enjoy.

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Weight Loss

Diets that help you lose weight and keep it off. A balanced food intake with reduced calories plus regular exercise can help you reach your goal of healthy body weight. See all the diets, their benefits and risks, and how to start one and stick to it.

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A balanced diet with healthy foods is the key to avoiding chronic diseases and keeping fit and healthy. Learn all about the nutrients in food, and the keys to a healthy diet.

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Eat Better: Our recipes cover a wide range of tasty nutrient-packed foods.
Full of Tips and tricks for cooking great healthy and balanced meals.

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One should eat to live, not live to eat. Benjamin Franklin

References and Further Reading

(1) NHS. Eating a balanced diet. National Health Service, 29 July 2022. Accessed. 11 Nov 2024

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Diet & Food, A. Whittall

©2018 Fit-and-Well.com. First Published: 11.Oct.2018. Updated 11.Nov.2024. Update scheduled for 11.Nov.2027. https://www.fit-and-well.com/fitness/diet-and-food.html

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