Functions of the Components of Balance Diet
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ᴀ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴅɪᴇᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴠɪᴛᴀᴍɪɴs, ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟs, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪɴᴅ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜʏ. ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴏғғ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴅɪsᴇᴀsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ, ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ sʟᴇᴇᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜʏ ᴅɪᴇᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ: ғᴏᴏᴅ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇs, ʜʏᴅʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ.
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Answer:Nutrient % of daily calories Function Source
Carbs 45–55% Energy Grains (refined & unrefined): wheat, maize, corn, millet, oats, rice, flour, pasta, noodles; potatoes; sweet potatoes, yam. Fruit (sugar).
Protein 10–35% Tissue growth and maintenance Meat, fish, nuts, eggs, soya, beans and pulses.
Fat 20–35% from fat Energy, energy storage, hormone production Nuts, seeds, plant oils, dairy products (milk, cheese).
Fibre Included in carbs. Regulates blood sugar levels, bowel function and bowel health. Peas, beans, vegetables, fruit, oats, whole grains, brown rice, nuts, seeds.
Vitamins & minerals trace Metabolism regulation, aiding cell growth, other biochemical functions Specific to each vitamin/mineral. A range of vegetables, lean meat, nuts and seeds will cover most people’s needs.
Water 0 Maintaining hydration Drinking water, other beverages. About 20% of water intake comes from food.
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