Nutritious Food

SPORTS NUTRITION 

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION

 

FOOD

Everything that we eat or drink is called food. everyone Uses food to stay healthy. Nutritious Food is the basic need of human body and for healthy mind as well. A good diet is one that is balanced and is also full of Nutrition. A person usually eats 70,000 times in his life. For which a human consumes about 60,000 kg of food. But it is very difficult to choose the dosage.Very few people are aware of the nutritious food.

Most of the people don't know the importance of the nutritious food from the physical point of view and the need of the dosage. There are some nutrients for the betterment of our body that provide energy to our body.

"Nutrition Refers to the Food We Eat and the role they Play in sustaining Life.

The American Medical Association describes nutrition in these words:

"The Science of food the nutrients and Substances therein, their action, interaction and Balance in relation To health and disease and The Process by which the organism injects, absorbs, transports, utilizes and excretes Food Substances".

NUTRIENTS

Nutrients are chemical compounds that provide energy to our body. They are required by the body in the right amounts and they must be eaten regularly. Each nutrient protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins and water performs a specific function in our body.

FUNCTION OF NUTRIENTS

• Supply  energy to the body 
• Build and repair body tissues 
• Regulator body process  

GOOD NUTRITION 

Good nutrition means eating the required amount of a variety of food which will enable the body to function at maximum efficiency.

SCIENCE OF BALANCE DIET AND GOOD NUTRITIONAL STATUS

Many times people think that eating right is very difficult, and have to compromise with taste but it is not so difficult good food can be eaten while enjoying it. 

A person who eats a good diet will have better stamina, will have better immunity against diseases and will have good harmony in his body and mind.

CALORIES

The energy our body receives from food is measured in calories.Amount of energy provided by different types of food also varies And their calories vary.

TYPES OF FOOD AND THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES IN THEM

TYPES OF FOOD                 CALORIES

Chocholate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .  .  300

Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .  .  .  100

Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .  .  . 75

Apple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .  .  . 50

A Cup Of Tea Without Sugar . . . .  05