A
healthy diet is one that helps maintain or improve general
health. It is important for lowering many chronic health risks, such as
obesity,
heart disease,
diabetes,
hypertension and
cancer.A healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amounts of all
essential nutrients and an adequate amount of
water. Nutrients can be obtained from many different foods, so there are numerous diets that may be considered healthy. A healthy diet needs to have a balance of macro nutrients (fats, proteins, and carbohydrates), calories to support energy needs, and micro nutrients to meet the needs for
human nutrition without inducing toxicity or excessive weight gain from consuming excessive amounts.
