Nutrition and Health
There is no doubt that what we eat affects both our short and long term health and wellbeing. We need to eat a variety of different foods every day to ensure we obtain all the essential nutrients, needed to grow and stay healthy. Eating well, however, is only one element of a healthy lifestyle. Other things we can do to maintain good health include:
- being physically active
- not smoking
- adequate hydration
- if you drink alcohol, staying within the recommended limits
- taking "time out" for relaxation
There are many specific disorders/diseases in which diet plays a causative or preventative role and evidence is finding links to more almost every day.
- coronary heart disease and stroke
- some cancers
- diabetes
- obesity
- bowel disorders such as diverticulitis; constipation
- osteoporosis
- dental caries
