Diet & Nutrition

Diet & Nutrition

What is nutritious food and a well-balanced diet?

Nutritious food is one that contains all the essential nutrients - proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.

A well balanced diet should contain all these in correct proportions and adequate amounts. Proteins, fats and carbohydrates provide the energy required for various activities. Vitamins and minerals do not supply energy but play an important role in the regulation of several essential metabolic processes in the body.

What is a Vegetarian Diet?

Vegetarian Diet

What is a Vegetarian Diet?

A vegetarian diet is broadly defined as a diet excluding animal products such as meat, poultry and fish. However, there is no single vegetarian eating pattern.

A lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet – which is the most popular – is based on grains,

vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, nuts, dairy products and eggs, but contains no meat, fish or poultry .

A vegan diet, which is similar to the lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet but also excludes dairy products, eggs and other animal products, is one of the most restrictive vegetarian

diets.

Lack of consistency in the word “vegetarian” has led to the suggestion that it be replaced with the term “plant-based”. However, this term may be inappropriate given that a plant-based diet can still contain animal products

personalized diet

The various benefits of personalized diet are:

• Better digestion, metabolism and elimination
• Improved sleep, concentration and memory
• Strong immune system
• Controlled weight

Better health

General Health

General Health Considerations

The lacto-vegetarians in India are not a particularly "healthy" group. They tend to develop huge bellies. One reason could be that they actually eat very little vegetables, feed mainly on grains and pulses.

Grains are not a natural source of nourishment for Man. In fact grains are products of civilization, developed from grass. The human body is not designed by nature to eat grass or grain.

An Indian doctor did much research on the subject and showed that many allergies common in India vanished when all grains were eliminated from the food! There is no evidence that vegetarian food is healthier than a balanced non-vegetarian diet. A vegetarian diet has also to be balanced to be healthy!

Geographical View...

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

Geographical location and surrounding environment influences the food habits of human beings.

1 People living in the coastal regions of India e.g. Konkani’s eat more fish

2 South-Indians are basically rice eaters.