Diet is an eating pattern that supplies us the nutrients our body need to function properly. Without proper nutrition, the body gets more prone to diseases, disorders, infections, fatigue and low performance.
Unavailability of proper nutrition may also lead to growth and developmental problems, poor academic performance, and frequent infections in children.
What are calories?
Calorie in a food means the amount of energy stored in that food. The body uses calories from food to sustain, be it walking, thinking, breathing, and all the internal body functions.
An average person needs about 2,000 calories every day to maintain weight, but a better judgement of recommended calorie intake is made basis the age, gender, and physical activity level. Males tend to need more calories than females. Also, people who exercise need more calories than people who don’t.
For balanced nutrition, most of our daily calories should come…