Healthy eating

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Healthy Eating

Healthy eating (/ˈhɛlθiː ˈiːtɪŋ/) refers to the practice of making choices about what and/or how much one eats with the intention of improving or maintaining good health. Generally, healthy eating is associated with the consumption of a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods, in the right proportions, from all the major food groups.

Etymology

The term "healthy eating" is derived from the English words "healthy" and "eating". "Healthy" (/ˈhɛlθi/) comes from the Old English "hǣlþ", meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well". "Eating" (/ˈiːtɪŋ/) comes from the Old English "etan", which means "to consume food".

Related Terms

  • Balanced diet: A diet that contains the proper proportions of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water necessary to maintain good health.
  • Nutrition: The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
  • Dietary Guidelines: A set of recommendations for healthful eating and active living.
  • Food Groups: Categories of foods that share similar nutritional properties.
  • Calorie: A unit of energy used in human nutrition.
  • Physical Activity: Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.

See Also

  • Diet (nutrition): The sum of the food consumed by an organism or group.
  • Nutrient: A substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce.
  • Meal Planning: The process of planning meals and snacks for a specified time period.
  • Portion Control: An understanding of how much a serving size of food is and how many calories or how much food energy a serving contains.

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