Healthy Diet and Nutrition
What is a Healthy Diet?
- Helps maintain or improve overall health
- Consists of fluids, macronutrients, micronutrients, and adequate food energy
- Balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, minerals and water
- Helps to protect against malnutrition
- Prevent certain serious diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes
- Help to reduce your risk of developing some cancers
- If you become sick, eating a healthy diet may help you to recover more quickly
- A main way of preventing obesity and overweight is to eat a healthy diet. If you are overweight or obese, eating a healthy diet can help you lose weight
Nutrition Facts
- You don't need to eat every 2-3 hours
- Eggs are one of the healthiest foods you can eat
- Sugary drinks are the most fattening product in the modern diet
- Low-fat doesn't mean healthy
- Weight loss supplements rarely work
- Calories count but you don't necessarily need to count them
Ways to Get Healthy
- Eat Your Vegetables
- Exercise Daily
- Get a Good Night's Sleep
- Use Foods Over Supplements
Ways to Eat Healthy
- Stay away from added sugar
- Limit processed foods
- Limit alcohol consumption
- Avoid packaged snacks
- Make water your primary beverage
- Choose food from ethically raised animals
Dr. Tracy Wanyama-
- Profession - Physician Assistant, who graduated for University of Toronto Physician Assistant Program.
- I am one of the interviewer - a volunteer position in the same Program. We review applications and interview students who apply to the Program.
- I am working at Lapsley Family Doctors - East Scarborough Family Health Team.
- I am a founder of Helping Hands Uganda-Canada Aid, a Charitable organization that sponsors children in Uganda.
Resources
- Canada's Food Guide
- Health Canada
- Dietitians of Canada
- Nutrition Link Services Society
- Unlock Food
- Heart and Stroke Foundation