Healthy eating

Healthy eating is the practice of making choices about what and/or how much one eats with the intention of improving or maintaining good health. Typically, this means following recommendations of "experts" regarding a nutrition diet. The concept of healthy eating is primarily a problem in rich countries where the lifestyle includes little physical exercise, a large food intake, and a trend towards factory-processed foods instead of home-cooked ... more

Healthy eating is the practice of making choices about what and/or how much one eats with the intention of improving or maintaining good health. Typically, this means following recommendations of "experts" regarding a nutrition diet. The concept of healthy eating is primarily a problem in rich countries where the lifestyle includes little physical exercise, a large food intake, and a trend towards factory-processed foods instead of home-cooked meals. The article below discusses the recommendations for most citizens of such countries, with an alleged North American bias. Unfortunately, the main food problems for most of the people in the planet are lack thereof or malnutrition. The recommendations may address: The "experts" may be academically certified, or may be self-appointed. The evidence underlying their recommendations may be strong or weak by scientific standards. Our ideas of what counts as "health" have varied in different times and places, according to scientific... less