Tina Carter is a food & Nutrition Specialist of Wallmart Health Store. She has graduated in Dietetics from the larger interdisciplinary group representing nutrition within the Schools of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing in University of Washington. Her area of concentration was as a Nutritionist. Her experience on the subject spans nearly 12 years. In addition to maintaining an outpatient private practice, she provides consultation about eating disorders as well as to other treatment providers.
In nutrition diet food means, the quantity of foods & drinks that have been prescribed to intake by a person as meal. Generally, we use the word diet food to identify the food by the following words: zero fat, no fat, fat free, zero calorie, low calorie, no sugar, sugar free, light food etc.
Now it is a controversial questions that which dietary method should we maintain. A Healthy Diet or Best Diet? Some diet plans like Atkins, South Beach etc., expressed that low-carb diet is the best. But studies shows, low carb diets can cause nutritional deficiencies, dehydration, fatigue; and extremely low carb-diet can result cholesterol levels and blood flow to heart.
Most of the prescribed or non-prescribed diets work great when anyone use them, but it may cause weight back when you are not with them or discontinue to use them regularly. In this case one should search diet foods or a diet meal plan which will give Long term result.
Instead, a healthy diet helps to maintain or improve physical condition. Healthy diet is essential for the avoidance of many chronic diseases such as: obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer. It includes appropriate amounts of all nutrients and sufficient amount of water. Nutrients can be obtained from different kinds foods, so a wide variety of diets that may regarded as healthy diets.
The micronutrients consist in a healthy diet are: Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate, Minerals (Salt, Potassium, Manganese, Calcium, Iron, Copper etc.) & Vitamins. You cannot avoid any of the above things for your sound health.
Some Recommendations made by WHO is given below:
- Maintain an Energy Balance & a healthy weight
- Limit energy intake from any kinds of fats.
- Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains and nuts
- Limit the intake of simple sugars
- Limit salt / sodium consumption from all sources and ensure that salt is iodized
Other recommendations:
- Take Vitamin or Food Supplement to ensure your health
- Use the diet meal plan/ dietary supplement that are prescribed by a nutrition specialist rather than a doctor.
- If you run a weight loss plan you must take instruction by a health & nutrition specialist
- Include physical exercise or activity on regular basis at least four times in a week
- Keep a diary for your regular diet meal plan
- Make diets easier by supporting your friends and family members
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