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What We Need in Our Diet
The primary consideration in achieving a balanced diet is now how much or how little we eat, but what we eat. Basically we need carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals, together with regular but not excessive exercise.
Carbohydrates are found in foods such as bread, potatoes and sugar. They are excellent energy products, but if eaten to excess may be largely converted to fat and a reduction in the amount of carbohydrates or "starchy: foods is one of the obvious ways to reduce weight, since most of us eat too much of them anyway.
Protein, found in meat and cheese, is used for tissue building and in the developed countries most people eat about 110g daily, which is a good deal more than the recommended minimum of 70g a day. Animal fats, e. g. butter are also good sources of energy, but are sometimes held to caus increased cholesterol levels in the blood (which may lead to fatty deposits in the a
A. avoiding taking in animal fat.
B. reducing the amount of carbohydrates.
C. not taking in excessive vitamins.
D. taking in enough iron.