Share different recipes, varieties of food, ingredients and phenomenal dishes for free on gossip lounge. Good food is a basic need of human body. It is of prime importance in the attainment of normal growth and development. The role of nutrition food cannot be neglect¬ed in the promotion of health and prevention of disease. The human body can be compared to a machine, Just as an engine burns up coal or oil in order to generate its energy, so the human body requires food in order to produce the forces which keep the heart beating, the lungs breathing and the limbs moving. But the discovery of vitamins at the turn of the present century has ‘rediscovered’ the science of nutrition. Since then great advances have been made in the field of nutrition. Gradually, nutrition is assuming increasing importance in a country like India where nutri¬tional diseases are not only widely prevalent, but they modify the course of events of almost any clinical disorder. In recent years the influence of mal-nutrition in the area of mental retardation is being actively investigated. In the more developed countries of the world, nutritional problems are somewhat different. Over nutrition is encountered much more frequently than under nutrition. The health hazards from over nutrition are on increase in mortality and higher incidence of many diseases. So the nutrition of people throughout the world is one of the greatest international Problems of the present day. The terms food and nutrition are sometimes used synonymously, but that is not correct. Food is a composite mixture of various substances, the quantity of which may vary from a fraction of a gram in certain cases to hundred of grams in other the term foodstuff is defined as anything which can be used as food’. Nutrition on the other hand, signifies a dynamic process in which the food that is consumed is utilized for nourishing the body.
Life today is not like how it was before. Along time ago, people ate foods that are very good for their health. They ate foods that do not contain chemicals, preservatives, artificial colors, and artificial flavors. People also had a lot of time to cook their own foods. Therefore those people were not been affected by the food that they ate, because all of the foods that they had were natural foods and healthy. That’s way they did not have any problem on their health and they lived longer than now. But these days, every one is busy and don’t have time to cook their own food. People eat foods that are easily cooked or ready cooked. They do not even think of what they eat, and if it can effect their health or not. That is a bad way that most people do because our health depends on what we eat daily. Foods are the building blocks of every cell in the body, are responsible for the proper functioning of the whole body. It is important, for that reason, to know what is good for our body and what is not. Foods can be classified into two types, unhealthy (junk) and healthy food. Some people do not have time to cook what they want to eat or they don’t want to spend a lot of time cooking. Therefore, they eat foods that contain little or no nutrients a part of energy. Those foods are called junk foods. There are some advantages and disadvantages of eating junk foods. The advantages of eating junk foods are that they save time. For example, it doesn’t take hours to prepare. They can also be cooked easily. The other advantage of unhealthy food is that it is tasty and delicious to eat. Junk food also doesn’t cost a lot of money to buy it. For example, in some restaurant, people can buy French fries, sandwiches, and drinks at a cheaper price. The disadvantages of eating unhealthy food that may cause a lot of trouble to our health is that it contain a lot of sugar and salt. Eating foods that contains a lot of sugar can cause disorder such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. For example, cakes, ice creams, and biscuits contains a lot of sugar. They may also cause us to get fat. Our body needs some salt, but too much can cause high blood pressure, which is a major cause of strokes and heart attacks. High levels of salt are also associated with fluid retention, stomach cancer, and osteoporosis. Ready made foods can contain ingredients that are added. So chat about healthy and unhealthy foods.