Question

list FOUR VERY SPECIFIC dietary and or health realted goals one can implement to improve overall health status and explain how it does.

Answer 1

Good nutrition and exercise is the main key for a healthy life style. A healthy balanced diet will helps your body to protect the occurance of life style diseases.

Here are some of the health related goals to improve the health status of an individual.

1. Consume probiotic foods and fibre foods

• The gut bacteria is essential for the improvement of overall health.
• The destruction of gut bacteria will leads to obesity and other chronic diseases
• For improving the gut health, include eating probiotic foods like yogurt, probiotic supplements etc.
• Fibre rich food serves as a fuel for the gut bacteria.

2. Read the nutritional contents in the label before buying any foods

• This habit will helps you to avoid foods that contains harmful chemicals, high sugar and fat content.
• By reading the nutritional labels , it is helpful for you to switch on to healthy food habits.

3. Drink plenty of water

• Water helps to improve our physical performances and proper hydration strongly influences the energy levels and brain functions.
• Drinking more water helps to relieve constipation and prevents the occurance of kidney stones
• And not to the least drinking more water can help with weight loss.

4. Include more fruits and vegetables in diet

• Fruits and vegetables contains all essential vitamins, minerals, fibers etc
• Diet high in fruits and vegetables helps you to protect against heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other life style diseases
• Consuming more fruits and vegetables will enhances your vision
• The fiber content in fruits and vegetables keeps the digestive system healthy.