Question

1. Will changing your physical activities and dietary habits reduce the risks of some diseases? Why or why not?

2. With all the nutrients stored in the body, would it be ok to just consume the minimal amounts of inseminate and minerals?

3. IS it good to follow the dietary guidelines? Yes or No? What is the guidelines designed for?  

Answer 1

1.Yes, changing our physical activities and dietary habits can reduce the risks of some diseases.Some diseases have some sort of correlation with our physical activities and the diet or lifestyle we follow.Say, for example if we maintain a sedentary lige with less physical activities, we tend to put on weight and become overweight. Overweight iisues with basal metabolic rate (BMI )of 25 to 30 has a risk of many diseases. Overweight and obese people who suffer from cancers of the colon, breast (postmenopausal), kidney, endometrium, and other sites are more prone to deaths.If an active life is maintained with exercises, yoga etc, the organs function in a proper manner and our immune system also boosts up with blood pressure, respiration maintained well.All the systems work in an active way maintaining the body fit.Secondly, the diet we take has an immense effect to reduce the risk of diseases. Fruits and vegetables contain phytoactives and vitamins that reduce the risk of diseases or improve the conditions in diseased people.Diet low in fats and carbohydrates limits calorie intake and helps in reduction of adiposity.

2.No, it would it be ok to just consume the minimal amounts of inseminate and minerals.This is because some minerals are required in adequate amounts while some are required in trace amounts.Accordingly, its important to consume them in the right way.

3.Yes, it is good to follow dietary guidelines.This is because it includes a healthy and nutritious diet that helps to promote good health thereby reducing the risk of developing chronic diseases.