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SIGNIFICANCE OF HEALTH BALANCED DIET
Health is referred to our physical and
mental well-being. World Health Organi-
sa on (WHO) has also defined health as “a
state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease.”
Importance of Good Health
It is an old saying– “Health is Wealth.”
It means we can enjoy our wealth and other
physical luxuries only when we are
physically and mentally fit and ac ve.
Let’s see some other needs for a healthy
body:
A healthy man can:
v enjoy his physical well-being because he
is free from diseases;
v think posi vely because he is free from
anxiety and tension;
v par cipate in any ac vity and provide
his physical and mental skills;
v do good in studies as well as in other
curricular ac vi es;
v par cipate in all kinds of entertainment
and recrea on ac vi es;
v all kinds of ac vi es that lead to na on
building;
v enjoy and par cipate in sports.
Composi on of a daily balanced diet for a 12 year old child:
Food items Vegetarian
(quan ty in grams)
Cereals 320
Pulses 70
Science-6
A diet is all that we consume in a day. And, a
balanced diet is a diet that contains an
adequate quan ty of the nutrients that we
require in a day. A balanced diet includes six
main nutrients, i.e., fats, proteins, carbo-
hydrates, fibres, vitamins and minerals.
All these nutrients are present in the food
that we eat. Different food items have
different propor ons of nutrients present in
them. The requirements of the nutrients
depend on the age, gender and health of a
person.
Importance of a Balanced Diet
The following points show the importance of
a balanced diet:
v Balanced diet leads to a good physical
and a good mental health.
v It helps in proper growth of the body.
v Also, it increases the capacity to work.
v Balanced diet increases the ability to
fight or resist diseases.
1. What do you mean by good health?
2. Why should we remain healthy?
3. What is a balanced diet?
4. Why should we take a balanced diet?
Non-vegetarian
(quan ty in grams)
320
60
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