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Healthy Food Essay

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The choices one makes everyday about what food to eat affect not only day to day life but have serious consequences for one's future. Eating healthy foods, with a diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables and has a good balance of all essential nutrients can make one feel happier and have more energy. It can also lead to increased life span and a better life over all. Diets rich in fatty food, and having a diet that is off balance with carbohydrates and other nutrients can lead to a decreased living standard. This type of diet can lead to serious health problems in the future and can cause obesity and heart problems. Also for those who do not eat enough food, or throw up their food can cause serious harm to their body. With those …show more content…

For people who eat excess milk, cheese, and meat, they may be putting themselves at risk, as these food are linked to saturated fat. Saturated fats can be converted into cholesterol, which in excess can cause problems such as heart disease. Overeating is also not good, as excess calories can lead to being overweight and eventually lead to obesity. Obesity is linked with the following diseases: type 2 diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, strokes, and high blood pressure. These are obviously detrimental to one's health and affect one's life for years and years to come. Obesity is a u=huge problem in the US with around 18% of children 6-11 being effected, and 21% of 12-19 year olds, and these kids will grow up unhealthy which will affect them for their whole lives. Eating unhealthy and making poor food choices will only hurt you, and over the years you will become more at risk for life threatening diseases. It is also harmful to one's health in the long run to undereat and not take in enough calories. Calories are the amount of energy in food, so in other words they are the energy we need to keep our bodies running and able to function day to day. Even if someone does not exercise they need over 1000 calories to keep their body running. If someone regular under eats they will start to lose weight, and some of their body's functions may not work any longer, such as in girls who under eat, they may

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