HWS 101 Lecture 11: Lecture #11C
21 Jan 2019
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9/11/18: achieve and maintain a healthy weight. To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious food and drinks to meet your energy needs. Children and adolescents should eat sufficient nutritious foods to grow and develop normally. They should be physically active everyday and their growth should be checked regularly. Older people should eat nutritious foods and keep physically active to help maintain muscle strength and a healthy weight: enjoy a wide range of nutritious foods. Nutritious foods describes food that makes a substantial contribution towards providing a range of nutrients, have an appropriate nutrient density & compatible with overall aims of dietary guidelines. Expect breast milk in first 6 months of life, no single food can provide complete diet. Means consuming different food types in appropriate amounts to attain required nutrients without excess energy intake. Reductions in serve size may need to be considered to facilitate this in our sedentary society.
