Eating Habits and Disorders

Healthy Eating

Healthy eating gives us good strength for daily work and new
energy flows in the body. Healthy eating means that the eating
pyramid contains the balance of all nutrition in it which is
essential for the body. Variety of food is important for a
healthy diet because single food never fulfill the quality of a
healthy diet.

A healthy diet is the combination of fruits, dairy, protein and
vegetable. There is no problem for the person who is able to eat
non vegetarian food to gain a healthy diet. Variety of food is
more important when a person prefers vegetarian food. Because
vegetarian sometimes do not get enough protein and other
vitamins like zinc and iron which is mostly found in the meat.
Healthy diet for women includes more calcium and iron compare to
the healthy diet for man.

Eating Disorder

Eating disorder means the extreme expression of food by man and
woman. The Eating disorder means the behavior and attitude
related to eating. Eating disorder includes compulsive
overeating and anorexia nervosa.

Symptoms of Compulsive Overeating:

1. Eating without hunger 2. Embracement of weight 3. Engaged in
continual diet

Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa:

1. Fear of becoming fat/obese 2. Social withdrawal,
perfectionism. 3. Loss of menstrual cycle 4. Body weight below normal weight

Tips for Healthy Eating:

1. Don’t skip meal: Plan your daily meal and snacks. For healthy
eating habit, we should have 3 meals and 2 snacks every day. 2.
Learn simple way to prepare food: Try to learn various simple
way of preparing food for yourself. Try dried herbs (basil,
parsley) and spices (chili powder, lemon pepper) instead of
adding topping link butter and gravy. 3. Avoid eating more
sugar: Sugar drinks contain more energy in the form of calories
and these drinks do not have other vitamins and protein which
body needs. So avoid such type of drinks 4. Pay attention to
your eating while having meal: Listen to your body while you are
having meal. Stop when you feel satiated. This will help your
body to balance the energy.

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