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 BALANCED DIET

A balance diet is a diet which, along with water, contains all the five types of dietary ingredients i.e. carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals in amounts sufficient for normal growth and maintenance of health, depending on the individual's age and sex.

What is a balance mean ?

COMPOSITION OF BALANCED DIET

For a healthy adult, weighing 70 Kg, a balanced diet should provide 2400 to 3000 calories per day. 

1g of carbohydrate provides 4.6 kilocalories.

lg of fat provides 9.1 kilocalories.

lg of protein provides 4.2 kilocalories.  

Percentage-wise

60-70% of total energy should come from carbohydrates .

20-35% of total energy should come from

fats. 10-15% of total energy should come from proteins.


2. Quality-wise

Carbohydrates about 600 g/day.

Fats about 50 g/day.

Proteins about 100 g/day (0.1g/Kg body

Wt. at least). Half of the total protein

should come from animal sources.

In human diet, fat and carbohydrates can replace cach other within wide limits.




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