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Essay / Healthy Eating - 881
How does healthy eating affect your life? Many people are really careful about the food they put into their bodies, until they get sick and need medical attention. I know many of us like to eat fast food, but it catches up with us in the long run. Although eating healthily would keep you from getting sick and reduce the cost of health care, a healthy diet can enrich your body and keep you from having to pay high medical bills. How can I eat healthier? A healthy diet means choosing all natural foods from the basic food groups; meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, cereals and stop eating too many sweets and fats. The first step to eating healthily is to distinguish good fats from bad fats. Fats are another essential part of a healthy diet. Good fats are needed to nourish your brain, heart, nerves, hormones and all your cells, as well as your hair, skin and nails. Fat also satisfies and fills us. This is the type of fat that matters in addition to how much you eat. Fats help with nutrient absorption, nerve transmission, and maintaining cell membrane integrity. How to distinguish good fats from bad fats? Some fats help keep our health positive while others increase our risk of heart disease. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats are considered good fats. Monounsaturated fats are found in nuts, fruits like avocado and olive oil. Polyunsaturated fats are found in fish and fish oils, as well as corn. Now the bad fats are saturated fats and trans fats. Saturated fats are mainly found in animal foods, such as eggs and meat. Bad fats increase the risk of heart disease, while good fats decrease the risk of heart disease. How much fat is too much? It depends on your lifestyle...... middle of paper ...... and stroke by strengthening your heart muscle, lowering your blood pressure. It also strengthens and strengthens your immune system. Most young people have no problem exercising three or four times a week, it's when our bodies start to change long term that we develop problems with too much movement. Exercise at any age is beneficial. The more you do, the greater the benefits. This is a topic that most people have been working on for a long time. Whether it is maintaining, losing or even gaining weight, healthy eating will always be a major issue in the world. The key is to find a healthy lifestyle that suits you and maintain it. A healthier lifestyle has many benefits. Eating healthy will prevent you from getting sick and reduce the cost of healthcare. A healthy diet can enrich your body and save you from high medical bills..