PHARMAKNOWLEDGE

It is the diet that promotes human health and prevents diseases by providing appropriate nutrients from the food, which a person eats. A healthy and balanced diet protects against the risk of malnutrition and also helps in reducing the risk of developing non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and others, in the later stage of life. A healthy diet should include the ingredients like carbohydrates, protein, fat, salt, and many more things in the required quantity. An excess amount of any of these ingredients could result in some serious conditions over the long run while the lesser amount could lead to the development of deficiency symptoms, most commonly malnutrition. Here, we will have a look at the normal daily allowances and sources of the above-listed ingredients. Moreover, we will also look at the diseases and symptoms arising due to the consumption of excess or lesser amount of such ingredients. Let's start with some of the common items which are necessary to b...