Importance of Nutritional Components in a Healthy Diet

This report covers the importance and role of nutritional components such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in a healthy diet. It also includes a deep understanding of the functions and roles of both micro and macro nutrients that contribute to a poor or good health status.

Nutrition Assessment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The concept of healthy diet states that diet is very important for good nutrition as well as
health. A healthy diet can protect people from many chronic non-transmissible diseases like heart
related diseases, cancer as well as diabetes. Its concept includes that a healthy diet can generally
give the body with crucial nutrition such as macronutrients, adequate amount of energy food,
micronutrients as well as plenty of fluids. In this, it also includes the vegetables, fruits as well as
the whole grain that may involves a small amount or no processed food products or the
sweetened beverages. In this report it will cover the importance and the role of the nutritional
components such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats and proteins in a healthy diet. This
report will also cover a deep understanding of the functions as well as role of both micro and
macro nutrients that will contributes to a poor or good health status (Samadzad. and Hashemi,
2021).
MAIN BODY
The importance of balance diet cannot be underlined enough for a healthy lifestyle. It can
be attained by maintaining a proper balanced diet as well as keeping into reflection to come
across all the crucial nutrients which are needed by the body. A proper meal plan can usually aid
to accomplish an ideal body weight and can generally decreases the risk of developing the
chronic illness such as diabetes, the types of cancer and the cardiovascular disorders. It includes
a concept of balanced diet which contains a simple explanation that is, a diet which generally
offers the nutrients so as to aid the functioning of the body properly. Its necessity can lie in the
intake of the appropriate amount of calories. As calories are specifically an indicator of the
energy content which is usually present in a food. Minerals as well as vitamins are generally
considered as an important nutrient as they can perform many of the roles in the body (Larson,
2018).
They can usually help to heal the wounds, shore up the bones and can involves a
capability to boost up the immune system. The vitamins and minerals can convert the food into
the energy form and can able to repair the cellular impairment. The vitamins can involve
approximately about 13 important vitamins which are needed for the body so as to work
efficiently such as Vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, B5, B7, B9, C, D, E and k). Vitamins are
categorised into two sub categories such as the water soluble vitamins which are generally not
stored inside the body and the fat soluble vitamins which are usually stored in the liver, muscles

as well as the fatty tissues inside the body. The fat soluble vitamins are further categorized into
sub vitamins such as A, D, E and K vitamin. These vitamins can be immersed more easily by the
body in the existence of dietary fats. Whereas, there are 9 water soluble vitamins such as vitamin
C and all the eight components of vitamin B. Any of the additional amount of these such
vitamins can leave in the form of urine from the body and it have to be consumed on the regular
basis so as to prevent the deficiencies inside the body. Here, it involves the exception with
vitamin B12 as it can be stored inside the liver and for many years. In addition to this, some of
the vitamins like nutrients also there which are required by the body like Carnitine and Choline.
Carnitine is generally present in all the cells inside the body and is derived from an amino acid. It
can play an essential role in the production of energy (Shams and Kadow, 2019).
A Carnitine usually transports a long chain of fatty acids into the mitochondria. The
purpose of this transportation is the production of energy as Carnitine can be oxidized to produce
this. A Choline is also a crucial nutrient which is present naturally in some foods and can be
available as a dietary supplement. Choline is purposely required for the synthesis of
neurotransmitter (acetylcholine), transportation of lipids (Lipoproteins), metabolism of methyl
group (reduction of Homocysteine) and the signalling of cell membrane (Phospholipids). Each of
the types of vitamin can involves a significant role inside the body. The deficiency of vitamins
inside the body only occurs when the body does not get enough amount of certain vitamins
which generally leads to cause a health issue among people. if a normal body does not get plenty
of fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, lentils as well as the dairy foods can develop greater
risk of having well-being issues such as poor bone density leads to diseases called osteoporosis,
cardiovascular disease and cancer. Each of the vitamin are quite necessary as they all play role
an essential role in their own way in the body (Kadhim, and Jabar, 2020).
In human body, minerals are those components which a body needs in order to develop as
well as function properly. The crucial minerals which are needed for a good health such as
magnesium, phosphorous, chloride, sodium and sulphur. These components of minerals are
generally stored as well as utilized in some large quantities in the body. The deficiencies of the
various vitamins inside the body can cause severe health issues such as deficiency of vitamin A
can cause Xerophthalmia.it can cause blindness from chronic eye infections, the poor growth, the
keratinization as well as dryness of epithelial tissues. In the Xerophthalmia condition, the eyes of
an individual may become very crusted or dry, this can cause severe damage to retina a s well as

cornea. The deficiency of vitamin D can lead to cause Rickets which generally involves the
symptoms such as bowed legs, bone deformities, weakened bones and all. This can be cured by
consuming food which are rich in vitamin D like fortified milk products, fish oil. Another
disease which is caused by the deficiency of vitamin B includes pellagra and Beri-Beri. Beri-Beri
generally involves the symptoms such as alteration of muscle coordination, the cardiovascular
issues, degeneration of nerve fibres. This condition can be cured if an individual can take food
which are rich in vitamin B such as pork, whole grains, dried grains and so on. A pellagra
disease is a disorder which is generally caused by the lack of vitamin B3 such as niacin. It
includes symptoms such as inflamed skin, dementia, sores inside the mouth and so on. In this,
the area of the skin is generally exposed to either the sunlight or the friction are typically affected
the first. With the increase in time, the affected skin may become stiffen, peel or can become
even more darken. People should take the diet in their daily routine such as chicken, beef,
enriched grains, mushrooms, brans and many more. Another deficiency includes vitamin C that
usually causes scurvy. It can generally lead to anaemia, fatigue, spontaneous bleeding, limbs
pain, weakness and so on. It can also occur swelling in some of the parts and even ulceration of
the gums as well as loss of the teeth’s. this condition can be cured if people can add some
common healthy food in their daily routine such as citrus fruits, broccoli and strawberry and so
on (PTOE, 2020).
The deficiencies of the vitamin can also include the deficiency of iron. Its symptoms can
include the decreased output in the work or physical activity, the decreased growth and can leads
to the elevated risk of health issues in pregnancy. To overcome this deficiency, it must be
included in their food such as spinach, meat, seafood, and many other items or products which
are rich in iron. In addition to this, the another deficiency includes vitamin B2 which generally
causes the deficiency of Riboflavin, often called as ariboflavinosis. After having such
deficiencies or reduction in riboflavin, it includes symptoms such as cracks in the skin at the
most corners of the mouth, the color of tongue may turns into magenta color. This situation can
occur just because the riboflavin is mostly destroyed by the ultraviolet light. In order to prevent
the deficiency caused, milk a milk product as well as cereals are must be included in the diet and
these things are packed to prevent the exposure to light (Dwivedi and Khan, 2019).

RECOMMENDATIONS
Food provide the required amount of nutrition that is very important for helping body to
work properly. There is no single food that can help in providing all the necessary nutrient for
the growth of a healthy individual. Balance of Good Health is based on major five major food
groups that are mentioned below: It includes fruits, vegetable, cereals, bread, potatoes, milk,
dairy, meat, fish and other alternatives, it also includes foods that contain fat and sugar. It is
recommended that people have to be encourage to choose variety of food from the initial
mentioned groups every day that can help them in the process of remaining healthy and also
maintaining of their function properly. It is advisable that the key message of the balance of good
health us the balance of foods that is required to be consumed for achievement of a good healthy
diet. It is based on a practical and sensible approach. It is suggested that there is need to focus on
wholemeal, whole grain and high fibre versions so that it can provide the basic required
nutrients. Further there is require to eat variety of fruits, vegetables and there must be avoidance
to adding any type of fat or rich sauces to vegetable. There must not be addition of syrupy
designs, sugar to fruits. It is also recommended that there can be use on skimmed milk or semi
skimmed milk, low fat yoghurt, lower fat cheeses (Pohekar, Sharma and Ankar, 2020).
There must be focus on looking at the proper nutrients in the labels. For instances 8
percent fat may be labelled as low fat but it is it actually the lowest available fat. The balance of
good health also suggest that people are developing preferences for increased amount of bread,
potatoes and cereals in practical terms that may result into bigger rather than more portions. In
terms of drinks it is recommended that there must be proper fluid intake that is six to eight mugs,
cups ad glasses each day. Drinks that include sugar such a squashes, fruit juices and carbonated
drinks must not be preferred as it may contribute to tooth decay. The major emphasis of the
balance of good healthy is on encouraging people to have more portions of vegetables, fruits as
compared to the way people are doing it currently. It may lead towards better portions. The
balance of good health is applying to most of the people it includes ethnic origins, vegetarian and
people who are looking for healthy weight as per their height. It is discovered that drinks which
contain sugar such as squashes, fruit juices or any type of carbonated drinks must not be drunk
frequently as it may contribute to tooth decay. Further, it does not include any type of nutrients
which may lead to no addiction towards balance diet (Adams, 2021).

CONCLUSION
Vitamins, minerals are mainly responsible for a body to stay healthy. A body generally
uses minerals for many different roles such as it can help to keep the bones, heart, muscles as
well as brain to work properly. These are also responsible as well as crucial for making
hormones and an enzyme. It is concluded from the above report that a proper amount of such
minerals, vitamins as well as the carbohydrates can generally help to maintain and can work
efficiently in the body. It is also concluded from the above report that the functioning of these
macro as well as micro-nutrients can helps to maintain a good health or a healthy diet which can
leads to a healthy lifestyle.

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