Second Opinion

A balanced diet is the sum of all foodstuff, which can efficiently cater to the nutritional requirement of the human body. Such a balanced diet is usually obtained from surrounding natural resources including plants and animal. In fact, it is a very big issue and can’t deal in such a small volume, even the present issue shall try to put a scientifically justified account about the availability of balanced diet around us, how to take care of all body’s requirements. 1-       Nutritional Requirements of Body   In fact , the nutritional requirement of the body varies at different point of time and depends upon age sex and physical or mental input. Chemically, the requirements are classified in various groups, like protein, carbohydrate, lipid, vitamins, and minerals. Fig, 1: Nutritional requirements (please see in zoom view) a-      Proteins It is important to understand that much protein is not required, instead of s...

Overweight and  Obesity It is one of the most important root cause of the health problem, which society has purchased involuntarily, due to their lifestyle. Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases and conditions, particularly cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis, and depression [ ʘ ʘ ]. This is the height of paradox, that nonscientific dieting is one of the important cause of overweight and obesity. According to WHO, the fact sheet is placed below. • Key facts •Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Overweight is the 6 th most important risk factor contributing to the overall burden of disease worldwide. 1.1 bn Adults and 10% of children are now classified as overweight or obese.  [ ʘ ] •In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. Of these over 650 million were obese. •39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweigh...