Fill up the nutritional gaps

Many people think diet and nutrition are synonymous but in reality they mean different things. Nutrition is dependent partially on diet because it is through one?s diet that one?s body is supplied with the food that is to be assimilated in order to feed and nourish the cells. A good wholesome diet is always recommended but it does not always provide for good nutrition. Deficiencies in the body do not happen overnight. It is something like losing weight by exercise. You exercise for a week and nothing happens. You exercise for another week and nothing happens. You still exercise for another month and still nothing happens. And then, suddenly, boom ? the weight starts coming down fast as you keep exercising. So you can go wrong in your nourishment and nothing happens. Ignore it some more (in other words let there be a deluge of junk food into the home!) and still nothing. Spoil it some more and still nothing. And then suddenly, boom ? the vitamin and mineral levels drop, the cholesterol sky rockets?and you are left wondering what went wrong!

Quite a few foods that we buy off the shelves contain additives or preservatives some of which can prove harmful to the body. It is therefore always advisable to read the labels before buying anything. Some of the chemicals may be present in minute quantities, which may not be harmful in that small a quantity, but may have a cumulative effect. That is, over the years they may accumulate in the body before the harmful effects become apparent. So the bottom line is?eat good home cooked complete meals and get the nourishment going strong.

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Sanjeev Kapoor.