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10% Fiber, 20% Fat, 30% Protein, 40% Carbohydrates.
Think of it like a cheer-leader thing: "1,2,3,4 Fast Food Pampers Cancer" (10F,20F,30P,40C)
For the carbohydrates, it's better to take it as a starch instead of as a sugar, because starches burn slower so you can go longer between meals, but if you need fast energy, go ahead and use sugars.
The main issue with sugar is tooth decay, but that's only true if the sugar is sucrose (table sugar from sugar beets or cane), because sucrose is a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, making it a reducing sugar, and reducing agents are what trigger tooth decay.
If it's glucose or fructose (honey and most fruits except for things like dates), then those are oxidizing sugars, which do not promote tooth decay.
Eat all of it in as wide a variety as possible in order to make sure you get the full spectrum of vitamins and minerals.
As you can see, it's really not that complicated, and never was until packaged processed foods came along, where the main ingredients are fat, sugar, and salt.
Regardless of the fat, there's really nothing so wrong with McDonald's or KFC if you just top it off with an apple or two for desert.
Think of it like a cheer-leader thing: "1,2,3,4 Fast Food Pampers Cancer" (10F,20F,30P,40C)
For the carbohydrates, it's better to take it as a starch instead of as a sugar, because starches burn slower so you can go longer between meals, but if you need fast energy, go ahead and use sugars.
The main issue with sugar is tooth decay, but that's only true if the sugar is sucrose (table sugar from sugar beets or cane), because sucrose is a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, making it a reducing sugar, and reducing agents are what trigger tooth decay.
If it's glucose or fructose (honey and most fruits except for things like dates), then those are oxidizing sugars, which do not promote tooth decay.
Eat all of it in as wide a variety as possible in order to make sure you get the full spectrum of vitamins and minerals.
As you can see, it's really not that complicated, and never was until packaged processed foods came along, where the main ingredients are fat, sugar, and salt.
Regardless of the fat, there's really nothing so wrong with McDonald's or KFC if you just top it off with an apple or two for desert.
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There is no one way to have a balanced diet. It's not about any specific food being good or not good for you.
Here's a description form The University of Iowa Hospitals: "A balanced diet provides you with a variety of nutrients including vitamins, minerals, fiber, fluids, and macronutrients such as carbohydrate, protein, and fat. It is not excessive or deficient in any one nutrient category and will provide enough nutrients to maintain health without contributing to weight loss or gain." (http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/nutrition/nutr4822.html)
From the University of Maryland Medical Center: "A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues, and organs, and for supporting normal growth and development." (http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002449.htm)
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Here's a description form The University of Iowa Hospitals: "A balanced diet provides you with a variety of nutrients including vitamins, minerals, fiber, fluids, and macronutrients such as carbohydrate, protein, and fat. It is not excessive or deficient in any one nutrient category and will provide enough nutrients to maintain health without contributing to weight loss or gain." (http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/nutrition/nutr4822.html)
From the University of Maryland Medical Center: "A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues, and organs, and for supporting normal growth and development." (http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002449.htm)
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