Eating Healthy is Important

In our daily lives, we use energy to perform our routine functions of thinking, walking, breathing, talking, and any other action we may perform. The energy to perform these functions comes from either the fat reserves in our body or from our daily food intake.

The food we eat is extremely important to our ability to grow, maintain function, and prevent illness. It is important to start a healthy eating cycle from birth.

Children grow rapidly. This is due in part from the food they eat. Food contains the nutrients needed to fuel our daily lives and also with what is needed to build bones, muscles, and organ tissues. If we do not receive the proper amount of nutrients, we will have a variety of problems, included stunted growth.

Nutrition is important for mothers who are nursing. Breast milk contains the nutrients a child needs to grow and develop properly. When the child is weaned, the nutrients they need are found in the found they eat. The proper nutrients are needed as they continue to grow. Our cells continually break down and rebuild themselves. Healthy eating for growth is important as long as we live.

If we do not eat healthy throughout our lives, we will store more fat than we need. Or, if we do not get enough of the nutrients we need, we will feel sluggish and weak. We need the energy producing nutrients, fats, and carbohydrates, but we also need the right nutrients for our organs to do their job. Our body produces hormones and other substances to keep our organs functioning properly.

The most important thing healthy eating does for us is to help prevent illness. Our body's natural defense system against disease is weakened when we do not get the right nutrients. This allows viruses and bacteria to attach to our bodies. Healthy eating and lots of water keep our bodies operating properly every day.

I am sure you have heard the saying, "You are what you eat." That is true in the sense that if we eat unhealthy foods, we will become an unhealthy person.

Eating healthy is a daily activity that we must perform every day of our lives.

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