The Importance of a Balanced Diet
- A balanced diet consists of all of the food groups in the correct proportions
- The necessary key food groups are:
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Lipids
- Dietary fibre
- Vitamins
- Minerals (mineral ions)
- Water
Malnutrition
- Having an unbalanced diet can lead to malnutrition
- Malnutrition can cause a variety of different health problems in humans