As much as eating and feeding is essential for living , it is important to eat well or feedwell . What we eat is as important as how we eat. so, strike thE balance between "what we eat" and "how we eat" is crucial . Strike the balance is to a balance diet. We need food, water ,shelter as human . Yes , not all food, water are beneficial for growth and healthy living. Likewise ,not all environment are safe .
A good food must give or supplement the bodywith vitamin ,mineral,protein, carbohydrates e.t.c. but with percentage needed in the body because their excess in the body canbe dangerous. This is called striking the balance in feeding.
Therefore,it is expedient to consider each categories of food as regards their contents and end products in related to the impact on the body system.
There are many health problems that could arise from inordinate consumption of food and water . e.g Obesity, diabetes, cafdiovascular dieases , cancer, chronic respiratory disease which are known as Non_communicable disease (NCD) .meanwhile nCD are progected to be the leading cause of death in African continent by 2030, according to the worldbank. A nutrition expert at university of Witwatersraud in U.S.A ,shane Norris says many countries now across the continent are facing a double burden of malnutrition . Also there's still ranging of undernutrition storm of early life, overweight and obesity in later life which is as a result of unhealthy diet. These call for serious check and valiant steps to eradicate or reduce to bearest level .
The kenya Government data shows that 84% of people often add sugar to their food and drinks , while 94% of people eat less than the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables per day.
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