
Food is essential for maintaining health and life, and in the case of insufficient delivery of energy and nutrients, the body is unable to function normally leading to a decline in quality of life.
The importance and main aims of healthy balanced diet is to provide adequate energy to meet the needs and demands of daily living and to help prevent deficiency in many key nutrients, with the main goal of optimising health and preventing and in some cases managing disease.
A healthy diet has to provide for two main objectives:
- Provide adequate amounts of energy, vitamins and minerals and fluids to allow the body to perform normal physiological functions and facilitate growth and repair of body tissues
- Provide specific nutrients that offer optimum protection against disease
To find out more or enquire about booking an appointment for a dietary analysis and consultation please contact us.
Please search the diet therapy list for advice for specific disease states.