Most people know good nutrition and physical activity can help maintain a healthy weight.

However, the benefits of having a good nutrition can go further than weight.

Caring about nutrition can help to :

  • Reduce the risk of some diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, some cancers, and osteoporosis
  • Reduce high blood pressure
  • Lower high cholesterol
  • Improve your well-being
  • Improve your ability to fight off illness
  • Improve your ability to recover from illness or injury
  • Increase your energy level

Having a good nutrition means you will get all the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals you need.

Daily Intakes

According to the NHS of the United Kingdom, daily reference intakes are :

  • Energy: 8,400kJ/2,000kcal.
  • Total fat: less than 70g.
  • Saturates: less than 20g.
  • Carbohydrate: 260g.
  • Total sugars: 90g.
  • Protein: 50g.
  • Salt: less than 6g.

An useful chart, for reference, to help you to understand your needs, depending on your activity would be the following one :

GENDER AGE (YEARS) SEDENTARY MODERATELY ACTIVE ACTIVE
Child 2-3 1,000 1,000-1,400 1,000-1,400
Female 4-8
9-13
14-18
19-30
31-50
51+
1,200
1,600
1,800
2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400-1,600
1,600-2,000
2,000
2,000-2,200
2,000
1,800
1,400-1,800
1,800-2,200
2,400
2,400
2,200
2,000-2,200
Male 4-8
9-13
14-18
19-30
31-50
51+
1,400
1,800
2,200
2,400
2,200
2,000
1,400-1,600
1,800-2,200
2,400-2,800
2,600-2,800
2,400-2,600
2,200-2,400
1,600-2,000
2,000-2,600
2,800-3,200
3,000
2,800-3,000
2,400-2,800

These levels are based on Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) (Ref : Institute Of Medicine dietary reference intakes macronutrients report, 2002. “Reference size,” as determined by IOM, is based on median height and weight for ages up to age 18 years of age and median height and weight for that height to give a BMI of 21.5 for adult females and 22.5 for adult males.

  1. Sedentary means a lifestyle that includes only a typical day-to-day life.
  2. Moderately active means a lifestyle that includes physical activity equivalent to walking about 1.5 to 3 miles per day at 3 to 4 miles per hour +  typical day-to-day life
  3. Active means a lifestyle that includes physical activity equivalent to walking more than 3 miles per day at 3 to 4 miles per hour + typical day-to-day life.

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