balanced diets
Healthy eating plans
A balanced diet contains appropriate proportions of nutrients—proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals—to maintain health.
The phrase usually appears in nutrition advice and health messaging: Doctors recommend a balanced diet and regular exercise.
What counts as balanced varies by expert opinion and has shifted over decades of dietary science.
- healthyIn good physical condition
- fatsOily organic nutrients
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- lean proteinLow-fat amino acid source
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
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balanced dietsnutritional deficiency
Insufficient intake of nutrients
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Excessive uncontrolled food intake
crash diets · disordered eating · mindless eating · yo-yo dieting · fad diets
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