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Good evening, everybody. It is 10 o 'clock here

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where I'm at. And this is Food for Thoughts,

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Thoughts If It Were You by Neogentrics. Now, we're

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going back to the skills that you need. I want

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to go ahead and cover as much as I can. Today

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we're going to talk about food, diet, and nutrition.

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I'm going to go ahead and cover a little bit

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on this because I was asked by someone else to

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cover a little bit of information on this. I

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might even go into dieting for weight loss, but

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we'll see how this plays out as it goes, okay?

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So first things first. Your diet or what you

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eat has a huge impact on your general health

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in both mind and body. But conflicting information

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is everywhere about what you should eat, and

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it is hard to work out what's best for you. What

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I'm going to do is I'm going to give as much

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as I can as far as information is concerned regarding

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this topic real quick. That way we'll be able

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to get an understanding of the three elements.

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I'm going to give as much advice as possible

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and suggest how you can adopt a healthy, balanced

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diet that will basically help you feel good.

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A healthy balanced diet contains the following.

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Proteins, which are, by the way, one of your

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main sources of fuel. They supply essential amino

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acids to the body's building blocks. All organs,

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including the skin, are made from protein. Without

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an adequate amount of protein in our diet, we

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cannot build or replace muscles or even repair

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any damage to those said muscles. We also need

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protein for our immune system to work properly,

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and this is a known fact. The amount of protein

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you need varies by activity level and your stages

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of life. Children and pregnant women need more

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protein to support growth, as do those who are

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very active as those doing a lot of sport and

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working in active jobs. Good sources of protein

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include animal products such as meat, eggs, fish,

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dairy products, even beans. and sometimes soy,

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just for those who are interested. There are

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other sources of fuel as well, usually fats or

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carbohydrates. Fats are often being cast as the

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villains of dieting, but it's now clear that

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some fats is essential in the diet. Many vitamins

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are fat -soluble, which means that you need to

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eat fats in order to obtain them. You also need

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fats to provide essential fatty acids. I'm sorry,

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these are used to provide insulation and protect

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organs from damage as well as helping the heart

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and immune system to function effectively.