What is a balanced diet anyway?
- Written by Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
Having a 'balanced diet' means you're getting enough of all the right nutrients - not equal amounts of pizza and broccoli. from www.shutterstock.com.auI was recently asked:
If my eating habits are half good and half bad, does that make my overall diet balanced?
The short answer is “No!”
So what is a balanced diet then?
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