WHAT YOU EAT IS WHO YOU ARE

A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition.

It protects you against many chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Eating a variety of foods and consuming less salt, sugars and saturated and industrially-produced trans-fats, are essential for healthy diet.

A healthy diet comprises a combination of different foods. These include:

• Staples like cereals (wheat, barley, rye, maize or rice) or starchy tubers or roots (potato, yam, taro or cassava).

• Legumes (lentils and beans).

• Fruit and vegetables.

• Foods from animal sources (meat, fish, eggs and milk).

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   8 Benefits of Healthy Eating

• May help you live longer.

• Keeps skin, teeth, and eyes healthy.

• Supports muscles.

• Boosts immunity.

• Strengthens bones.

• Lowers risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers.

• Supports healthy pregnancies and breastfeeding.

• Helps the digestive system function.

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