"Magnesium Benefits, Deficiency Signs & Top Food Sources You Need to Know"

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 Magnesium: An Essential Mineral for a Healthy Body Magnesium might not always make headlines, but it plays a vital role in keeping your body functioning smoothly. From supporting heart health to helping with muscle movement and energy production, this mineral is a quiet powerhouse. Health Benefits of Magnesium: Magnesium is involved in more than 300 enzymatic processes in the body. Here are some of its major benefits: Supports Muscle and Nerve Health:  It helps control muscle contractions and nerve signals, reducing cramps and spasms. Promotes Strong Bones:  Works with calcium and vitamin D to support bone strength and structure. Protects Heart Health:  Helps regulate blood pressure and maintain a healthy heartbeat. Boosts Energy:  Plays a key role in converting food into usable energy. Reduces Inflammation:  May help lower chronic inflammation, which contributes to many diseases. Improves Sleep and Mood: Encourages better sleep and may reduce stress and a...
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Food and Nutrition

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Food and Nutrition


 Everything we eat and drink is digested and provides energy to our body,help in Physical growth is called food. 

Food gives us a sense of satisfaction. The food we eat and the way we eat it becomes our eating habit. Many eating habits we learn from our elders. For example, cooking and eating methods.

Nutrition is what we need to keep our bodies healthy and strong according to our physical needs. 

In our country, nutrition usually means tasting. While nutrition means the food we are eating according to our physical needs. It should be properly digested. It meets our physical energy needs. It enhances immunity against diseases. It completes our physical development. For all this, it is important to eat a balanced diet.

 A balanced diet is a diet that contains all the nutrients. Nutrients includes carbohydrates, proteins, salts, fats. Etc

Sugar, starch and fiber are usually grouped together because they are all carbohydrates. Vitamins and salts are needed in small quantities. Almost every food commodity contains different nutrients. They are divided into groups to understand them in a simple way. 

Grain Wheat, barley, maize, etc. were added to a group

Fruits and vegetables in another group as well as pulses, meat, fish and poultry in one group. 

Yogurt and dairy products were grouped together

Ghee, butter, oil. Etc. were added to a group

It is important to include them all in your daily diet. 

Eating a whole group of foods is essential for the growth of the body, and for a healthy life

It has been generally observed that some people do not like meat and some do not like lentils. Eating a certain diet can lead to many health problems. Eating meat provides protein and fat. But eating more meat can increase the amount of protein and fat in the body. Eating such vegetables can provide vitamins, salts and carbohydrates, but it can also be deficient in protein, which is essential for the body. That is why it is important to choose a diet from all groups to keep the body strong and healthy. It is called a balanced diet. A balanced diet improves the growth of the body  and a human stays active and energetic. If our diet is not balanced then it will have effects on our body. Physical weakness can lead to a variety of illnesses. So we have to take care of food as well as nutrition.

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