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  • 12 Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle - Article
    Maintain a healthy weight for you Keeping your weight in a moderate range can protect you from conditions such asTrusted Source: high blood pressure high cholesterol heart disease stroke type 2 diabetes Your body mass index (BMI) and your waist circumference are two measurements that can help determine if you have a moderate weight, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)Trusted Source. A doctor will also consider other factors such as your age, ethnicity, body composition, and health history when recommending a moderate weight range for you. Remember, weight isn’t just about a number on the scale. Everyone is different, so it’s best to work with a doctor to determine a moderate weight for you.  
    By: Shirish M
    Friday, Mar 6, 2026
    AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS
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    The Food Pyramid – A Guide to a Balanced Diet The Healthy Eating Food Pyramid Balanced diet is a key to stay healthy. Follow the "Healthy Eating Food Pyramid" guide as you pick your food. Grains should be taken as the most. Eat more fruit and vegetables. Have a moderate amount of meat, fish, egg, milk and their alternatives. Reduce fat/ oil, salt and sugar. Trim fat from meat before cooking. Cook with low-fat methods such as steaming, stewing, simmering, boiling, scalding or cooking with non-stick frying pans. Also reduce the use of frying and deep-frying. These can help us achieve a balanced diet and promote health. How much of different kinds of food should I eat to stay healthy?  Eat the Right Food Since different foods have different nutritional values, it is not possible to obtain all the nutrients we need from a single food. According to the Healthy Eating Food Pyramid, we have to eat a variety of foods among all food groups as well as within each group in order to get different nutrients and meet our daily needs.  Eat the Right Amount Neither eating too much nor too little is good for our health. Every day, we need a specific amount of nutrients to maintain optimal health. If we do not eat enough, malnutrition or symptoms of nutrient deficiency are likely to develop. In contrast, excessive intake can result in over-nutrition and obesity. Therefore, we have to eat the right amount of food to stay healthy.   Healthy Eating Food Pyramid Eat Most - Grains Eat More - Vegetables and fruits Eat Moderately - Meat, fish, egg and alternatives (including dry beans) and milk and alternatives Eat Less - Fat/ oil, salt and sugar Drink adequate amount of fluid (including water, tea, clear soup, etc) every day
    By: Shani new
    Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026
    AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS
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  • Key Components of a Healthy Lifestyle:
    Nutrition: Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats.    Limit processed foods, sugary drinks, excessive salt, and unhealthy fats.    Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.    Physical Activity: Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise weekly (brisk walking, biking, dancing).      Incorporate movement throughout the day to reduce sitting time.      Sleep:   Prioritize 7-9 hours of quality sleep per night.      Establish a relaxing bedtime routine and keep your bedroom dark, quiet, and cool.      Mental Well-being:   Manage stress through mindfulness, hobbies, or social connection.      Practice self-care and maintain positive relationships.      Avoid Harmful Substances:   Limit alcohol consumption.      Quit smoking – it's one of the best health improvements you can make.      Other Habits:   Practice good dental hygiene (brushing after meals).      Protect your skin with sunscreen.   
    By: Sheth
    Thursday, Dec 18, 2025
    HEALTH AND NUTRITION

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  • What are the health benefits of exercise?
    Help you get to and stay at a healthy weight. Along with diet, exercise plays an important role in maintaining a healthy weight and preventing obesity. If you are at a healthy weight, you can maintain it if the calories you eat and drink are equal to the amount of energy you burn. To lose weight, you need to use more calories than you eat and drink. Reduce your risk of heart diseases. Exercise strengthens your heart and improves your circulation. The increased blood flow raises the oxygen levels in your body. This helps lower your risk of heart diseases such as coronary artery disease and heart attack. Regular exercise can also lower high blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels, all of which are risk factors for heart disease. Help your body manage blood glucose (blood sugar) and insulin levels. Exercise can lower your blood glucose levels and help your insulin work better. This can reduce your risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. And if you already have one of these diseases, exercise can help you manage it. Help you manage a chronic health condition. For example, regular physical activity may help reduce pain and improve function in adults with arthritis. It can also help support daily living activities for people with disabilities. This may help them be more independent. Help you quit smoking. Exercise may make it easier to quit smoking by reducing your cravings and withdrawal symptoms. It can also help limit the weight you might gain when you stop smoking. Improve your mental health and mood. During exercise, your body releases chemicals that can improve your mood and make you feel more relaxed. This can help you deal with stress, manage anxiety, and reduce your risk of depression. Help keep your thinking, learning, and judgment skills sharp as you age. Exercise stimulates your body to release proteins and other chemicals that improve the structure and function of your brain. Strengthen your bones and muscles. Regular exercise can help kids and teens build strong bones. Later in life, it can also slow the loss of bone density that comes with age. Doing muscle-strengthening activities can help you increase or maintain your muscle mass and strength. For older adults, this can mean staying independent, like being able to get in and out of a chair or bed without help.
    By: Anvika singh
    Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025
    HEALTH AND NUTRITION
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  • Follow these tips to keep your teeth and gums healthy:
    Brush your teeth twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste. Clean between teeth regularly, aiming for once a day. Use dental floss or a special brush or wooden or plastic pick recommended by a dental professional. Or try a floss holder, floss threader, or water flosser. Visit the dentist for routine check-ups and professional cleaning. If you are at a high risk for tooth decay (for example, if you have a dry mouth because of medicines you take), your dentist or dental hygienist may give you a fluoride treatment, such as a varnish or foam during the office visit. Or, the dentist may recommend a fluoride gel or mouth rinse for home use. If you are at higher risk for gum disease because of a medical condition (for example, diabetes), your dentist may want to see you more frequently. Drink fluoridated water. Drinking water with the right amount of fluoride protects your teeth throughout the day. Learn the fluoride content of your community’s water here or check with your water utility company.
    By: Ketann
    Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025
    CULTURE AND SOCIETY
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  • Healthy Diet Plan
    Key Components of a Healthy Diet Plan Fruits and Vegetables: Aim to eat at least five portions of a variety of fruits and vegetables daily.    Fiber-Rich Foods: Base meals on high-fiber starchy carbohydrates like potatoes, whole grains, bread, and pasta.    Protein Sources: Include sources like beans, pulses, fish, eggs, and lean meat in your diet.    Healthy Fats: Choose unsaturated oils and spreads, and consume them in moderation.    Hydration: Drink plenty of fluids throughout the day, aiming for at least 6 to 8 glasses of water.    Limit Unhealthy Foods: Cut down on saturated fats, sugar, and salt. 
    By: Anne miller New vijayalaxmi santosh mhetre mali
    Friday, Aug 22, 2025
    HEALTH AND NUTRITION

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  • A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable di
    A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health. Healthy dietary practices start early in life – breastfeeding fosters healthy growth and improves cognitive development, and may have longer term health benefits such as reducing the risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing NCDs later in life. Energy intake (calories) should be in balance with energy expenditure. To avoid unhealthy weight gain, total fat should not exceed 30% of total energy intake (1, 2, 3). Intake of saturated fats should be less than 10% of total energy intake, and intake of trans-fats less than 1% of total energy intake, with a shift in fat consumption away from saturated fats and trans-fats to unsaturated fats (3), and towards the goal of eliminating industrially-produced trans-fats (4, 5, 6). Limiting intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake (2, 7) is part of a healthy diet. A further reduction to less than 5% of total energy intake is suggested for additional health benefits (7). Keeping salt intake to less than 5 g per day (equivalent to sodium intake of less than 2 g per day) helps to prevent hypertension, and reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke in the adult population (8). WHO Member States have agreed to reduce the global population’s intake of salt by 30% by 2025; they have also agreed to halt the rise in diabetes and obesity in adults and adolescents as well as in childhood overweight by 2025 (9, 10).
    By: Anne miller New vijayalaxmi santosh mhetre mali
    Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025
    WATER, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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    https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-diet 
    By: Anne miller New vijayalaxmi santosh mhetre mali
    Thursday, Aug 14, 2025
    HEALTH AND NUTRITION

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  • 10 TIPS FOR MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND BODY WEIGHT
    At this extreme moment, we began working from home, away from campus, and keeping social distance for as many people as possible. As we stay home and are stuck with the foods that have been in our fridge or pantry for a while, we are temporarily living a sedentary lifestyle with increased odds of physical inactivity, excessive eating and sitting, stress, anxiety, and depression. In particular, many of us will gain some weight during the pandemic and may keep the extra weight permanently, which may carry considerable health risks for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, and other health problems. Here, I’d like to share some basic tips and resources for how to maintain your healthy lifestyle, body weight, and overall well-being while staying home and engaging in social distancing. Measure and Watch Your Weight Keeping track of your body weight on a daily or weekly basis will help you see what you’re losing and/or what you’re gaining. Limit Unhealthy Foods and Eat Healthy Meals Do not forget to eat breakfast and choose a nutritious meal with more protein and fiber and less fat, sugar, and calories. For more information on weight-control foods and dietary recommendations, please check the following website: www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-causes/diet-and-weight/. Take Multivitamin Supplements To make sure you have sufficient levels of nutrients, taking a daily multivitamin supplement is a good idea, especially when you do not have a variety of vegetables and fruits at home. Many micronutrients are vital to your immune system, including vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, and E, as well as zinc, iron, copper, selenium, and magnesium. However, there’s currently NO available evidence that adding any supplements or “miracle mineral supplements” to your diet will help protect you from the virus or increase recovery. In some cases, high doses of vitamins can be bad for your health. Drink Water and Stay Hydrated, and Limit Sugared Beverages Drink water regularly to stay healthy, but there is NO evidence that drinking water frequently (e.g. every 15 minutes) can help prevent any viral infection. For more information on drinking water and coronavirus, please check the following EPA website: www.epa.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-drinking-water-and-wastewater.
    By: Vijayalaxmi Santosh Mhetre
    Friday, May 9, 2025
    CULTURE AND SOCIETY
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  • Health and Factors for good health
    Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being. For a healthy life cycle, a person needs to have a balanced diet and has to regularly exercise. One must also live in a proper shelter, take enough sleep and have good hygiene habits. Health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in which disease and infirmity are absent. Good health is central to handling stress and living a longer, more active life. In this article, we explain the meaning of good health, the types of health a person needs to consider, and how to preserve good health. Factors for good health Good health depends on a wide range of factors. Genetic factors A person is born with a variety of genes. In some people, an unusual genetic pattern or change can lead to a less-than-optimum level of health. People may inherit genes from their parents that increase their risk for certain health conditions. Environmental factors Environmental factors play a role in health. Sometimes, the environment alone is enough to impact health. Other times, an environmental trigger can cause illness in a person who has an increased genetic risk of a particular disease. Access to healthcare plays a role, but the WHO suggest that the following factors may have a more significant impact on health than this: where a person lives the state of the surrounding environment genetics their income their level of education employment status It is possible to categorize these as follows: The social and economic environment: This may include the financial status of a family or community, as well as the social culture and quality of relationships. The physical environment: This includes which germs exist in an area, as well as pollution levels. A person’s characteristics and behaviors: A person’s genetic makeup and lifestyle choices can affect their overall health. .
    By: rupali
    Wednesday, May 19, 2021
    HEALTH AND NUTRITION
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