- Diet plays a critical role in shaping the health and well-being of both individuals and populations, and unhealthy diets are a major risk factor for disease and disability.
- Healthy diets help to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
- Healthy dietary practices start early in life – breastfeeding fosters healthy growth and improves cognitive development.
- Dietary behaviours and preferences established in childhood and adolescence often extend into adulthood.
- Healthy diets come in many forms, but the four core principles of adequacy, balance, moderation and diversity should be the foundation of any healthy diet.
- A diet must also be safe to be healthy, i.e. free from microbial and chemical contaminants.
- A variety of minimally processed and unprocessed foods low in unhealthy fats, free sugars and sodium are the foundation of any healthy diet.
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