Healthy Eating

What are the challenges to improving your diet?  

We live in a world now where it is much easier to consume an unhealthy diet with fast and convenient food on our doorstep at a low cost. An un-healthy diet and obesity are major risk factor for chronic diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. A recent study conducted across 16 different counties highlighted that the prevalence of obesity ranged from 74-86% in women and 69-77% in men. 

Obesity is not an individual problem it is spread across a societal level and requires a multi-disciplinary approach to improving dietary habits 

Its not as easy as saying eat heathier as there can be multiple deep -rooted factors that need to be addressed holistically prior to changing someone’s eating behaviour for example knowledge, cooking skills, eating habits growing up, cultural differences, budget, location, time, the influence of family and friends and pre- conceived beliefs.

Why should you improve your diet?

Providing your body with the good quality nutrients and adequate energy provides multiple benefits 

• reduce risk of disease
• longer life expectancy 
• more energy and less fatigue 
• greater muscle function 
• Strengthens bone and tissue’s 
• Improved digestive system function 
• supports health pregnancies and breastfeeding 
• key to supporting you maintaining a healthy weight.