Why is the food guide pyramid important to follow
What is the Food Pyramid? Food Pyramid explained in 2 Minutes!
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the food pyramid this video was
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be talking about the food pyramid which
is an organization of foods based on the
health benefits of eating them and it
recommends foods which you should be
prioritizing on which you should be
limiting so the base of the pyramid is
the foundation so that is what you
should be basing your diet on and that
includes vegetables salads and fruits
going up we have wholemeal cereals
breads potatoes pasta rice then we have
milk yogurt cheese above that we have
meat poultry fish and eggs then we have
fat spreads and oils and the tip of the
pyramid includes foods and drinks which
are high in fat sugar and salt so with
the food pyramid that you can see the
foods at the base in general are more
micronutrient dense so they contain a
lot of vitamins minerals and
antioxidants which would benefit the
physiological functioning of your body
the foods at the higher end although
they don't contain as much
micronutrients they do contain greater
amounts of calories however if you live
quite a sedentary lifestyle eating only
the higher end of the pyramid may result
in weight gain if you are eating an
excessive amount of calories but that
would be a lot easier because these
foods are quite calorie dense so just to
end the video and as a brief summary the
food pyramid is not to alienate certain
food groups it's just to prioritize the
foods which are at the base of the
pyramid and it's those foods which you
should be eating greater servings of the
foods at the higher end of the pyramid
you shouldn't eliminate them but you
should limit the quantities which you
eat and that's because the foods at the
higher end of the pyramid are associated
more with various diseases such as heart
disease and that's largely due to the
fact that they have greater amounts of
saturated fat and cholesterol compared
to the foods at the base of the pyramid
so you should limit the quantities of
these and in general have a balanced
diet whilst focusing on
the base of the pyramid
