You are what you eat. This old adage is still relevant. Consider that there are more examples due to wrong diet cause high blood pressure, heart disease, uric acid, and cholesterol.

All disease is caused by eating foods that contain excessive levels of fat. Therefore, examine food choices. Here are a variety of foods high in nutrients that are good for our health and able to resist illness.
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Fats, also called lipids, is a substance that is rich in energy, serves as the primary source of energy for the body’s metabolic processes. Fats that circulate in the body that is derived from two sources of food and production of liver, which can be stored in fat cells as energy reserves. The function of fat is as a source of energy, protective organ, cell formation, a source of essential fatty acids, fat soluble vitamins conveyances, conserve protein, give a sense of fullness and delicacy, as a lubricant, and maintain body temperature. Clinically, the fat that matters is:

There are four types of fat / lipid as described below:
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Carbohydrate is a nutrient that functions primarily as a producer of energy, which produces 4 calories per gram. In developing countries carbohydrates consumed about 70-80% of total calories, even in poorer areas can reach 90%. While in developed countries carbohydrates consumed only about 40-60%. This is due to the source of carbohydrate-containing food cheaper than food sources rich in fat and protein. Carbohydrates are found in cereals (rice, wheat, corn, potatoes and so on), and the grains are widespread in nature.

Carbohydrates are the main source of calories for almost the entire population of the world’s population, especially for developing countries. Carbohydrates are useful for preventing excessive body protein breakdown and helps metabolize fats and proteins. Today I’d like to focus on Carbohydrates.
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