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The Role of Nutrition in Overall Well-Being: What You Need to Know

Jennifer McDougall
6 min readJan 4, 2023

Nutrition is vital to overall well-being because it affects physical and mental health. Eating healthy, whole foods is crucial to maintaining healthy body weight. Eating a diet addition, eating fruits, nuts, vegetables, and fish, has been shown to help boost heart health.

The Role of Nutrition in Overall Well-Being: What You Need to Know
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Unhealthy fats can increase your risk for heart disease, obesity, and stroke. Filling half your plate with vegetables and fruits at each meal helps add variety to your diet and makes it easier to get the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients you need without overeating.

Protein is essential to any meal because it helps build muscle tissue and support muscle recovery after exercise. Whole grains are digested more slowly than refined grains and are often high in crucial nutrients like fiber, B vitamins & magnesium Sugar provides calories without much nutritional benefit.

Evidence shows that excess sugar intake is linked to chronic health problems like cancer & cardiovascular disease. A healthy diet benefits both the body & mind. Feeling good physically can lead to mental clarity & positive outlook on life.

Nutrients are nature’s way of fueling the body and are particularly important over the long term.

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Jennifer McDougall
Jennifer McDougall

Written by Jennifer McDougall

Host of Life Refined podcast 🎙️ Personal Growth | Self-Improvement | Wellness 💡 Helping you level up your mindset & life. https://linktr.ee/jenmcdougall

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