Title: What is an Unbalanced Diet? | Poor Diets and Bad Habits | Success Stream
Headings: What is an Unbalanced Diet?
What is an Unbalanced Diet?
What is an Unbalanced Diet?
Typical Examples of an Unbalanced Diet
Alcohol
Cakes, Sweets, Pastries, Chocolates etc
Less Obvious Unbalanced Diets
The Obesity Epidemic
Is the Obesity Epidemic Caused by Diet?
Fat vs Carbs – the Eternal Debate
What are the Effects of an Unbalanced Diet?
What is a Balanced Diet?
The Diet Industry
What Your Body Needs for a Healthy Diet
A simple way to measure portions is to use your hands:
Foods You Should Include in a Balanced Diet
Sticking to a Balanced Diet and Good Habits
Jo Rosser

Content: Obesity is usually measured by referring to the Body Mass Index (BMI). However, this is not always reliable as it takes no account of the fact that lean muscle is actually heavier than fat – meaning a super-fit athlete could measure as obese under BMI classifications. An alternative, or sometimes corroborative, measure is waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio (waist measurement divided by hip measurement) as this gives an indication of the distribution of fat on the body. Is the Obesity Epidemic Caused by Diet? Eating habits have definitely changed since the 1980s which is when obesity levels really started to pick up in the UK. More and more of us are eating on the go (which, again, is a factor in an unbalanced diet), we don’t leave our desks at lunchtime and we rely increasingly on convenience foods. These are typically foods high in sugars, additives, calories and salt and low on proteins, vitamins and minerals. When these become part of our daily lives (five days a week at work and a quick meal in the evening) it’s easy to see how it can get out of hand. These are precisely the habits we need to change. Families also rarely sit around the dining table and share a homemade evening meal so children never learn that eating should be a social occasion as well as simply a time to fill up.