Food and Diet

Range of foods eaten by an animal each day; it is also a particular selection of food, or the total amount and choice of food for a specific person or group of people. Most animals require seven kinds of food in their diet: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, water, and roughage. A diet that contains all of these things in the correct amounts and proportions is termed a balanced diet. The amounts and proportions required varies with different animals, according to their size, age, and lifestyle. The digestive systems of animals have evolved to meet particular needs; they have also adapted to cope with the foods available in the surroundings in which they live. The necessity of finding and processing an appropriate diet is a very basic drive in animal evolution. Dietetics is the science of feeding individuals or groups; a dietician is a specialist in this science.Dietary requirements may vary over the lifespan of an animal, according to whether it is growing, reproducing, highly active, or approaching death. For instance, increased carbohydrate for additional energy, or increased minerals, may be necessary during periods of growth.An adequate diet for humans is one that supplies the body's daily nutritional needs (see nutrition), and provides sufficient energy to meet individual levels of activity. The average daily requirement for men is 2,500 calories, but this will vary with age, occupation, and weight; in general, women need fewer calories than men. The energy requirements of active children increase steadily with age, reaching a peak in the late teens. At present, about 450 million people in the world - mainly living in famine or poverty-stricken areas, especially in countries of the developing world - subsist on fewer than 1,500 calories per day. The average daily intake in developed countries is 3,300 calories.The strong link between health and food has long been recognized, and a well-balanced diet is essential to ensure the body's peak performance. There are many factors that determine an individual's energy requirements - such as age, sex, occupation, and general lifestyle - and it is important that diets provide the right amount of energy to match individual needs. In addition to energy-producing carbohydrates, however, the body has many other nutritional requirements, and so the emphasis of a healthy, well-balanced diet is not just a matter of calorie-counting, but ensuring that all the components that together comprise a well-balanced diet are present in adequate and correct amounts. Each person needs minerals, proteins, vitamins, and certain fats to build and maintain tissues and to regulate body functions. A diet that lacks any of these food elements may cause certain deficiency diseases.

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The Lemonade Diet is the portion of the Master Cleanse where you drink only the Lemonade made from Lemon, Maple Syrup, Cayenne Pepper and Water. It is great for detox and weight loss and has a large following of people who have tried it with great success.

The Lemonade Diet Cleanse Directions