FOOD AND HEALTH.

The term health food is used to describe food that is considered beneficial to our bodies, in orther to obtain all the nutrients necessaries to maintain health.


We have the healthiest diet in the planet. Our diet, called Mediterranian diet, consists of: 
A high consumption of vegetables products such as fruit, vegetables, legumes and dry nuts.
We also have a high consuption of bread and other cereals which their bases is wheat. As a main fat we use the olive oil. Like you know we are next to the coast so that provides us a wide selection of fish and sellfish. Finally we eat a big amount of meat becoming from cows, pigs, sheeps and chiken, but nowadays people are becoming more and more vegetarian. 

I compared our diet with the American one. At the present time, people in the USA basicly eat fast or precooked food without caring about their bodies. Having a diet which only consists on carbohydrates and proteins leads to awful problems. The most important ones are obesity, cardiovascular problems ans a decrease in life expectancy.
However, they usually have a good taste, they are cheap, they can be eaten in a few minutes, you don't have to whash dishes and you can eat it anywhere, even standing.
The base of those diets are chips, hamburgers, sausage, nuggets, .. breaded and fried food. 

As a conclution, to have a healthy life you must eat a little bit of everything and do not forget to practice exercice regulary. You can always eat a bit of unhealthy food if you feel like it but with self control. As well, a great amount of water should be drank everyday.