title: Understanding the importance to health of a balanced diet.
abstract: Obesity is one of the fastest-developing public health problems. The general population needs to have a balanced, healthy diet as it provides the energy and nutrients required to survive and stay healthy. Combining a healthy diet with an active lifestyle has huge health benefits and helps reduce the risk of major health problems such as heart disease, cancer and obesity.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Selly Oak Hospital.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom