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The most common dietary mistakes
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
People often have high hopes for a new diet or finally switching to a healthy diet, but it is not uncommon for people to lose motivation after only a week and return to their old eating habits. Web2Health presents the most common nutritional mistakes that usually prevent a person from maintaining a balanced diet, maintaining normal weight and health.
Too much food
Overeating is the main enemy of not only your figure, but also your overall health. The habit of eating to the point of bursting overloads your liver and pancreas. In addition, excessive satiety and energy that a person receives from food are never compensated by physical activity.
Diet
An equally important component of healthy human nutrition is the diet. Very often it is chaotic and full of various kinds of snacks on the go, and these snacks usually consist of high-calorie, fatty foods. And sweets, which some have for lunch or simply try to curb hunger, bring an imbalance to our metabolism.
[ Age
The menu of a twenty-year-old and a fifty-year-old person is different, or rather, should be different, but many people of a respectable age do not pay attention to this, continuing to eat fatty foods, sweets and too much alcohol. In order to be healthy and prolong your life, it is simply necessary to monitor your diet. When organizing nutrition, it is imperative to take into account the person's age, their level of health, chronic diseases, their usual loads and lifestyle.
Monotonous diet
Unfortunately, there is no such miracle product that could give the body a whole group of vitamins and minerals. The diet should provide for the receipt of all the nutrients the body needs, so a person's diet should be varied and include not only favorite products, but also products that are useful for the body.
Low calorie foods
Don't rely solely on low-calorie foods. Even though your calories will be dramatically reduced, you still need good energy support in the form of carbohydrates. Also, don't neglect fish and lean meats, as they contain protein and iron.
Very fatty foods
With a norm of 80 grams, the average person consumes about 140 grams of fat. The diet, poor in vitamins and fiber, usually contains an abundance of flour products and fatty foods.
Vegetables and fruits
Every day a person should receive the necessary "dose" of fruits and vegetables - 500-700 grams. They can provide the body with mineral salts, vitamins and fiber, which strengthen the immune system and are a source of strength and health. In winter, we eat less fruits and vegetables, but many do not do this in the summer either, replacing the gifts of nature with sauces, ketchups and mayonnaises, stuffed with food additives and dyes.
Fast food
You can eat healthy and wholesome not only at home, but “not at home” does not mean eating in fast food restaurants, where, in addition to food additives, you can only find artificial flavors.