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Balanced diet for different groups of people
Nutritional needs are different for each group of people. These
groups are based on age, like children, adolescents and the
elderly. Also, it depend on work people do, like manual workers,
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and health status, like the sick.
Children
Children need foods rich in protein because they are growing.
These foods include milk, meat, fish, beans, peas, lentils and
eggs. These foods help build the body, strengthen the immune
system and support brain development. Children also need
energy-giving foods to provide strength needed for doing
activities like playing. Protective foods are needed to make
their immune system strong. Figure 6 shows a balanced diet
for a child.
Protective foods
Body-building
foods
Energy-giving
foods
Figure 6: Balanced diet for a child
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