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What makes [[food]] ''healthy'' or ''unhealthy''? Hopefully this page can clear up some misunderstandings. | What makes [[food]] ''healthy'' or ''unhealthy''? Hopefully this page can clear up some misunderstandings. | ||
[[File:Dietary_Reference_Intakes.svg|thumb|Each nutrient has a graph like this.<br />The {{p2|best|Best for the vast majority of people. Exceptions include medical conditions that would make a person need an unusually high or low amount of some particular nutrient. Don't assume this is you unless a doctor specifically told you.}} diets are ones where '''every''' nutrient's {{p2|intake|Intake averaged over time. It's fine if some days you eat more than the UL or less than the RDA, but don't do it for weeks at a time!}} is within the {{p2|range|Note that this range is very wide for some nutrients (such as B vitamins and vitamin C) and somewhat narrow for others.}} between RDA and UL.]] | |||
==Nutrients== | ==Nutrients== | ||
Healthy eating involves keeping every nutrient within some ''optimal range'' {{x|The range depends on your age, gender, physical activity level, etc. The exact numbers will be available in another part of this page.}} - in other words, "not too much, not too little". | Healthy eating involves keeping every nutrient within some ''optimal range'' {{x|The range depends on your age, gender, physical activity level, etc. The exact numbers will be available in another part of this page.}} - in other words, "not too much, not too little". | ||
It's hard (almost impossible) to ''mentally'' keep track of every nutrient, so people typically rely on some sort of general ''food guide'': By averaging enough different foods together, hopefully most nutrients will fall into their optimal ranges. But to really know for sure, you can check with the [[nutrition calculator]] (https:// | It's hard (almost impossible) to ''mentally'' keep track of every nutrient, so people typically rely on some sort of general ''food guide'': By averaging enough different foods together, hopefully most nutrients will fall into their optimal ranges. But to really know for sure, you can check with the [[nutrition calculator]] (https://thechange.wiki/nutrition.html). | ||
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* Selenium | * Selenium | ||
* Iodine | * Iodine | ||
Vitamins: {{p2|(wondering about missing letters?)|Over the last century, some vitamins have been renamed; hence some numbers and letters are missing.<br />But this list is (hopefully) the full list of all known vitamins. If you think I missed any, please mention it in the {{ | Vitamins: {{p2|(wondering about missing letters?)|Over the last century, some vitamins have been renamed; hence some numbers and letters are missing.<br />But this list is (hopefully) the full list of all known vitamins. If you think I missed any, please mention it in the {{tp2}}.}} | ||
* A | * A | ||
* C (Ascorbic acid) | * C (Ascorbic acid) | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* Food | * [[Food]] | ||