Editing Eat a balanced diet

Should you eat a balanced diet?

==Yes! Generally==
Most humans should eat a balanced diet, in order to support physiological and psychological growth, according to a wide and deep variety of sources including experts in nutrition.

Eating a balanced diet is one of the simplest, most fun ways to improve your [[quality of life]].

To start, incorporate a healthy mix of vegetables, protein sources, carbohydrate sources, fiber, and micronutrients into your day, every day.

More detailed instructions to eat a balanced diet are available at [http://www.wikihow.com/Eat-Healthy WikiHow].

==No! According to alternative diet advocates==
Most humans should not eat a balanced diet, according to alternative diet advocates.

===Vegetarian/Vegan===
A few million people advocate a vegetarian or vegan diets. Reasons include not causing pain or other harm to sentient animals, as well as purported health and environmental effects, among others.

===Paleo===
In recent years, advocates of alternative diets on the basis of what ancestral humans may have eaten propose altering the proportions of dietary components.

===Other diets===
A number of other diets also contradict eating a balanced diet. Examples include diets for people with specific medical conditions or religious beliefs.

==See also==
* [[Eat meat]]
* [[Eat vegetables]]
* [[Eat Kosher]]

[[Category:Nutrition]]