The Fundamentals of Good Nutrition - Part 1

The next time you're tempted by that pizza with it's pepperoni glistening with grease and coagulated cheese, ask yourself: am I feeding my body or failing it?

 

You are what you eat. 

In this series of articles we will explore the components that make up the foods we eat, starting in broadest terms with the calories that foods are composed of and then narrowing the scope to look at the smaller components and the different contributions that they make towards health.

Part 1 starts with an overview of calories, before we look into more details on the macronutrients that make up those calories. Click here to read more.