What factors can be considered for making a balanced diet?

(i) Age: Age plays a great role in making a diet for like in growing age a child need more protein but old aged people should avoid more proteins and fats but should take more minerals & vitamins

(ii) Gender: Sex difference causes variation in diet more caloric requirement to male & less for female.

(iii) Profession:- Heavy physical activities work out needs more calories demand & less physical activities work out fewer calories demand.

(iv) Body weight:- an Obese person need fibrous food more, while slim or lean needs more protein.

(v) Specific Sports Diet:- Various sports need a specific diet like a long-distance runner needs more fat, contact body games player need more protein, strength player needs more carbohydrates.

(vi) Sufficient Roughages:- It is non-nutritive but important, It consist of fibres that found in fruits & vegetables.

(vii) Pregnancy or feeding mother:- Pregnant mother needs an extra diet - carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals etc.

(viii) Diet During Health Problems:- an Injured person should take more protein and minerals patients should be given a diet full of mineral & vitamins.

(ix) Seasonal Food:- Seasonal food is easily available and economical moreover the nutritional value is high.

(x) Climatic Condition:- The effects the diet like in hot places food should have oily fried, while in coaster region the food should be more liquid.

(xi) Natural Diet:- Natural sources of diet are early digested by body less polluted not synthetic food.

(xii) Doctor’s Recommendation:- Diseased or sick person should take accords to doctor recommendation and patient avoid fried food jaundice patience avoid protein.

(xii) Eating habits & social Custome:- They also affect the diet of an individual some takes low vegetable veg. other don’t take it so it is according to customs also.