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Nutrition is an essential pillar in life, it does not imply only an adequate nutritional status or an appropriate weight, but also involves taking proper food, which is an element that builds the lifestyle of people. So that proper nutrition is one that allows a balance, which promotes the correct state of health of individuals.

This is important at all ages, and each has its peculiarities; for example childhood is a critical period because it is a time of great growth and development, and any nutritional problem to occur at this time will have an impact on the rest of life. So it is important to prevent nutritional problems both excess and deficiency, obesity and emaciation (malnutrition) respectively. In addition care must be taken the proper supply of critical nutrients in this stage are calcium, iron and zinc, any deficiency in any of these nutrients has an impact on the health of children.
Adolescence is also an important period because it becomes to accelerate growth, and take care that the supply of nutrients is correct, in addition to forging some aspects that are part of healthy eating habits.
Pregnancy and lactation is another step to highlight, as it is the period of life of women where the caloric requirement is higher, and adequate nutrition affects not only the woman but also on her son. At this time the critical nutrients are calcium, iron, omega 3 and folic acid.
The other stages of life are important and it is essential to establish a proper diet plan based on the particularities and characteristics of each person.
Proper nutrition is one that:
It provides energy and nutrients needed for health, growth and development

Maintain social and psychological well-being

Getting adequate nutritional status

Nutritional advice is based on different parameters namely:
Age, sex, weight, lifestyle, physical activity, socioeconomic and cultural level Preferences and psychological, physical and social assessment (eg in an obese person, even if we want to establish a low-calorie diet, eating habits if it suffers from a disorder anxiety or depression, while it is not correct, we will not succeed in treatment)