What is diet?
Q: What is diet?
A: Diet is the sum of food that is eaten by a person or another organism.
Q: What are dietary habits?
A: Dietary habits are the usual decisions someone or a culture makes when choosing what foods to eat.
Q: Why do people become overweight?
A: People become overweight because they have moved from manual work to office-type work, and to houses which have washing machines (et cetera) without changing their eating habits got during childhood.
Q: What does proper nutrition require?
A: Proper nutrition requires a proper ingestion and absorption of vitamins, minerals, and food energy in the form of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Q: How can diets affect health and mortality?
A: Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in health and mortality as they can define cultures and play a role in religion.
Q: What happens when someone says they are "dieting"?
A: When someone says they are "dieting", it means that they are trying to lose weight.
Q: What is a fad diet?
A: A fad diet is a type of diet that becomes popular for a short time without any major health organizations recommending it.
