This diet is the set of substances we eat normally and allow us to maintain an adequate state of health and work capacity.

Diet quantitatively correct when it provides adequate strength, enabling the maintenance or achievement of ideal weight and provides all the vitamins and minerals in amounts not less than two-thirds of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) (low calorie diets under 1500 calories does not guarantee) .

Nutrition is any substance in the food necessary for life and live in health. essential nutrients are those that the body can not synthesize (from others) and, therefore, highly dependent on food intake. Nutrients that provide energy and are called macronutrients are proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

Percentage contribution of macronutrients to total calories should:
- 50-55% carbohydrate
- 30-35% fat. (15-20% monounsaturated)
- 10-15% protein.

A healthy diet to lose weight
This is a diet that provides optimal levels of nutrients for the maintenance and regeneration of the body, and low levels of food harmful to health.

Everything you eat throughout the day is a potential drug or poison to our bodies.