We talk about "adapted eating" rather than "balanced eating". But what do we mean by that, and how should we adapt our diet?

• Your energy expenditure. Depending on your professional and/or physical activity, the amount ingested should not be the same!
• To your age. A teenager should eat more than a retiree, even if he remains active. A 10-year-old child already has higher energy needs than his mother, unless she is very sports-oriented.
• To your size. A person who is 190cm tall may need more nutritional input than a person who is 160cm tall, depending of course on physical activity, age and gender.
• To your gender. Women's metabolism is different from men's. Generally, men have more muscle mass, heavier bones and less body fat than women. Men's food intake should therefore be adapted accordingly.
• To the needs of your enteric nervous system; more simply put, to the state of our intestine and its ability to digest food well. We are seeing an increasing number of individuals who are faced with food sensitivities (gluten, lactose, casein, FODMAPs, etc.). Rather than getting used to excluding certain foods, it is better to reseed the colon with good bacteria...
• To hormonal and brain rhythms. The needs of our cells are not the same in the morning, at noon, late afternoon or evening. The nutrients assimilated can have a positive or more negative impact on our physiology depending on the time they are ingested.
• To direct and indirect environment and its ecological impact. All this while consuming seasonal products and favoring, as much as possible, local agriculture in order to reduce the carbon footprint and support the regional economy.
• Your medical history, depending on your health journey, your pathologies, any medication.
• To your economic means. Eating well doesn't necessarily cost a lot!