Health & Energy · Basics
Nutrition Basics
What the evidence agrees on: energy balance, the three macronutrients, protein targets, fiber, what to limit (added sugar, saturated fat, sodium, ultra-processed foods) and a simple plate model.
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Key idea
Prereqs: none. Next: Training basics; Diets compared. Sources: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020–2025; Harvard T.H. Chan Healthy Eating Plate; Morton et al., protein meta-analysis, *Br J Sports Med* (2018); Hall et al., ultra-processed diet trial, *Cell Metab* (2019).Next: 1. Energy and macros