<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1przkZ_0wAHYYK000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1przkZ_0wAHYYK000" width="1280" height="720" ></figure><p>(BPT) - Nutrition can be confusing. Every day seems to bring a new headline declaring what's healthy and what's not, whether it’s the Mediterranean Diet, low fat, low carb, DASH, vegan or high protein. With all this diet-of-the-minute hype, it's hard to know what we should be eating. On World Food Day, let’s cut through the noise, go back to basics and focus on nutrients.</p><p>Nutrient density is the right place to start when trying to understand good nutrition and achieve a healthy, balanced diet. This concept refers to how much nutrition you get from food compared to its calories, with the goal being to maximize health benefits. Think leafy greens, broccoli, berries, nuts, seeds and quality protein shakes for nutrient-dense choices. A doughnut? Not so much.</p></div></body>

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(BPT) - Nutrition can be confusing. Every day seems to bring a new headline declaring what's healthy and what's not, whether it’s the Mediterranean Diet, low fat, low carb, DASH, vegan or high protein. With all this diet-of-the-minute hype, it's hard to know what we should be eating. On World Food Day, let’s cut through the noise, go back to basics and focus on nutrients.