Each person thrives for a healthy body and sound mind. A healthy diet plays a crucial role in achieving such a goal. It would be really great if everyone could be slim and maintain a sleek figure. However, genetically some people are more susceptible to obesity than others, not to mention that each person has a different metabolism capacity. Still, a little discretion in food habits along with physical activity and exercise can help us to achieve and maintain a good body weight without being obese. A healthy diet also paves the way to a healthy lifestyle and may help avoid chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, some kinds of cancer etc.