Professional nutritional advice is available and healthy eating plans can be devised to suit the individual. Nutrition is required by our bodies to maintain life, aid growth and reproduction and to obtain normal functions. It also ensures that our energy levels meet our activity output and ensures the correct structure and regulation of our bodies. By taking time to make sure we eat a healthy balanced diet, we could be preventing possible future illnesses, have a longer life expectancy and in doing so; achieving a much higher quality of life.