There is no aspect of your life that is not influenced by the types of foods you eat. When you choose to eat healthy foods, especially vegetables, you will experience a number of positive results. Vegetables contain plenty of vitamins and minerals that the body needs to function optimally, including a high concentration of antioxidants, fiber, and other essential proteins that the body needs to perform its daily bodily functions. Fruits and vegetables are among the best sources of vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting foods (Mahima et al, 2013), so when you completely ignore vegetables, not only will you be less healthy, but there will be many negative effects. side effects that you may experience. Lack of energy, weight gain, possible illnesses, and depressed mood are just a few negative side effects of not eating vegetables and healthy foods. Your body will lack the essential vitamins and minerals it needs to perform its internal and external functions, thus leading to a feeling of chronic fatigue and a point where a nap is necessary. Additionally, the sugars and fats in highly processed foods will lead us down the path to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and feelings of chronic fatigue. In this article, it will discuss how eating healthier foods will increase physical performance, both in the gym and in extracurricular activities such as sports. Food fuels your life. It is assumed that eating healthier foods will not only improve your mood, bodily functions and physical performance, but will also make you feel, look and be healthier. The following literature review will attempt to demonstrate and support the fact that when a person eats a healthier diet, it not only leads to...... middle of paper ...... it is what every person should strive for. Throughout this article, we present methods and information on how people can eat and why they should eat healthier foods. This article is one of the best sources related to my hypothesis and is probably one of the most factual and probative. This article was written in 2013, so there is no need to question the information since it is a new study, it is very reliable and has almost no negative aspects. Overall, these two articles contain a lot of information and both compare the impact of a healthy diet on physical activity. They both relate very well to my topic and are among the best sources on nutrition and physical activity. When people cannot increase their physical performance at the gym or in other physical activities, they may resort to medication in order to