Certainly it is important but not more so than for the health of any organ in the body. Everyone should maintain a healthy well-balanced diet. This consists of enough va-rieties of food to provide you with the essential proteins, vitamins and minerals neces-sary for normal growth and health. Although there are many differing opinions on what you should eat, the simple approach is to eliminate (or at least minimise) junk food as this now contains genetically modified organisms which research shows can be quite harmful to your health. Also try to eliminate sodas, especially diet sodas that contain aspartame.