Nutrition is an input to and foundation for
health and development. It is the building blocks of a well-toned
body. Proper nutrition is necessary for a happy life and healthy
world. Better nutrition means stronger immune systems, less
illness and better health. Healthy children learn better.
Healthy people are stronger, are more productive and more
able to create opportunities to gradually break the cycles
of both poverty and hunger in a sustainable way. Better nutrition
is a prime entry point to ending poverty and a milestone to
achieving better quality of life. So, nutrition is vital for
the growth of a society. But the fact is that rampant poverty
has gripped the lives of millions of people living across
the world especially in the third world countries. Poor nutrition
contributes to 1 out of 2 deaths. 1 out of 2 children in Africa
with severe malnutrition dies during hospital treatment due
to inappropriate care. Under-nutrition among pregnant women
in developing countries leads to 1 out of 6 infants born with
low birth weight. This is not only a risk factor for neonatal
deaths, but also causes learning disabilities, mental, retardation,
poor health, blindness and premature death.
Freedom from hunger and malnutrition is a basic human right
and their alleviation is a fundamental prerequisite for human
and national development. WHO has traditionally focused on
the vast magnitude of the many forms of nutritional deficiency,
along with their associated mortality and morbidity in infants,
young children and mothers. However, the world is also seeing
a dramatic increase in other forms of malnutrition characterized
by obesity and the long-term implications of unbalanced dietary
and lifestyle practices that result in chronic diseases such
as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.
Due to increase in the problem of obesity,
hospitals are recruiting dietitians in large numbers. They
are specialized people who guide people to have a well-balanced
diet and in the process regain a healthy body.
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