Malnutrition and Healthy Diet

Malnutrition is the condition that develops when the body is deprived of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function. Malnutrition occurs in people who are either undernourished or over nourished.

Malnutrition refers to getting too little or too much of certain nutrients. It can lead to serious health issues, including stunted growth, eye problems, diabetes and heart disease. Malnutrition affects billions of people worldwide. Some populations have a high risk of developing certain types of malnutrition depending on their environment, lifestyle and resources. The types, symptoms and causes of malnutrition and provides information about prevention and treatment. This session also covered the Nutrition for children, Pregnant women and Breastfeeding mother.

Healthy Diet includes pre-meal preparation, after choosing fresh vegetable one should cut vegetables after washing to prevent the loss of nutrients, during meal do not cook the food on very low or very fast flame it should be done on medium flame only, one should not add much water in food while cooking, cover the food while cooking etc. How the colored food contributes our good health. How one should maintain personal and food hygiene to obtain good nutrients from it. What is the balance diet, why it is important, how and why we should eat that. How and why should we modify our traditional food preparation. she emphasizes them to plant curry leaves tree and drum stick tree. Explained the method to make powder of curry leaves and drum stick leaves.

Resource person showed the video of healthy diet, also explain them healthy food item and their importance for human body