Question

Discuss why nutrition is a central component in health promotion. What are some of the nutritional challenges for emerging populations? What roles do nutritional deficiency and nutritional excess play in disease?

Answer 1

Good practice of nutrition important component of disease prevention like cancer,atherosclerosis,hypertension,osteoporosis and diabetes..Nutrition contribute to the overall well being it improve quality of life..nutrition care process make efforts on health promotion and disease prevention,which compromise the physical,social,psychological and emotional wellness of person..Good nutrition to promote good health and well being in society..Eating well balance diet provide energy intake and necessary physical activity can help maintain normal weight..Good nutrition sources having relation with disease management and promote better outcomes..Combination of many foods with right amount help to maintain a healthy weight..
Nutrition challenges among population involve in culture,infrastructure and economic status..Obesity,undernutrition,diet-related chronic diseases affect majority of people in the world due to poor nutrition..due to poor economic related with malnutrition tackling global public health concern..
Nutritional deficiency:
when our body lacking for vitamin and minerals there is a development of chronic diseases..It occur when our body does not absorb food from adequate nutrients..it make variety of health problem..Iron deficiency cause anemia, Vitamin A deficiency make our immune system weak against infection..Thiamine deficiency can affect our heart,muscle with damage and nervous system,it leads to wernicke-korsakoff syndrome..Niacin deficiency make dementia and skin disorder..Folate deficiency cause birth defects,growth problem and anemia..cobalamin deficiency cause pernicious anemia..vitamin D deficiency cause osteoporosis..calcium deficiency cause convulsion and abnormal heart rhythms..
Nutrition excess or over nutrition:
Over consumption of certain nutrients and food can cause adverse effects..it can develop with obesity and risk of serious health problem like cardiovascular disease,hypertension,type 2 diabetes and cancer..