...approved by nutritionists so it needs to be changes. The foods do not contain fresh fruits, green vegetables, pulses or right amount of any nutrition filled foods so it is required to change the menu as differently as it can be so that proper nutrition can be given. This is not right since it can result in several health issues and so it is crucial that there be a change in the regulations for food served in public schools. Thesis Statement: Food leads to healthy mind and body, healthy mind and body leads to education, Education leads to development. Which means ultimately a healthy food can lead to development. So it is very important to eat well and hence change in regulations is essential. History and status of the issue The program of free education in public schools has been there for quite a long time and the pressure on these schools is significantly growing since the number of children entering and enrolling the public schools is significantly growing. All of this results in making it very difficult for the government to ensure appropriate levels of nutrition in the food served in these public schools all around the nation (B. Karen Wednesday, 2011). In this way the present status of the issue is that the food served in the public schools is not at par with the quality of the food and nutrition levels that is required by growing children. There is a need for...
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...Impact of Poor Nutrition on the Academic Performance of Grade Seven learners: A Case of Zimbabwe Kudzai Chinyoka Great Zimbabwe University Department of Educational Foundations Email: chinyokak@gmail.com Doi:10.5296/ijld.v4i3.6169 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v4i3.6169 Abstract This paper examined the impact of poor nutrition on the academic performance of grade seven learners at two primary schools in Chivi, Zimbabwe. Its main objective is to identify mitigation policies and measures designed to reduce negative effects of poor nutrition on children’s academic performance. Malnutrition remains one of the major obstacles to human well-being affecting all areas of a child's growth and development, including performance in the classroom. The study is grounded in Maslow’s motivational and needs theory. In this study, a qualitative phenomenological case study design was used with focus group discussions, interviews and observations as data collection instruments to twelve (12) grade seven learners, three (3) headmasters and four (4) teachers, purposively sampled in Masvingo province. Findings revealed that malnutrition affected physical growth, cognitive development and it consequently impacts on academic performance, health and survival of learners. Malnutrition also deepens poverty due to increased health care costs. The study also established that hungry and undernourished grade seven learners were not able to take on physical work and sporting activities...
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...deficiencies in micronutrients; accounted for 58% of the total mortality in the same year. Under nutrition contributes to almost 35% of the estimated 7.6 million deaths under-5 deaths; consequently affecting the future health and socioeconomic development and productive potential of the society. The malnourished are unable to live a normal life, are less likely to fulfill their potential as human beings and cannot contribute fully to the development of their own countries. Nutrition is the provision of adequate energy and nutrients (in terms of amount and mix and timelines) to the cells for them to perform their physiological function of (growth, reproduction, defence, repair e.t.c). The World Health Organization defines malnutrition as "the cellular imbalance between supply of nutrients & energy and the body's demand for them to ensure growth, maintenance, and specific functions”. Malnutrition comprises both; Under nutrition and Over nutrition The World Health Organization (WHO) says that malnutrition is by far the largest contributor to child mortality globally, currently present in 45 percent of all cases. Underweight births and inter-uterine growth restrictions are responsible for about 2.2 million child deaths annually in the world. Deficiencies in vitamin A or zinc cause 1 million deaths each year. WHO adds that malnutrition during childhood usually results in worse health and lower educational achievements during adulthood. Malnourished...
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...Issues such as infectious disease, nutrition, and occupational health and safety are addressed. I will discuss the issue of nutrition in relation to public health in this paper addressed in this film with regards to meat farming, fast food, and genetic modification and antibiotic use in the food industry. Infectious pathogens such as E. coli have also been quieted by large meat companies and are brought to light in this film and I have addressed this issue below. It is imperative that the way America handles food changes or there will be major implications for the health of our population. “Food, Inc.” provides...
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...Nutrition and Health: The Recent Changes into the School Breakfast and Lunch Mercy Becky 11- 02-2013 Abstract The present and future wellbeing of children is affected by the type of food they eat. Since children get most of their calorie intake from school lunch and breakfast, schools contribute to their lifelong health and dietary patterns. Schools have to be models for healthy eating habits. Improving school meal program is very crucial in our children nutrition and health. Especially as childhood obesity is a big concern in our nation and it is a cause for many chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes, blood pressure and high cholesterol. Different studies and researches have shown that school meals are risk factors for childhood obesity. In an effort to stop obesity and the associated health risks, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama to change School Lunch Program (SLNP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). The Law requires USDA to establish science based nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools during the school day. With the law signed there are different issues that come with it including the economic situation, the health of the population being served and the process and benefits of the program. Nutrition and Health: The Recent Changes into the School Lunch and Breakfast One of the issues related with the recent change in school lunch and breakfast is the economic situation. The government increased...
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...Hunger Data The world hunger problem: Facts, figures and statistics • In the Asian, African and Latin American countries, well over 500 million people are living in what the World Bank has called "absolute poverty" • Every year 15 million children die of hunger • For the price of one missile, a school full of hungry children could eat lunch every day for 5 years • Throughout the 1990's more than 100 million children will die from illness and starvation. Those 100 million deaths could be prevented for the price of ten Stealth bombers, or what the world spends on its military in two days! • The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving- Since you've entered this site at least 200 people have died of starvation. Over 4 million will die this year. • One in twelve people worldwide is malnourished, including 160 million children under the age of 5. United Nations Food and Agriculture • The Indian subcontinent has nearly half the world's hungry people. Africa and the rest of Asia together have approximately 40%, and the remaining hungry people are found in Latin America and other parts of the world. Hunger in Global Economy • Nearly one in four people, 1.3 billion - a majority of humanity - live on less than $1 per day, while the world's 358 billionaires have assets exceeding the combined annual incomes of countries with 45 percent of the world's people. UNICEF ...
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...Countless presenters, power points, handouts, and informational breakout sessions are what volunteers of a community relay for life endure for a day. Summit is a place to engage in learning about cancer and the ways it affects us. The prominent speaker of Northwest region Summit this year was a nutritionist. Her presentation was so compelling it helped give me the desire to change my life. The main part of her speech that stood out was how she linked cancer to poor nutrition. In today’s world we are constantly on the go. It is much easier and faster to pick up a big mac, super-sized fry, and large coke at McDonald’s rather than to go home and cook a healthy meal. Adding all this greasy and unhealthy food in our daily diet is putting the dietary chemicals off balance in our system. This allows our bodies to be more suitable to disease and poor health. Along with poor nutrition, lack of daily vitamins, and the absence of physical activity are growing factors in the link between unhealthy bodies and cancer. Going to school fifteen hours a week, working a part time job, and making time for yourself and the ones we love is hard to balance as a college student. Majority of college students gain a significant amount of weight their freshman year due to the inability to balance those things properly. Many times the physical activity is non-exist and unhealthy habits are gained. Without the physical activity our bodies cannot healthily process our circulatory system the correct...
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...Garcia September 13, 2014 Nutritional Status 2 Abstract In the past few years, the Philippine Government as well as medical experts all over the country have expressed their concern about the ongoing problem of poor nutrition of youths all over the country. Most of people are aware that this is a serious problem and it deserves more attention but not all are aware how huge is the scope of the problem. This literature review examines how nutrition affects the academic performance of a child. The paper shows the effects of malnutrition and vitamin deficiency on the academic performance of school children . This examination points out the limitation and effectiveness of our current solutions to this problem and suggest the need for a comprehensive way to face this complex problem. Nutritional Status 3 Effects of Nutritional Status on Academic Performance of Elementary Students...
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...developing countries. Second, due to pests, farmer has to put out so much money to buy TONS of chemical pesticide annually, then we know that chemical is not good to be consumed and it potentially caused health hazard. And using the pesticide also fertilizers can poison the supply and cause harm to the environment. So by using GMO (ex; corn, beans, etc) could help to reduce those problems and saving money. * Herbicide tolerance * GMOs crops are able to fight the weeds that are growing around. And rather than buying herbicides to destroy weeds, it consume times, cost a lot and expensive process. Because weeds could take the nutrition that should be taken by the crops. * Disease resistance * Viruses and fungi and caused plant disease. * Cold or Drought tolerance * Now we know that plant grows in the cultivated areas only. But how about the cold and drought, which in people needs, staple food such as rice, potatoes, vegetables, etc? Especially in the drought because plant needs water moisture soil. Well by using GMOs it makes plant be able to grow in long period in the drought and high salt contain in soil and groundwater will help people to grow crops. Africa. * Nutrition * Malnutrition has been making many countries suffer especially those poor countries like in Africa. In 2002 in Zambia, there were thousands people struggled to get food, and then the president couldn’t afford them enough foods. In time the president was going to contribute...
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...Rickets Human Biology September 17, 2011 Most people know that good nutrition is important for good health. But not many people realize the importance a healthy diet can have on their health and their children’s health for years to come. A good diet helps children grow, develop, and do well in school. It also helps young and older adults to work productively and feel their best. Without a proper diet or a serious lack of nutrition a person is making his or her self susceptible to all sorts of diseases. All people, young and old, need to have a healthy and nutritional diet if they want to avoid the many diseases caused by poor nutrition. One disease young children are at risk for is rickets. Rickets is caused by a vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus deficiency. Rickets is the softening and weakening of the bones in children. Skeletal deformities and fractures can occur because the bones are so soft and weak. Rickets can also cause dental issues, bone deformities, muscle weaknesses and several other serious health issues (Wagner & Greer, 2008). Rickets is seen in children during periods of rapid physical development because during growth a great deal of vitamin D, phosphorus, and calcium are needed. The predominant cause for rickets is a vitamin D deficiency, but lack of adequate calcium in the diet may also lead to rickets. Although it can occur in adults, the majority of cases occur in children suffering from severe malnutrition, usually resulting from famine or...
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...Chapter I THE PROBLEM Introduction Nutritional status is a measurement of how well the nutrients in your diet are meeting the physiologic needs of your body. Health care professionals like registered dietitians, nurse and physicians are trained to review and assess many different parameters to assess a persons nutritional status. They do this through the use of medical tests and other tools that provide dietary information. Nutritional status is the balance between the intake of nutrients by an organism and the expenditure of these in the process of growth, reproduction, and health maintenance. Because this process in highly complex and quite individualized, nutritional status assessment can be directed at a wide variety of aspects of nurtures. These ranges from nutrient levels in the body, to the products of their metabolism, and to the functional processes they regulate. Nutritional status can be measured for individuals as well as for populations. http://www.answers.com/topic/assessment-of-nutritional-status#ixzz1zFO5MZFB/06-30-12 In children, growth charts have been developed to allow researches and clinicians to assess weight-and-height-for-age. For children, low height-for-age considered stunting, while low weight-for-height indicates wasting. Accurate measurement of individual nutritional status is required in clinical practice. Population measures are more important in research...
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...University of Phoenix Material Nutrition and Health Worksheet Use Ch. 1 of Contemporary Nutrition, Ch. 2 of Visualizing Nutrition, supplemental course materials, the University Library, the Internet, or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words. 1. What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and disease. It includes the processes by which the human organism ingests digests, absorbs, transports, and excretes foods substances. Nutrition also focuses on how diseases, conditions and problems can be prevented with a healthy diet. Nutrients are essential to our everyday lives because it provides the nutrients that our bodies need to function on a daily basis. Each person has his or her individual nutritional need and it also assist with how the brain works. 2. What is the connection between nutrition and health? Nutrition involves identifying how certain diseases conditions or problems may be caused by dietary factors, such as poor diet, food allergies, metabolic diseases. The connection between nutrition and health is that if the body is not receiving the proper nutrients then a person is jeopardizing his or her health. A good nutrients practice ensures a person’s health and everyday functions. Food gives us the fuel to think and the energy to move our muscles. The micronutrients, the vitamins, the minerals are there so that...
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...water in a particular region over a particular time scale.” (Ebi. pg. 1319) Climate change can affect people in poverty. It impacts human health and can cause long term effects on your life. Climate Change can cause air borne diseases, waterborne illnesses your body to change temperatures, mental health issues, and even cause fires. Poverty also increases the risk of human health due to climate change. People in poverty do not have enough money to afford heat or air conditioning. They also do not have money for good health care when they become sick. They often barely have enough money to afford over the counter prescriptions. The cost of doctors fees can be hard...
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...Nutrition for Health and Social Care Nutrition Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism According to WHO, Nutrition is the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. Good nutrition – an adequate, well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity – is a cornerstone of good health. Poor nutrition can lead to reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development, and reduced productivity. Concepts of Nutritional Health Food Food is any substances eaten to nourish the body. Food can be solid or liquid and can be taken by mouth, by tube or even directly into the vein. Diet A diet refers to the types of food eaten regularly by an individual. The word diet does not necessarily refer to a weight loss diet. A person’s diet means all the meals and snacks they eat. Meals and Snacks The traditional pattern of eating three meals a day still exists in some households, but a significant number of people gain a lot of their food intake from snacks. Some people have snacks between meals if they feel hungry and sometimes just because the food is there. Snacks are not necessarily unhealthy. Nutrients Nutrients are the specific chemical constituents of food that provide energy or support growth, repair or normal functioning of the body. Protein, carbohydrates...
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...comprehend the scope and nature of this epidemic. Children spend the majority of their day in school and most of them eat breakfast or lunch at least once a day in the school cafeteria. Is it possible that high calorie processed foods that are served in school cafeteria’s can be contributed to childhood obesity? In this paper, I will discuss the effects of childhood obesity, what I believe contributes to it, the proper nutrition that children need to stay healthy, and what can be done to prevent this from happening in the future. It is important to understand what our children are eating at school and if the foods they are eating can potentially cause them to become obese. Childhood obesity has escalated over the past decades and is only getting worse. According to The National Academies Press, (2005) “Nationwide, roughly nine million children over six years of age are obese— with elevated risks of both health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and poor quality of life, possibly throughout adulthood”. Obesity can cause numerous health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and even death. Obesity in our children is now, more than ever, becoming a serious threat. Obesity affects almost everyone, whether it is a family member, a friend, or even yourself. I believe that it is essential for us as a community to speak up and to do what it takes to prevent the obesity rate from becoming higher. Childhood obesity occurs when a child is...
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