Nutrition is the science that deals with all the various factors of which food is composed and the way in which proper nourishment is brought about. The science of foods, the nutrients and the substances therein, their action, interaction and balance in relation to health and diseases. Nutrition science is the area of knowledge regarding the role of food in the maintenance of good health. Thus nutrition is the study of food at work in our body.
Food is anything solid or liquid that has a chemical composition which enables it, when swallowed to do one or more of the following
1. Provide the body with the material from which it can produce heat, or any for m of energy.
2. Provide material to allow growth, maintenance, repair or reproduction to proceed.
Supply substances, which normally regulate the production of energy or the process of growth, repair or reproduction.
Good nutrition requires a satisfactory diet, which is capable of supporting the individual consuming it, in a state of good health by providing the desired nutrients in required amounts. It must provide the right amount of fuel to execute normal physical activity. If the total amount of nutrients provided in the diet is insufficient, a state of under nutrition will develop.
Nutrition is one key to developing and maintaining a state of health that is optimal for you. In addition, poor diets coupled with a sedentary lifestyle are known to be risk factors for life- threatening chronic diseases and death: Heart disease, Stroke, Hypertension, Diabetes and some forms of Cancer. The major health problems are largely caused by excessive energy intake and not enough physical activity.
There is increasing evidence that nutrition—what we eat and what we don't eat— may be related to as many cases of avoidable cancers as tobacco use. Nutrition stresses the use of whole food as a medicine. Nutrition is an essential part of healing in many indigenous societies. Whole food and natural diet is an effective answer to many health complaints and conditions.
Prevention is preferable to cure
Food Charts:
Group 1:
BREAKFAST:
Milk, Butter, Carrot Pudding, Almond Pudding, Pumpkin Pudding, Oats, Herbal Tea,
LUNCH:
Curry of: Radish, Carrot, Turnip, Beet Root , Pumpkins, Okra, Courgette, Boiled Rice, Moong Daal (Yellow Lentils), Chapatti,
Lettuce, Custard, Oats
DINNER:
Same as Lunch, including Herbal Tea
FRUITS:
Banana, melon, Guava, water melon, leachy, Sugar cane, Cucumber
Group 2:
BREAKFAST:
Egg Pudding, Pistachio, walnuts, Dates, Mango Pulp in Syrup, Honey
LUNCH:
Lamb, Black Gram, Onion, Ginger, Mint, Garlic, Methi (Fenugreek), Green Lentils, Chapatti
DINNER:
Same as Lunch, including Herbal Tea
FRUITS:
Mango, Papaya, Apricot, Grapes, Mulberry, Coconut
Group 3:
BREAKFAST:
Peanuts, Sultans, Fried Egg, egg omelet with gram flour, Yogurt, Gooseberry in Syrup,
Herbal tea: boil 2 Cloves and a piece of cinnamon in 1 cup of water for 3 minutes and add 3 drops of lemon juice
LUNCH:
Fish, Chicken, Beef, Bitter Gourd, Peas, Cabbage, Tomato, Aubergine, Spinach, Mango, lemon and green pepper pickles,
Cauliflower, Potatoes, Gram Flour, Corn
DINNER:
Same as Lunch, including Herbal Tea
FRUITS:
Apple, Orange, Jambulam, Peach, Pomegranate, Plum, Pineapple, Cherries, Strawberries
