Category: Nutrition

Obesity is a rapidly growing threat to the health of people worldwide, and will most likely lead to other life threatening diseases if not treated. According to the WHO Consultation (2000), Obesity has been around since the end of the Persian rule in 332 BC, but insufficient knowledge was known about the present condition. Some…

When we eat natural products, our stock of energy increments in a matter of seconds; this is one of the prime advantages of organic products that we can use in our bustling timetables. This is the motivation behind why competitors frequently eat organic product during and after exercise and why diets for pregnant moms quite…

There are numerous vitamins and minerals that are essential for body development and preventing diseased called micronutrients. These are not produced naturally by the human body and need to be obtained through diet. Nutritional deficiency occurs when the body does not absorb or acquire the amount of nutrients it requires due to either a bad…

Nutritional intervention is put into place to correct an issue at hand. The major concerns that are presented could be low birth weight children, school performance or etc. When nutritional intervention comes into place it provides support to overcome the obstacles at hand to make the situation better. Within this intervention, the ones involved and…

Vitamin E is a soluble fat nutrient and acts as an antioxidant. Which means it protects the body from damage resulting from free radicals. Free radicals cause harm to tissues, tissues and organs. It prevents clogging of blood vessels. Vitamin E is important because it boosts your immune system, fight bacteria and viruses. Causes and…

The object that I have chosen for this essay is tea, as this object is one of the most important agricultural products in Africa. While coffee might seem to be the go-to hot beverage, the world actually runs on tea. Tea is the most popular drink in the world after water, and in the United…

A lot is changing in our world today and a vast majority of this change occurs in Nutrition. Nutrition is a constantly evolving area of research and I must evolve with it. I was very certain that after my undergraduate degree, I would broaden my horizon and have a feel of a new experience in…

Introduction Obesity was defined as excessive or abnormal fat accumulation that may impair health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index, a persons weight (in kilograms) divided by the sq. of his or her height (in meters). A person having a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. A person…

Introduction: Examining the Rise in Bottled Water Consumption Water is the most important and vital issue in our everyday life, it has a significant effect on our well-being , hence most governments have tried to provide clean and safe drinking water to its inhabitants. However, a rising global consumption of plastic bottled water has been…

There’s a reason nutritionists recommend drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day while limiting soda  or better yet, avoiding it altogether. Water is calorie-free, hydrating and the benefits are many. Soda is loaded with sugar and calories but does nothing for your health. While the sweetness of the carbonated beverage may be…