Essays on Nutrition

Gender and nutrition are intricate parts of the vicious cycle of poverty. Gender inequality can be a cause as well as an effect of hunger and malnutrition. Not surprisingly, higher levels of gender inequality are associated with higher levels of under nutrition, both acute and…

A teenager should be eating the correct amount of fruits and vegetables as they are incredibly important in everyone’s diet and a teenager should be eating a minimum amount of around 2 cups of fruit and 3 cups of vegetables daily as they contain many…

Genetically modified foods are foods that have had their DNA altered in some way by insertion or deletion of genes to increase the survival or nutrition (Maghari, 2011). The debate surrounding this issue involves a range of facts and opinions concerning today’s world and that…

Obesity is the condition in which so much body fat is accumulated which might lead to number of serious health problems such as heart disease, type two diabetes, and stroke. This problem has become dramatically increasing throughout Saudi Arabia. Statistically, 67. 5% of Saudi female…

Gastrointestinal effects The number of bioactive components extracted from Pistacia species are so abundant including terpenoids, sterols and phenolic agents. These plants have many biological activities including anti-microbial, antioxidant, cytotoxic and phytotoxicity effects due to its chemical constituents. The antimicrobial activities of Pistacia species have…

The observed centre The centre has hold the SPARK certification for a couple of years and has recently participated and gotten the Healthy Meals in Pre-schools Programme (HMPP) (Health Promotion Board (HPB), 2018). This programme, centres will have to follow the guidelines of healthy eating…

Our Daily Food Intake Requirements What do we really need as far as daily food intake? Are we determining this need based on calorie needs alone, or do we factor in our vitamin and mineral needs? If you were to ask the average person, the…

David Zinczenko; a renowned American publisher and a Nutrition and Wellness editor with ABC News is known for his notable article “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko that cuts across the mould and calls to arms the fast food industry for playing a major…

“Nutrition is the scientific study of our consumption and use of nutrients.” Different processes occur in your body and your body needs regular maintenance to keep it working. A group in Australia that deals with a specific nutrition issue is female gymnasts. Gymnasts typically spend…

I have always been passionate about eating healthy, although my eating habits are not always the best. I grew up on a dairy farm and would snack like crazy throughout the day and would only get a full nutritious meal for Sunday dinner. For most…

The capacity of farming to help developing populaces has been a worry for generations and keeps on being high on the worldwide arrangement motivation. The annihilation of neediness and craving was incorporated as one of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals received in 2000. One…

Miss E has developed dysphagia, inflammation of the throat, goiter, acid reflux, lethargy and being continually tired. She no longer likes eating meat because food sticks in her throat and she has difficulty swallowing the food. Her purchasing power has reduced; thus, she cannot buy…

A good plate of lettuce is good all year round. In the fridge, and also in supermarkets, it is essential to find lettuce, in any of its variants. We could say that, over the years, lettuce has made a silent revolution: it has diversified the…

Veganism is a type of a diet that is free of anything related meat, dairy products, eggs, honey, or any other animal-generated products. Some people choose veganism because of their affection towards animals, others because of the health benefits (this is debatable, but more about…

As stated earlier, grapes were brought over to North America by Spanish missionaries to produce wine. It is indicated that when the Europeans first came to North America, grapes grew so exceptionally, they named the place “Vineland”. Grape species that are native to us are…