Nutrition and Health

Shanavas PH
Govt District Hospital
Palakkad
 Dear Adolescent's
 Take your Health on yours hands
 Nutrition

 Science of food and its relationship to health

 Growth and development of body
Classification of foods

 Animal origin
 Vegetable orgin
 Classification by chemical composition –protein
carbohydrate vitamins minerals
Classification of nutrients

 Macronutrients and micro nutrients

 Organic and inorganic complexes contained in the food are called

nutrients

 Macronutrients –proteins, fats, carbohydrates

 Micronutrients- vitamins ,minerals

 Functions

 Body building

 Repair and maintenance of body tissues

 Other vital functions

Favorites
yummiest…….
Coolest one…..
Lovely one….
Evening mate of us…..
Wow………
CB makes life beautiful…
New entries in our home….
Dream lady
Entertainments…..
Lot of we eat ……finally leads to
morbidities
 Oh oh……

 Life style diseases

 Makes my life depressed and hectic

All my organs gone……….
Dreadful among you all….
Body Mass Index

 Normal BMI= 18.5 to 24.99

 BMI more than 30 = obese
 Weight in kilograms
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( height in meter) 2
Tips to you all ….

 Correct balanced diet is needed

 Lot of calcium rich foods …green leafy vegetables

 Daily intake if food four times per day

 Don’t skip any of the above

 Avoid all types of soft drinks

 Intake of iron is needed ..

 Vitamin and mineral supplementation

Keep in your mind

 Calcium :fatless milk ,curd , pal kata

 Pottasium - to reduce blood pressure . Potato ,fruits ,tender coconut
 vitamin D- orange ,skimmed milk ,fish
 Fiber rich food
 Meat
 Iron and folic acid supplementation
 Exercises
Faulty diet practices

 Low intake of food

 Dieting
 Skipping of food
 Avoid carbohydrate food
 Starvation
above this will help to reduce weight but at the same time body will loose all
the nutrients
How to maintain a good diet practices

 Study about your food ..amount of food ,type of food ,calorie of food

 Avoid sweet ,salt ,fat and introduce more green leafy vegetables ,fruits
,low fat content (meat and milk )

 Fruits and vegetables – half of the diet should be planned accordingly

 Brick red ,red orange colored vegetables contain more vitamin C, fiber
,antioxidants

 Add tomato and green leafy vegetables in your diet

 Grains and pulses

 Meat –avoid red meat

Cont….

 Sodium in proper amount

 Use only one table spoon of salt not more than 2300 mg

 Avoid tin and processed foods

 See the ingredients and caloric value of packed foods

 Concentrate on proper use of sugar

 Control the amount of food

 Influence of media

 Influence of television

 Don’t skip meals

 Extra curricular activates

Daily requirements –calorie

 Calorie -2400 gms

 For males 2700 gms
Practice from the moment onwards
 Water

 2 to 3 liters
 12 glass of water
 Major constituent of body
Pulses and grains
Calcium
Vitamins
Iron
Exercises
Avoid please ….
Balance diet
Success in your health