Monday, July 20, 2009

"NUTRITION. . . .is playing an increasingly visible role"

"You are what you eat!"Of course,no one turns into an orange after an eating an orange.But the essential nutrients of life-all the substances that the body needs to grow and maintain itself-come from foods.Many components of foods become part of the body's cells & tissues.Good food choices give the body what it needs to thrive & grow & do its daily tasks.Choosing the "wrong"foods deprives the of some of the fuel it needs to function properly.The term that is used to identify the food components needed by the body is essential nutrients.So,What'sNUTRITION all about?
In the month of July,we always celebrated the Nutrition Month in the school.Our school give us a different activities to do to celebrate this nutrition month.In the theme:"Wastong Nutrisyon Kailangan,Lifestyle Diseases Iwasan".All the activities we do are like:The oratorical contest,cook festival,& this activity the students show their creativity & talent in cooking,& also they cook different style to show the nutrious food,food festival,moral painting,nutri-quiz,nutri-jingle,etc.Nutrition gives ourselves become healhty.So,nutrition is very important.A well-balance diet is the cornerstone of good health & a protective agent against disease.We need to eat nutritious food & proper eating & we also need to follow the three basic food groups.
Nutrition is playing an increasingly visible role in the health-care setting,thanks to recent clinical studies that link good nutrition to the prevention of diseases.And also nutrition is a nourishing or being nourished & is also the process of feeding.We must give important to our nutrition. . .