Nutrition Health - The sad facts on under-developed countries
Having better nutrition health means you will have a better immune system. Having a better immune system means you will not get sick as much. When you are a healthy child you will do much better in school and learn better. Men and women with better nutrition health are stronger and they are more productive which enables them to create opportunities to break the cycle of poverty and hunger. Having better nutrition health is the prime entry point to end poverty and achieving a better quality of life. The world is seeing an increase in obesity and the long term implications of having an unbalanced diet.
Having bad nutrition health leads to chronic diseases such as heart disease cancer and diabetes. The other form would be nutritional deficiency seen in infants, young children and mothers. Both of these forms are associated with significant morbidity and mortality and economic costs. This is seen primarily in countries where both the under nourished and over nourished are living. Poor nutrition health contributes to 1 out of 2 deaths in children under age 5 years old in developing countries with infectious disease. 1 out of 2 children die in Africa with severe mal-nutrition health and poor hospital conditions. 1 out of 4 preschool children suffers form mal nutrition health which can severely affect their mental and physical development. Being pregnant and having poor nutrition health in developing countries not only leads to low birth weight babies but it is a risk factor for neonatal deaths, it can also cause mental retardation poor health blindness and premature death. Even if the babies survive not giving them the proper nutrition health causes premature death as well. The other side of the spectrum is the overweight population.
There are 2 out of 3 overweight and obese people now living in developing countries in the emerging markets and transition economics. It is said that by the year 2010 there will be more obese people living in developing countries then in the developed world. Under and over nutritional problem and other diet related chronic disease make up more then half of the world’s disease and cost hundreds of millions of dollars in public expenditure. The world health organization (WHO) is working on fighting these disease in developing countries as well as developed countries in hopes to make healthy living a priority to everyone. They make it a policy. Taking care of your body and watching what types of food you put into it are very important for a healthy lifestyle. Find more information on this topic on the internet. You can also find books with a lot of information.