Discuss why nutrition is a central component in health promotion. What are some of the nutritional challenges for emerging populations? What roles do nutritional deficiency and nutritional excess play in disease?
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Person health promotion relies heavily on nutrition. What we consume on a regular basis has a strong effect on our well-being. Nutrition and physical activity are at the forefront of good health. It is an essential part of health promotion since diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and stroke can be avoided by eating a well-balanced, healthy diet. Diseases are caused by both excess and a shortage of nutrients. Individuals’ wellbeing will be improved by providing health education on nutrition, a balanced lifestyle, and exercise.Obesity and noncommunicable disorders are caused by inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables, a high fat, sugar, and salt diet, and a sedentary lifestyle. Obesity, cholesterol, diabetes, cardiac failure, starvation, weak bone strength, retinopathy, cancer, and stroke are both caused by a lack of nutrients. Healthy People 2020 focuses on wellness to improve fitness by educating citizens on the importance of eating a well-balanced diet to avoid chronic diseases linked with obesity (ODPHP, n.d).
Cultural minorities and abandoned people are among the newcomers. Noncommunicable diseases such as obesity, hunger, overweight, chronic disease, elevated blood pressure, type 2 diabetics, certain cancers, and low bone density are common in this population due to a lack of balanced diet, insufficient preventive care, and low wages. These issues are becoming more prevalent and difficult to address as a result of low socioeconomic status, readily accessible fast meals, low-cost foods, and an abundance of heavily packaged foods on the market (Grand Cannon University, 2018). Providing health lessons on a well-balanced diet at a young age, as well as making nutritious meals accessible, will help to control such digestive issues.
The disease was exacerbated by both a food imbalance and a surplus of nutrients. For example, nutritional overload, especially processed carbohydrates, and saturated fats, as well as physical inactivity, will result in chronic inflammatory diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, while a shortage of nutrients will result in growth retardation, low immune, and classic conditions such as scurvy, osteoporosis, depression, and xerophthalmia (Oz,2017.)
References
Grand Canyon University (Ed). (2018). Health promotion: Health & wellness across the continuum. Retrieved fromhttps://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs429vn/health-promotion-health-and-wellness-across-the-continuum/v1.1/Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (n.d.).
Nutrition, physical activity, and obesity. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/leading-health-indicators/2020-lhi-topics/Nutrition-Physical-Activity-and-Obesity/dataOz, H. S. (2017). Nutrients, Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases.Nutrients,9(10), 1085. doi.org/10.3390 Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5691702/ NRS429VN Topic 4: Cultural Competence and Nutrition in Health Promotion