Day 4- International Nutritional Week 2K22

 

NUTRITION WEEK CELEBRATIONS-DAY 4

Mrs Leela Rani, Director Lee Health Domain, Lee Pharmae Limited, Duvvada, Visakhapatnam

SPEAKER: FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NEUTRACEUTICALS.

 

OUR PLANET, OUR HEALTH, OUR FUTURE”.

Preventive health care:

-Nutrition.

-Movement.

-Passion and Purpose.

-Rest and Relaxation.

-Spirituality.

 

Impact of optimal nutrition:

-Immunity

-Sleep Quality

-Growth and Development

-Energy and Endurance

-cognitive function

-Joint health

-Disease

-Fatigue and Tiredness.

 

FUNCTIONAL FOODS:

-Foods that included additional benefits beyond those covered by nutrition.

-examples of functional foods are; Fruits: berries, kiwi, pears, peaches, apples, oranges, and bananas. Vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, kale, spinach, zucchini.Nuts: almonds, cashews, pistachios, macadamia nuts, Brazil nuts. Seeds: chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds.

 

FORTIFIED FOODS:

-A food that has extra nutrients added to it or has nutrients added that are not normally there.

-Breakfast cereals.

Bread.Eggs, Fruit juice, Soy milk and other milk alternatives, Milk, Yogurt, and

MILLETS A SOLUTION TO AGRARIAN AND NUTRITIONAL CHALLENGES:

-Sustainable crop substitutes are needed to meet world hunger (cereal demand) and to improve the income of farmers. The role of millets cannot be ignored for achieving sustainable means of nutritional security.

-The demand for food will increase proportionately with the growth in the world

population.

“MILLET A SHRI DANYA AND NOT NIKRISHTA DANYA”.

-Millets are a powerhouse of nutrients. They have reclaimed their space in the kitchen of those more health-conscious. Millets boost your health and improve weight loss, besides being gluten-free. Speak to any fitness enthusiast, and they will vouch for the miraculous benefits of eating millet.

Processing of millets:

1.    Soaking(malting).

2.    Germination.

3.    Fermentation.

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the year 2022-23 would be the 'International Year of Millets'. "Support will be given for post-harvest value addition, enhancing domestic consumption and branding millet products nationally as well as internationally," she said.

Nutraceuticals:

-Nutraceuticals is a broad umbrella term that is used to describe any product derived from food sources with extra health benefits in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foods.

-the role of nutraceuticals:

=Improves mental health, builds immunity, supports reproductive health, treats inflammation, improves gut health, and supports cardiac health.

Mechanism of neutraceuticals:

A nutraceutical can be defined as a substance that has a physiological advantage or provides protection from chronic disease. Nutraceuticals can be used to improve health, delay the ageing process, prevent chronic disease, increase life expectancy, or support the structure or function of the body.

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