Nutrition

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Nutrition
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Objectives

• To know the different classes of food and the
  role its play in our organism
• To understand the mechanism in winging

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Why do we eat?

• We eat to live

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What are the needs of our organism?

• Energy
• Minerals for construction

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Different classes of food

• Protein
• Fat and oil
• Glucose
• Mineral salt
• Vitamin
• Water

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Classification and role of food
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Classification and role of food (next)
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Feeding varies with

• Age
• Physical activity
• State of health
• NB Disordered feeding can lead to malnutrition
  (kwashiorkor)

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Breast feeding

• Its to feed the baby with breast milk
• Colostrums its the first yellow liquid the baby
  feeds on after birth. It prepares the digestive
  tract

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Advantages of breast milk

• Economical
• Practical
• Hygienic
• Digestible
• Complete
• Its an excellent contraceptive if the baby is
  fed exclusively and intensively on breast milk.
  Without the apparition of first menses and this
  within the six months after delivery.
• Reinforcing mother and child relationship

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Weaning

• This is the act of gradually withdrawing the baby
  from breast milk, Adding progressively other
  meals besides breast milk

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Practical cases

• 6 months light pap Soya beans or the York of
  egg or fish.
• 7-8 months Add bread and milk in babys food
• 8-12 months Feed baby with meals rich in body
  building
• From 12 months, complete meals with fruits and
  milk

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Enrich pap

• Corn Soya beans (3 spoon of pap 1spoon of
  soya beans
• Corn smoke fish (3 spoon of pap 1spoon of
  smoked and grind fish
• Corn egg york
• Corn milk
• Corn groundnut

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Conclusion

• Quality is better than quantity