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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsWith an objective to raise awareness on the increasing malnutrition in the country and providing steps to prepare nutritive diets, Sri Ramachandra Medical University organised the National Nutrition Week from September 1 to 6 in their college premises.An initiative by the Clinical nutrition department of the University jointly with the Ministry of Women and Child development, the week was aptly named ‘Nutrition Awareness — The key to a healthy nation.’ The week came to a close with a day-long workshop emphasizing on the need for a nutritive diet in shaping health.Mohammed Nauman, Deputy Technical Adviser, Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Child and Women Development said that the purpose of organising such initiatives was to formulate strategies in addressing malnutrition. “In the process of organising initiatives like this, we bring out a host of nutritive recipes for the benefit of the people,” he addedNauman hoped that the students take this learning forward by carrying forward the importance of nutrition and health by putting all that is learnt into practise.Kanmani, Deputy Director, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Government of Tamil Nadu stressed upon the fact that nutrition starts with the baby in the womb. “It is of extreme importance to keep a tab on a healthy and nutritive intake of food by the mother while she is carrying. That is when nutrition begins for the yet to be born baby”, explained Kanmani Kanmani expressed that initiatives like this are helping create awareness on taking to a nutritive diet leading to a healthy condition of the body. She maintained that only with healthy nutritive food can the Infant Mortality Rate of a country be reduced.The week which ended with a day-long workshop focussed on how people can start creating awareness right from their homes and expanding later to other cities and villages.Kanmani highlighted that the sole objective of the ICDS was to reduce malnutrition in the state. She said that the ICDS was also training field workers for villages in order to empower them on the need for a nutritive way of life.JSN Murthy, Vice Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra University said that the introduction of the mid-day meal scheme has contributed in maintaining better levels of nutrition..The Clinical Department of the Sri Ramachandra University also organised workshops in an IT corporation and a school each to increase awareness levels on nutritive diets.T K. Parthasarathy, Pro Chancellor, K V Somasundaram, Dean of Faculties of Sri Ramachandra University., S.Malarvizhi, Demonstration Office, Community, Food and Nutrition Extension Unit, Chennai.first published:September 08, 2012, 09:24 ISTlast updated:September 08, 2012, 09:24 IST
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With an objective to raise awareness on the increasing malnutrition in the country and providing steps to prepare nutritive diets, Sri Ramachandra Medical University organised the National Nutrition Week from September 1 to 6 in their college premises.

An initiative by the Clinical nutrition department of the University jointly with the Ministry of Women and Child development, the week was aptly named ‘Nutrition Awareness — The key to a healthy nation.’ The week came to a close with a day-long workshop emphasizing on the need for a nutritive diet in shaping health.

Mohammed Nauman, Deputy Technical Adviser, Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Child and Women Development said that the purpose of organising such initiatives was to formulate strategies in addressing malnutrition. “In the process of organising initiatives like this, we bring out a host of nutritive recipes for the benefit of the people,” he added

Nauman hoped that the students take this learning forward by carrying forward the importance of nutrition and health by putting all that is learnt into practise.

Kanmani, Deputy Director, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Government of Tamil Nadu stressed upon the fact that nutrition starts with the baby in the womb. “It is of extreme importance to keep a tab on a healthy and nutritive intake of food by the mother while she is carrying. That is when nutrition begins for the yet to be born baby”, explained Kanmani Kanmani expressed that initiatives like this are helping create awareness on taking to a nutritive diet leading to a healthy condition of the body. She maintained that only with healthy nutritive food can the Infant Mortality Rate of a country be reduced.

The week which ended with a day-long workshop focussed on how people can start creating awareness right from their homes and expanding later to other cities and villages.

Kanmani highlighted that the sole objective of the ICDS was to reduce malnutrition in the state. She said that the ICDS was also training field workers for villages in order to empower them on the need for a nutritive way of life.

JSN Murthy, Vice Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra University said that the introduction of the mid-day meal scheme has contributed in maintaining better levels of nutrition..

The Clinical Department of the Sri Ramachandra University also organised workshops in an IT corporation and a school each to increase awareness levels on nutritive diets.

T K. Parthasarathy, Pro Chancellor, K V Somasundaram, Dean of Faculties of Sri Ramachandra University., S.Malarvizhi, Demonstration Office, Community, Food and Nutrition Extension Unit, Chennai.