Nutritional diseases in human

Nutritional diseases in human

                   Some eat only roti or breads, while others prefer rice. In costal regions, people eat a lot fresh and dried fish and in mountain regions, fruits and meat.

                 We eat a variety of food according to our taste and availability of food material. This constitute our food habits. Now the Globalization-concept of consumerism insists more on us to change our food habits from diverse food culture to mono food culture.

                  Unwanted change of food habits e.g. more caloric value with sugar and fat leads to number of diseases like obesity, diabetes and cancer etc.

Obesity

            Obesity means fatness. This is due to in take of more amount of high caloric value food. Over eating lead to overweight. Insufficient exercises, hormonal imbalance, hereditary are also general causes of obesity.

                   Regulated food, proper exercise and routine medical help can check this disease.

Cancer

           Cancer is abnormal cell growth. 30-35% of cancer link with diet practice. Adulteration in food, over heating and use of reheated oil, use of synthetic chemical dye for artificial colouring and some food preservatives are the major cause for cancer in normal man.