Page 22 - Health & Physical edu- 8

Unit
Nutrition
3

Nutrition is the entire process by which organisms obtain energy and nutrients from
food. Nutrition is essential in order to keep the body fit and healthy. Nutrition is the

science related to food. It has close relation with health. It is very much important for
physical growth, formation of cells and tissues in the body, repair them accordingly,
protect the body, and produce energy as required.

Introduction to Malnutrition

Malnutrition is the result of the lack or excess of the nutrition necessary for the
body. The level of nutrients may be more or less if we don’t take food as required.
If people do not take the food available at home in a balanced way or if children
are not fed accordingly, they may get malnutrition. The body becomes very much

weak during malnutrition so that various diseases may attack it.

In order to avoid malnutrition, we have to eat fruits, green vegetables, grains, cereals,
meat, fish, milk, curd, etc. in a balanced way. Early treatment of the diseases such as
worm, dysentery, diarrhea, tuberculosis, etc. is necessary. Through health education,

we have to raise public awareness in regard to increment of food production and
control of population growth. Similarly, we have to pay attention to environmental
hygiene and undertake periodic health check-up.

18 Health & Physical Education, Class-8