The study relevant to Social Work
Social Work perspective concern with wellbeing of individual and strengthen his coping skill in social life and well adjustment with environment, in order to be a productive member of society. When an individual failed to attain these basic duty as human being or legitimate members of this earth due to any maladjustment such as psychological, social, physical or political concerns, then that individual requires an intervention.
Food is the doorway to implore the background for basis of enduring problem, since the food behaviour reveal lots about the individual “who they are and what they are” though food habit is the element of culture; yet very much influence by it. In order have in-depth insight of the crisis …show more content…
Now the question arise how to maintain health and what makes healthy, and the ans is nutrition, which is taken in the form of food. And what is food is determines by culture factors. Thus, food pattern determines the disease patterns. Although many of these traditional food behaviour was developed based on the trial and error, they have scientifically approved; yet especially among indigenous tribes, many of their food practices are also based on logical reasoning like superstitious beliefs and food risk behaviour these facts cannot be denied, these might be the potential reason behind the unique traits shared within community e.g. evidence of high incidence of goitre in one tribe, whereas it might be less occurrence of goitre in other tribe. There are evidence of direct correlation of nutrition and food behaviour. Most of the chronic fatal diseases are diet related disease such as diabetic, obesity, cancer, Tuberculosis …show more content…
The findings of the survey shows a substantial jump in other food items consisting of various hot and cold beverages, processed foods like chips, biscuits, snack etc. In 1993-94 these made up just 2% of a rural person’s nutritional intake, however rose to over 7% in 2011-12. In urban area same was 5.6% earlier and increase to about 9%. According to the latest report by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), micronutrients deficiency has complex aetiology. Besides poor diet due to poverty, ignorance, low agricultural productivity, and cultural factors, inadequate access to safe drinking water, clean disease-free environment, and health-care outreach also contributes to malnourishment. Micro-nutrient Security for India- Priorities for Research and Action, added that infections result in loss of appetite, impaired absorption and reduce utilization of nutrition particularly micronutrients. Expert says that apart from human suffering due to morbidity and mortality, nutrition deficiencies have a high economic cost. Productivity losses due to poor nutrition are estimated to be more than 10% of life time earnings for individuals and 2-3% of GDP to the nation (Times India, 2015). Considering a couple of targets that helps people is directly through health benefit. Tuberculosis is a hidden disease. Over two billion people
Social Work perspective concern with wellbeing of individual and strengthen his coping skill in social life and well adjustment with environment, in order to be a productive member of society. When an individual failed to attain these basic duty as human being or legitimate members of this earth due to any maladjustment such as psychological, social, physical or political concerns, then that individual requires an intervention.
Food is the doorway to implore the background for basis of enduring problem, since the food behaviour reveal lots about the individual “who they are and what they are” though food habit is the element of culture; yet very much influence by it. In order have in-depth insight of the crisis …show more content…
Now the question arise how to maintain health and what makes healthy, and the ans is nutrition, which is taken in the form of food. And what is food is determines by culture factors. Thus, food pattern determines the disease patterns. Although many of these traditional food behaviour was developed based on the trial and error, they have scientifically approved; yet especially among indigenous tribes, many of their food practices are also based on logical reasoning like superstitious beliefs and food risk behaviour these facts cannot be denied, these might be the potential reason behind the unique traits shared within community e.g. evidence of high incidence of goitre in one tribe, whereas it might be less occurrence of goitre in other tribe. There are evidence of direct correlation of nutrition and food behaviour. Most of the chronic fatal diseases are diet related disease such as diabetic, obesity, cancer, Tuberculosis …show more content…
The findings of the survey shows a substantial jump in other food items consisting of various hot and cold beverages, processed foods like chips, biscuits, snack etc. In 1993-94 these made up just 2% of a rural person’s nutritional intake, however rose to over 7% in 2011-12. In urban area same was 5.6% earlier and increase to about 9%. According to the latest report by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), micronutrients deficiency has complex aetiology. Besides poor diet due to poverty, ignorance, low agricultural productivity, and cultural factors, inadequate access to safe drinking water, clean disease-free environment, and health-care outreach also contributes to malnourishment. Micro-nutrient Security for India- Priorities for Research and Action, added that infections result in loss of appetite, impaired absorption and reduce utilization of nutrition particularly micronutrients. Expert says that apart from human suffering due to morbidity and mortality, nutrition deficiencies have a high economic cost. Productivity losses due to poor nutrition are estimated to be more than 10% of life time earnings for individuals and 2-3% of GDP to the nation (Times India, 2015). Considering a couple of targets that helps people is directly through health benefit. Tuberculosis is a hidden disease. Over two billion people