Diabetes, Endocrinology and Healthcare

Nutritional Health & Epidemiology

A balanced diet is vital for good health and food provides energy, protein, essential fats, vitamins and minerals for a body to live, grow and function properly. Diet and nutrition play an important role in major causes of death, illness and disability like coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, atherosclerosis, obesity, cancer, osteoporosis, dental caries and gall bladder disease. It explains the interaction of nutrients and other food substances with relation to maintenance of an organism, growth and health diseases.