At its core, nutrition is about consuming a balanced diet that provides the body with essential nutrients, ensuring optimal health and function. Bodmando recognizes the critical role nutrition plays in improving individual and community well-being, making it an integral part of its services.
Macronutrients:
These include carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. They provide the energy (calories) required for daily activities and serve as the building blocks for muscles and tissues.
Micronutrients:
Globally, malnutrition—both undernutrition and obesity—remains a pressing issue. According to the WHO, over 45 million children under five suffer from wasting, while adult obesity rates continue to rise. Food insecurity, poor diet diversity, and unhealthy food environments challenge global nutrition progress.
In many African countries, undernutrition coexists with rising overweight and obesity rates—a phenomenon known as the double burden of malnutrition. Challenges include limited access to diverse foods, poor sanitation, climate-induced food shortages, and under-resourced health systems.
The Middle East and North Africa region faces growing obesity among adults and micronutrient deficiencies among children. Political instability, economic hardship, and humanitarian crises have undermined food security and diet quality in many countries.
Europe struggles with diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, and obesity, particularly in Eastern and Southern Europe. Aging populations and health inequalities among migrants and low-income populations add complexity to nutrition responses.
Globally, the dual burden of undernutrition and overnutrition persists, particularly in marginalized communities where limited access to affordable and nutritious foods exacerbates health disparities. In Africa, food insecurity and inadequate infrastructure continue to hinder access to essential nutrients, affecting the population's long-term health. In contrast, Europe and the MENA region face challenges related to high food availability but increasing rates of obesity and diet-related diseases driven by lifestyle factors. However, there are also significant opportunities: globally, advances in agriculture, technology, and food distribution offer promising solutions to food insecurity and malnutrition; in Africa, regional collaboration can enhance local food production and nutrition education for sustainable outcomes; and in Europe and MENA, public health policies that promote nutrition education, healthy eating habits, and regulate food industries present avenues for combating diet-related health issues.
Good nutrition is the foundation of good health, and ensuring access to nutritious food is vital to tackling global health challenges.+
Evaluates data quality in nutrition programs to ensure validity and improve performance tracking.
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FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, WHO. (2023). The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023. https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc3017en
Global Nutrition Report. (2021). Nutrition Country Profiles and Data. https://globalnutritionreport.org/resources/nutrition-profiles/
WHO Africa. (2022). Africa Nutrition Strategy.https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/nutrition
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