Complementary Feeding: Principles, Characteristics & Benefits
What is Complementary Feeding? Complementary feeding is the food that is given in addition to the breastfeeding to children 6-59 months of age. Complementary feeding […]
Nutrition
Vitamin K: Sources, Function & Deficiency
What is Vitamin K? Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that our body needs for blood clotting and helping wounds to heal. Vitamin K is […]
Vitamin E: Sources, Function & Deficiency
What is Vitamin E? “Vitamin E” is a fat-soluble vitamin with specific antioxidant properties. Vitamin E is a nutrient that’s important to vision, reproduction, and […]
Vitamin D: Sources, Function & Deficiency
What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a nutrient that is required in our body in order to develop and maintain strong bones. Vitamin D […]
Vitamin C: Sources, Function & Deficiency
What is Vitamin C? Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that occurs naturally in some foods, is added to others, […]
Vitamin B: Sources, Function & Deficiency
What is Vitamin B? The term “vitamin B” refers to not one, but a group of eight water-soluble vitamins that are necessary for various metabolic functions […]
Keto Diet: What is Ketogenic Diet?
What is Ketogenic Diet? Ketogenic diet is a diet which provides more calories from protein and fat and less calories from carbohydrates Ketogenic diet is […]
Nutrition Specific Vs Nutrition Sensitive Interventions: 14 Differences
Introduction: Nutrition is the science of food that is absorbed by our body and as a result it helps in the proper functioning of the […]
Interrelationship Between ‘Nutrition and Stunting’
Table of Contents: What is Nutrition? What is Malnutrition? What is Stunting? What are the consequences of Stunting? Interrelationship between Nutrition and Stunting Ways to […]
14 Differences Between Retinol and β -carotene
The two main forms of vitamin A in the human diet are preformed vitamin A (retinol, retinyl esters), and provitamin A carotenoids such as beta-carotene […]