Want to be HEALTHY?
Who doesn’t! It’s easy. You just need the right information and dedication.
According to WHO, nutrition is a critical part of your health. Without proper nutrition knowledge, you cannot decide what you should eat and whatnot.
For this reason, I launched NutritionCrown. NutritionCrown is a place for scientific evidence-based nutrition information that you can trust.
Nutrition Definition
Nutrition is a biological process of consuming foods to fulfill the dietary needs of your body.
In other words, nutrition is a science that studies the relationship between food and health (diseases) to seek the well-being and preservation of human health.
Good nutrition (a balanced diet combined with regular physical exercise) is important for your body to function properly.
Poor nutrition can reduce immunity, increase vulnerability to disease, impair physical and mental growth, and reduce productivity.
Nutrient imbalance, either through excess or lack, can cause health issues. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, poor nutrition contributes to 678,000 deaths each year only in the US. (Source)
One of the main reasons for this is the lack of proper nutritional knowledge.
Nutrition Knowledge
Nutrition knowledge is essential to prevent malnutrition and most chronic diseases. These nutrition-related diseases exist in many countries.
Let me show you some nutrition facts:
- Roughly 2 billion people (about 30% of the world population) are affected by micronutrient deficiencies. (Source)
- More than 1.9 billion adults (18 years or above) are overweight, of which more than 600 million are obese. (Source)
- More than 38 million children (under five years old) are overweight. (Source)
- More than 17 million people are dying every year from cardiovascular diseases. (Source)
- Roughly 6.7 million people are dying every year, from insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption. (Source)
According to FOA “To avoid a crushing economic and social burden in the next 15 to 20 years, countries need to educate their people about eating the right foods – not just more or less food. People need to know what constitutes a healthy diet and how to make good food choices.”
Nutrition knowledge is applicable in every stage of life. It promotes healthy eating habits, which will make a nutritional culture.
Good nutrition culture will keep you healthy and happy.
NutritionCrown is my little effort to educate you about nutrition.
Nutrition Resources
Browse scientific evidence-based nutrition resources written by certified experts. Every article contains complete information on that topic you need in real life.
Nutrients
Nutrients are chemical compounds found in foods. They provide calories and actively take part in different metabolic reactions essential for your body. Without nutrients, your cells cannot work and will die.
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Foods
Food is everything that you eat or drink to survive. By consuming different foods, you fulfill your daily nutritional needs. Without food, you cannot get nutrients for your cells to function. Without good food, you can suffer from malnutrition.
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Supplements
Food supplements are manufactured products that contain various nutrients to supplement your diet. Food supplements are not a substitute for a healthy diet. However, in some health conditions and to achieve a certain goal, they can help you.
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Diets
Diet is a set of prescribed rules to feed yourself to achieve a certain goal. Diet also means “way of life.” It referrers the set of foods consumed in daily life that constitute healthy behavior. A sufficient and balanced diet is important to maintain optimal health.
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Food Allergies
Food allergies are an immune response that occurs after eating certain foods. In food allergies, your body responds as if a particular food is harmful. Food allergies can cause serious and even life-threatening reactions.
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Food Hygiene
Food hygiene is a set of necessary measures to guarantee food safety while maintaining its color, taste, texture, and nutritional contents. You should maintain proper food hygiene to prevent food contamination.
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Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions related to your eating behavior. It negatively affects your health, emotions, and the ability to function in important areas of life.
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Lifecycle Nutrition
Your nutritional needs change at different life stages as well as different life periods. For example, babies and children have different nutritional needs than adults. During pregnancy, women have different needs than a normal period.
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Nutrition Curiosities
There are so many interesting facts, questions, and myths about different nutrition topics. I call these nutrition curiosities. These are interesting as well as important to know.
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Nutrition News
There are many research and studies going on in the nutrition field. You need to be aware of those. Here I publish nutrition research findings after a research or study published by a verified publisher or journal.
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Nutrition FAQs
I got the following nutrition questions most often. I tried to answer them here in-short.
Why nutrition is important?
Nutrition’s main function is to extract and use the necessary nutrients from the food you eat. Through this process, your body generates energy and other necessary elements to manage your body.
How nutrition affects health?
You may already know that poor nutrition is the reason for poor health. An unhealthy diet can lead to obesity.
WHO already declared obesity as a non-infectious epidemic.
Being overweight and obese increases the risk factors for other diseases like hypertension, constipation, heart disease, and the list goes on.
How nutrition affects athletic performance?
Nutrition gives you the necessary energy to perform sports. The foods you eat influence many factors, such as strength, performance, and recovery.
Athletes need protein and carbohydrate-rich food to fulfill their physical needs.
How nutrition affects mental health?
You know, “we are what we eat.” Have you ever thought about, “you behave as you eat?”
Nutrition, health, and mood are related. Poor nutrition will worsen your health, which leads to stress or depression. Depression or low mood leads you to eat more unhealthy food.
That is why you can follow the 80/20 rule. Where 90% of your diet is healthy, and 20% of your diet can be less healthy or pleasurable.
Always enjoy what you eat without guilt.
How nutrition impact stress?
With a poor diet, you may feel less energy, affecting your productivity and stress level. On the contrary, stress makes you under-eat or over-eat.
Regular healthy eating with physical activity can help you to cope with a difficult situation.
How nutrition affects sleep?
Poor nutrition is related to poor quality sleep. Eating less fiber, more saturated fat, more white sugar, more caffeinated drinks, less protein food, along with less physical activity, will negatively affect your serotonin level.
Serotonin is a key hormone that, among other functions, helps you feel awake. In contrast, melatonin (produced by serotonin) is a hormone that, among other functions, helps you get to sleep.
How nutrition affects child development?
Poor nutrition can be devastating for your child. It can slowdown behavioral and cognitive development. Specially iodine, iron, and protein deficiency cause the most damage.
Nutrition vs. Nutrient?
Nutrition is a biological process of consuming foods to fulfill the dietary needs of your body.
Nutrients are chemical compounds found in foods.
Nutrition vs. Diet?
Nutrition is a biological process of consuming foods to fulfill the dietary needs of your body.
Diet is a set of prescribed rules to feed yourself to achieve a certain goal.
What is the nutrition pyramid?
The nutrition pyramid or food pyramid is a graphical representation of the amount of different food groups you can eat daily to stay healthy.
Remember, the nutrition pyramid is only for a general idea. The ideal diet will depend on your age, weight, height, body structure, and physical activity level.
Why is nutrition education important?
Nutrition education is the basis for establishing a healthy eating habit throughout life. It will motivate you to eat the right food with maintaining good food hygiene.
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