Guiding Recommendations for Feeding the Family a Healthy and Safe Food: The Preventive and Curative Role of Food

Mostafa, Ahmed; Hassan, Noha; Barakat, Amira

doi:10.21608/jsas.2020.22131.1191

Guiding Recommendations for Feeding the Family a Healthy and Safe Food: The Preventive and Curative Role of Food

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

¹ Agricultural Extension Branch - Department of Agricultural Economics - Faculty of Agriculture - Kafr El-Sheikh University

² Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute - Agricultural Researcher Center (ARC)

10.21608/jsas.2020.22131.1191

Abstract

Food is the first requirement of the human being, which cannot be dispensed with. Through it, he can obtain energy and the ability to resist diseases and thus be able to work and produce, which will positively affect the development of society as a whole, and proper nutrition is considered the main pillar of the health of the individual, and given the close link between the life of the individual and the quality Its food, and the nature of its nutrition, so it is extremely important that individuals in general, and those in charge of preparing food in particular, have sufficient information about food in terms of its concept, components, sources, functions, and safety, as well as with regard to nutrition in terms of its concept, as well as malnutrition And diseases of malnutrition, whereby following the principles of proper nutrition becomes an individual less susceptible to disease and enjoys good health and becomes able to work and enjoy his life, and proper nutrition affects the level of individual health and reduces diseases of malnutrition which leads to increased production and provision of what is spent on treatment and medication As a result of malnutrition, a healthy diet helps prevent some diseases and helps to cure other diseases.

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