10 Important Facts That You Should Know About Food And Nutrition Disorders



Nutrition disorders are now one of the rapid growing challenges in the world. Many countries are already affected by the Malnutrition, one of the major Nutritional Disorders caused by lack of food Nutrients. Now this Malnutrition is one of the great challenges for health care providers in several countries. The nutritional disorder is not due to the deficiency of micronutrients and nutrients alone, but also due to the body’s inability to absorb and assimilate them from the food.

Malnutrition can be seen in all the age groups both in  Children and adults. The most population is effected by Obesity one of the Malnutritional disorder which is affecting the world's population. Obesity is caused by Physical inactivity, Overeating, Genetics, A diet high in simple carbohydrates, Frequency of eating and Medications. Dietary fibers, vitamins, and minerals such as calcium, iron, chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium are other essential supplements that are required to keep the immune balance and good health.


The objective of this is to evaluate the nutritional status and dietary intakes of children (0-12 years) in selected EMR countries namely, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Children in the UAE are obese as they are taking more calories rather than eating a balanced diet, and this is a sign of malnutrition. Even both male and female adults are facing nutritional disorders because of improper food intake and that leads to lo obesity. Changes in nutrition consumption which are in relation to changing economic, social, demographic, and health factors are important to control health issues. It is well known by the survey conducted Arabian gulf countries have moved toward the higher fat and higher refined carbohydrates western diet. Major dietary Changes include a large increase in the consumption of fat and added sugar in the diet, because the UAE population major food intakes are with a fall in total cereal intake, and vegetable and fruit consumption.

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