Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Obesity is increasing in prevalence and is associated with many non-communicable diseases including: stroke, type II diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, coronary heart disease, cancer, and other adverse health states. As prevalence of obesity increases, the popularity of bariatric surgery also rises for treatment in obesity by achieving and managing long-term weight loss while decreasing health risks. (A, p 1-2)(B, p 2)(C, p 2). The most common type of bariatric surgery performed is the…

Macro/micro nutrients, minerals, vitamins, essential fatty acids & water are the biomolecules whose optimum intake is necessary for health maintenance. 1. Food chemistry: Components like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc. are recommended with the help of food chemistry and also the deficiency caused due to possible physiological alteration. 2. Role of nutrients: The importance of vitamins, minerals, important fatty acids, & their contribution to health were known because of the biochemistry…

Services available and Health Promotion Health Promotion plays an important role in providing ways to tackle obesity. Providing appropriate information may help to educate not only a target group of people but a whole society. NICE (2014) provides guidance regarding obesity assessment and management and also prevention. The Government has recognised the importance of promoting health regarding obesity by developing an advice-giving role in front-line health professionals such as General…

Vitamin c prevents cancer and cold. Vitamin c is present in citrus fruits . Heating effect on fruit juices were tested how they effcts on ascorbic acid present Deficiency of vitamin c is very rare in western countreis . But it is still liable in alcoholic and drug addicts .whose diet hardly includes vitamin mainly found in poor peopl. Vitamin c is no doubt important for our health but we can have toxicity in foods which are high in vitamin c it rarely occurs . Vitamin c seems to be able to…