Two-day webinar series on nutrition at Home Science College
cityairnews
Sep 9, 2021 07:56
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Chandigarh, September 9, 2021: Government Home Science College actively conducted a two days webinar series on varied topics of nutrition in sync with the theme of the ongoing Poshan Maah.
Post graduate students of Department of Foods and Nutrition presented webinars on "Identification and tracking of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) " and " Menstrual Hygiene and Importance of Nutrition ". The webinar was well attended by students of the college. Highlights of the webinar included signs and symptoms of tracking malnutrition amongst children as well as importance of maintaining menstrual hygiene for adolescent girls.
Principal of the college Prof Sudha Katyal emphasized on the need for healthy eating habits starting at a young age to prevent the onset of intergenerational cycle of malnutrition.
