Stakeholders Advice On Nutrition For Children

Stakeholders in the health
sector on Saturday advised parents to give appropriate nutrition and lifestyle choices to their children to enable them achieve their full potential.
They made this call at the maiden edition of “Healthy Kids Parent-Child Nutrition Workshop” organised in Lagos by Nestle Nigeria.
The Managing Director of Nestle, Mr Dharnesh Gordhon, said that the programme was organised to address some challenges on nutrition and health.
Gordhon, who was represented by Dr Samuel Adenekan, Nestle Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager, said that having the right knowledge was essential.
“This Global Nestle Healthy kids program is borne out of the need to address complex issues plaguing the society globally, that of under-nutrition and obesity.
“It has become very necessary to improve the nutrition, health and wellness of school age children through improved diets, physical activity and hygiene.
“Regular physical activity and healthy eating habits help children achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, which will enable them to become healthy adults.
“Education is therefore a powerful tool to ensure that children understand the value of nutrition and physical activity to their health throughout the course of their lives,” he said.