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    Health Nutrition and Safety 1

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    Health is defined as a state of physical, mental and social well-being without disease. Nutrition involves getting the right balance of foods and nutrients, including through supplements, to support health. Safety focuses on protecting children from hazards. Nutrients build the body, regulate functions, provide energy and support bone, brain and immune health. Malnutrition results from too few or too many nutrients and can cause health problems. Good nutrition provides all needed nutrients, vitamins and minerals for the body to function best. Health in early childhood education involves physical, mental, intellectual, social and emotional well-being to support healthy development and minimize health risks for children.

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    Health is defined as a state of physical, mental and social well-being without disease. Nutrition involves getting the right balance of foods and nutrients, including through supplements, to support health. Safety focuses on protecting children from hazards. Nutrients build the body, regulate functions, provide energy and support bone, brain and immune health. Malnutrition results from too few or too many nutrients and can cause health problems. Good nutrition provides all needed nutrients, vitamins and minerals for the body to function best. Health in early childhood education involves physical, mental, intellectual, social and emotional well-being to support healthy development and minimize health risks for children.

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    Health is defined as a state of physical, mental and social well-being without disease. Nutrition involves getting the right balance of foods and nutrients, including through supplements, to support health. Safety focuses on protecting children from hazards. Nutrients build the body, regulate functions, provide energy and support bone, brain and immune health. Malnutrition results from too few or too many nutrients and can cause health problems. Good nutrition provides all needed nutrients, vitamins and minerals for the body to function best. Health in early childhood education involves physical, mental, intellectual, social and emotional well-being to support healthy development and minimize health risks for children.

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    HEALTH NUTRITION AND SAFETY

    1. definition of Health, nutrition & safety

    HEALTH- is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in which disease and infirmity are
    absent.

    NUTRITION- is the study of food and how it works in your body. nutrition is commonly
    connected with food or hunger, good nutrition is about much more than having enough food.
    Nutrition is about getting the right balance of foods and nutrients -sometimes these nutrients
    can be taken as supplements.

    SAFETY- is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other non
    desirable outcomes. concentrates on protecting young children from hazards and diseases
    in child care settings such as in school. Taking the time to plan a hazard-free classroom
    environment can go a long way toward minimizing the chance of injuries.

    2. Functions of nutrition

    We can list the functions of nutrition in the following:

    Nutrients That Build and Maintain Body Cells, Nutrients That Regulate Body Functions, Nutrients That
    Provide Energy, Metabolism and Energy Production, Bone Structure and Strength, Brain Function and
    Cholesterol Balance, Immune Health and Disease Prevention

    3. Types of nutrition

    Malnutrition results from eating a diet with nutrients which are either not enough for the body and
    causes health problems. It involves calories, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins or minerals. These
    insufficient nutrients are called undernutrition or undernourishment while too much is called
    overnutrition

    Good nutrition means your body gets all the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals it needs to work its best. 

    4. The roles of nutrients

    - Nutrients are compounds in foods essential to life and health, providing us with energy, the
    building blocks for repair and growth and substances necessary to regulate chemical processes. They are
    categorized as proteins, fats, carbohydrates (sugars, dietary fiber), vitamins, and minerals, and perform
    the following vital functions: Building all parts of the body such as muscle, bone, teeth, and blood,
    Producing energy (power and heat) and Keeping the body in good working order.

    5. What is health in ECE?


    - is a state of physical, mental, intellectual, social and emotional well-being and not merely the
    absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a foundational aspect of children’s ability to develop, learn, and
    thrive.

    6. Why is health is important in ECE

    -health is important in early childhood education in order to assess the health in preventing risk
    for children, protect and to promote healthy development. To minimizing the risk to health and safety
    and well being of the children. Without good nutrition, children run the risk of being stunted in their
    growth, which means they are too short for their age and their bodies and brains will never grow to
    their full potential.

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