Primary Health Care and Essential Nutrition

Nutrition, Health and Aging

Nutrition is defined as a branch of science that compacts with the physiological body processes, understanding the part of nutrients and other substances for maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism.

Health can be distinct as an ailment of physical, mental and social well-being free from disease and infirmity. The maintenance and good health is accomplished through a blend of various physical, mental, and social factors. Health is a progressive notion highlighting social and peculiar resources, as well as physical capacities.

Aging states to the gradual physical, psychological, and social changes in an organism that leads to a superior risk of weakness, disease or death. Aging comprises oxidative stress, glycation, telomere shortening, side reactions, mutations, etc. It rises to the progressive damage to structure and functions of cells.