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55% of the population of Peru lives in a lot of poverty, and 25% in extreme poverty. In these, 4 million of those people are children and teens. Nutritional issues raise the risks of malnutrition in children and increase the death rate of the children of below five years. Terre des hommes acts in the communities, so that mothers can change learning about food and can beware from women with experiences and training in the food.
In Peru and India the population can be highly favorable to public health information as it has a relation to their own health. Adolescent can be motivated to have good nutrition behaviors that will make them good-looking, like school popularity and athletic performance.
The childhood malnutrition can cause permanent brain damage that impairs a person ability to achieve his or her full potential. American universities and scientists share this issue in humanity; they have made a community of scientists to end this issue in the world; they have delivered a lot of food to poor countries, also they have collaborated with food in emergency situations.
In the internet there are a lot of pictures of teens that are extremely thin, this is called anorexia. India has prohibited enter a lot of extremely famous companies such as Mc Donald because they violated the dietetic Indian laws. In these days the Mediterranean and Japanese diet have been very healthy diet models and are followed by a lot of countries to fight diseases and issues in the teen’s minds. Organizations such as FAO work for the improvement of diet and food.
There are factors that contribute to eating disorders, they are:
Psychological Factors:
-Low self-esteem.
-Feelings of bad control of the life.
-Strong need to please others (popularity, acceptation, etc).
Interpersonal Factors:
-troubled family and personal relationships.
-difficulty expressing emotions or feeling.
-Being bullied about size or weight.
-Had been abused physically or sexually.
Social Factors:
-Countries that glorify thinness and the perfect body.
-Cultural rules valuing people by their appearance.
Other Factors:
-Possible personal biological reasons.
-Generation passing of eating disorders.
The role of scientific studies and advances on these issues are:
-Efficient use of food resources, with emphasis on the health and nutrition of children, adolescents and women.
-To diffuse knowledge and share it with academic groups, civil, etc.
-To provide nutrition and assistance to needed people.