THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE NUTRITION TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION TO QUALITY OF LIFE

Education is a powerful tool to improve individuals quality of life; its role is evident by providing the necessary knowledge so that through autonomy, responsibility and a critical attitude, appropriate food choices are taken in order to provide welfare and health. In this paper, some factors affec...

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Main Author: Ana María Dueñas Romero
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional 2016-09-01
Series:Bio-grafía
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Online Access:http://revistas.pedagogica.edu.co/index.php/bio-grafia/article/view/4186
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description Education is a powerful tool to improve individuals quality of life; its role is evident by providing the necessary knowledge so that through autonomy, responsibility and a critical attitude, appropriate food choices are taken in order to provide welfare and health. In this paper, some factors affecting human nutrition will be discussed, the nutrition situation in Colombia, the importance of nutrition education and its relation to quality of life. It supports the idea that Colombia is currently experiencing a nutrition transition process and the problems it generates can be solved through education, affecting individuals quality of life.
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spelling doaj.art-1c8a72f6674c4bb5b4061fe9f74e433a2023-12-03T01:09:17ZspaUniversidad Pedagógica NacionalBio-grafía2027-10342016-09-018141431503160THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE NUTRITION TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION TO QUALITY OF LIFEAna María Dueñas Romero0Grupo de Investigación Conocimiento Profesional del Profesor de Ciencias de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional.Education is a powerful tool to improve individuals quality of life; its role is evident by providing the necessary knowledge so that through autonomy, responsibility and a critical attitude, appropriate food choices are taken in order to provide welfare and health. In this paper, some factors affecting human nutrition will be discussed, the nutrition situation in Colombia, the importance of nutrition education and its relation to quality of life. It supports the idea that Colombia is currently experiencing a nutrition transition process and the problems it generates can be solved through education, affecting individuals quality of life.http://revistas.pedagogica.edu.co/index.php/bio-grafia/article/view/4186Educaciónnutricióntransición nutricionalsaludbienestarcalidad de vida
spellingShingle Ana María Dueñas Romero
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE NUTRITION TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION TO QUALITY OF LIFE
Bio-grafía
Educación
nutrición
transición nutricional
salud
bienestar
calidad de vida
title THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE NUTRITION TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION TO QUALITY OF LIFE
title_full THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE NUTRITION TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION TO QUALITY OF LIFE
title_fullStr THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE NUTRITION TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION TO QUALITY OF LIFE
title_full_unstemmed THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE NUTRITION TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION TO QUALITY OF LIFE
title_short THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE NUTRITION TRANSITION AND ITS RELATION TO QUALITY OF LIFE
title_sort role of education in the nutrition transition and its relation to quality of life
topic Educación
nutrición
transición nutricional
salud
bienestar
calidad de vida
url http://revistas.pedagogica.edu.co/index.php/bio-grafia/article/view/4186
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