Simple Breakdown into Nutrition

Nutrition is an aspect of exercise and health that is constantly stressed upon. Many experts and exercise gurus say that nutrition is 80-90% and training and exercise is 10-20% (Articles Base, 2005).

Even Ronald is getting into exercise, not too sure about his eating though....

Jacosta, 2009

In terms of a 'planning' approach to this, evidence can be seen in the policy documents created to address nutritional issues. BUT, put simply, they don't work! Even with these policy documents, many people still opt for getting the $2 chips and deep fried chicken from Otara Town Centre as part of their daily nutrition.

This is definitely a planning solution gone wrong. Lets face it the documents and guidelines don't work. Why?

Many would say that these 'guidelines' are not promoted in communities where the health of people are under threat. In a earlier post, I showed the importance of promotion with the relatively successful SPARC initiative. This is an example of good promotion.

Currently there are advertisements on TV showing how families can educate their children on good eating habits rather than digging into the KFC. But is this working? In some cases, yes definitely, these advertisements are making a difference to SOME people but, from my experience, there are still a huge number of people in communities who prefer the bad stuff rather than the good.

Once again, I ask WHY?

MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEEEY!!!

Explore New Zealand, 2009

Bad nutrition is CHEAP!! It is easier, for some people, to buy $2 chips for lunch than pay, for example, $10 for a nutritious meal. This, however, is understandable because many people struggle to achieve basic necessities and rarely do they care about their own health and well-being until its too late.

More to come.....