The International Nutrition Week activity “Enjoy Healthy Food That Tastes Great” which was organized byKing Abdulaziz Medical City – Jeddah and represented by the Clinical Nutrition Department has concluded its activities on a high note. The international week aimed to raise awareness and educate people about the importance of healthy foods and its direct impact on the human health as well as chronic diseases prevention such as Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and other common diseases especially among children in collaboration with Health Education Services and Safety Management Department.
Mr. Mohammed Al Zagli, Chief of Clinical Nutrition said that National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign held annually in March by the American Society for Nutrition. He pointed out that the vast majority of common diseases nowadays are due to poor nutrition and bad food habits.
Moreover, Mr. Abdulaziz Al Harazi, Associate Executive Director of Operations in the western region has launched the International Nutrition Week campaign events that lasted for a week and began with an educational scientific symposium covering the Importance of n nutrition on behalf of HE Brigadier Engineer Khalid Mohammed Bakalka, Executive Director of Operations.
In addition, many nutrition specialists spoke about the lack of nutrition associated with Bariatric surgeries, children nutrition and how to choose a proper restaurant. Furthermore, an educational forum was held in the outpatient clinics in King Abdulaziz Medical City - Jeddah with the participation of many relevant medical departments such as, Health Education, Physiotherapy, The Social Club, The National Safety Program and Primary Health Care.
Finally, the International Nutrition Week was concluded in Haifa Mall to educate people about the importance of proper nutrition. Moreover, the organizing team of the Big Winner Competition responsible for 10 KAMC-WR employees loosing around 15 kg each in two months by following a proper diet and exercising made an educational tour to educate others about proper food and the importance of losing weight for living a healthy life.