Nestle Start Healthy Stay Healthy Blogger Meet
Nestlé
Pakistan organized a blogger meet at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi under its
initiative ‘Start Healthy, Stay Healthy’.
The
event was organized to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition in the
first 1,000 days of a child’s life. Dr. Huma Fahim who is Medical Advisor in
Nestlé Nutrition gave the audience an informative presentation, which was
followed by an interactive quiz.
Dr. Huma Fatima explaining importance of Nutrition
Evidence
accumulates around the fact that environment experienced during the critical
time windows of pre and post natal development have modulating effects on
health later in life. In particular, the first 1,000 days of life (from
conception until second year of life) is considered as a crucial period of life
during which the nutrition one takes in plays an important role in determining
the health of a person later in life. The first two years represent the most
critical period of growth and development. For example, most of the
brain development is completed by the age of two years and the height that a
child has at 2 years is almost half the height that child will have as an
adult.
Waqar
Ahmad, the Head of Corporate Affairs, said, “Nestlé has an expertise in
nutrition and believes it has a responsibility to share that expertise. We want
to promote better health through good nutrition in the first 1,000 days of
life. Research shows that children who don’t get proper nutrition in their
early years can’t fully develop their physical and cognitive potential and are
at an increased risk of poor health as adults."
Well
known blogger Rabeeyah Tungekar said, “It was an informative event,
which helped & educated me about how first 1000 days of a child is
important. Not only it was helpful for myself, but it helped me to pass on the
knowledge to a lot of women, especially un-educated ones & help them in
raising a healthy child.”
The
event was attended by prominent bloggers and key opinion influencers who all
pledged to use their influence to raise awareness about the importance of
nutrition in the First 1000 Days of a child’s life
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