Healthy Eating in Children

The ability of a country to attain the level of civilization expected from the social and economic side depends only on the existence of strong, healthy and talented individuals in the physical and mental manner. It is possible that our children, who make up the majority of our country's population, are healthy and productive individuals in the future, with adequate and balanced nutrition and active living. The child's personality is shaped especially in the pre-school period and it is these years that the habits that will affect the behavior in the age of adulthood are acquired.

Healthy eating habits acquired during childhood play an important role in preventing the problems that may arise in later ages by affecting the later periods of life. Healthy eating plays an important role in the child's physical, social and emotional development. Studies have shown that inadequate and unbalanced students have shortened attention span, decreased perception, difficulty in learning and behavioral disorders, prolonged absenteeism, and low school achievement. It is very important that our children should live healthier, productive and successful lives. The sports activities that the child regularly performs during this period ensure the development of a healthy physical structure; In the future, healthy eating reduces the risk of many chronic diseases.