Question
Home Science Question on Nutrition
The mission of public health nutrition is to :
A
Prevent overnutrition and maintain optimal nutritional status of individual and family
B
Prevent undernutrition and maintain optimal nutritional status of individual and population
C
Prevent both overnutrition and undernutrition and maintain optimal nutritional status of the population
D
Promote under and over nutritional status among the population
Answer
Prevent both overnutrition and undernutrition and maintain optimal nutritional status of the population
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (C) :Prevent both overnutrition and undernutrition and maintain optimal nutritional status of the population.