IAPEN will now go among the public and raise awareness about nutrition

 Lucknow:  The Indian Association of Parental and Internal Nutrition (IAEPN) will now create awareness about nutrition among the general public apart from clinical.  For this, there are plans to run nutrition camps in different areas of Lucknow, different programs of nutrition awareness among students.

 The Lucknow chapter of the Indian Association of Parental and Internal Nutrition was relaunched today at IT College and a new committee was announced.

 Shivshankar (Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, Dr. Anita Saxena (Nephrology, SGPGI), Dr. Piyali Bhattacharya (Pediatrician, SGPGI, Lucknow) were present as the chief guests of the program.

 The program was started by lighting the lamp on behalf of the chief guests.

 Mr. Shivshankar ji from Tata Memorial said that till now parental and internal nutrition was working only in clinical but now it will also make public aware of nutrition.  Nutrition is the most important thing and very necessary to stay healthy. Medicine alone will not work.  Despite having a disease, good nutrition is also very much needed to fight against diseases, which is most important.

 Dr. Anita Saxena said that it is very important to make children aware about nutrition.  This is not only good for their health, but also there is a lot of scope in this field in terms of career.

 Dr. Piyali Bhattacharya said that How the common man should be aware about nutrition, its strategy has been prepared by the chapter.

Like in Covid every person needed good immunity and good immunity comes from good food and drink.  Then there was a great need for awareness in the society about nutrition.

New committee of IAPEN

 President – Dr. Mohan Gurjar (CCM Department, SGPGI)

 Vice President – Dr. Ashutosh Sharma

 Secretary – Ranu Singh

 Treasurer – Rama Tripathi (SGPGI)

Committee member*

 Dr. Smita Singh, Dietician (Midland Hospital), Mridul Vibha, Dietician (KGMU), Sarita Tripathi, Shalini Yadav and Azam Khan