Linking Nutrition Economics with Economic Principles
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https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2019.810.816Keywords:
Cost, economics, health, malnutrition, national development, nutritionAbstract
Nutrition economics is an emerging discipline in nutrition which studies the cost effectiveness of nutrition, their interrelationship with health and cost of nutritional related diseases. There is scarcity of data on the subject of nutrition economics and its link with economic principles. This review provided information on nutrition economics, economic principles and the relationship between economic principle and nutrition economics. There are 10 economic principles. These principles are categorised into three main groups: principles of how people make decisions, principles of how people interact and principles of how the economy as a whole works. Each of these 10 principles have a direct or indirect relationship with nutrition and nutrition economics. Malnutrition invariably has negative impact on the national development either through the resources spent in managing or treating diet related diseases and/or undernutrition and/or micronutrient deficiency. Therefore, prevention of all forms of malnutrition has a positive impact on national development because optimal nutrition ensures a healthy workforce that will be productive and possess innovative ideas that could transform the economy of nations.
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