A university that truly proves the proverb - ``Unity in Diversity ``. At EMU, the student body consists of 68 different nationalities that are eager to share their culture, traditions and experiences to merge into one big community of itself. The students, faculty and staff, not only co-exist together in harmony but, in fact, build a life together, to make this university ride a joyous one. The university itself consists of various faculties which come together harmoniously to form this humongous campus.
The faculties that form the academic spine of the University are that of Architecture, Engineering, Law, Business and Finance, Education, Pharmacy, Tourism, Communication and Arts and sciences. Each of these faculties house sub-degrees known as departments. They each have different buildings which provide the students with a great atmosphere to get the feel of their majors and have a sense of belonging, making their own departments feel like a second home.
To begin with, the Faculty of Architecture which is the biggest faculty in terms of space, houses the Departments of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Industrial Design. The faculty environment is marvelous since the physical environment has warmth to it due to the well designed semi-open, open and closed areas giving the faculty park an identity of its own and at the same time providing the students, the option to cater to their comfort zones.
The Engineering Faculty comprises of Mechanical, Civil, Electrical and Electronic, Computer, Industrial Engineering. The faculty has well qualified faculty which aid in the provision of high caliber education and advanced research. They are the regional leaders in their field of education.
The Faculty of Tourism is the pride of the University along with the Faculty of Business and Finance. They bring the University name into the top few rankings, worldwide. The graduates of these faculties are specially known to get greater placements thereafter.
A place perfect to begin one’s journey towards a golden future, making it brighter by offering you top quality education and quenching your thirst for knowledge. A university that is centered around YOU and listens to your voice from amongst the crowd. A temple of learning that gives to you the environment you need, a home away from home, a world within a world.
Importance of a Healthy Diet
Starting in mother’s womb, a healthy diet is an important factor for growing up, body development and maintaining general health. As eating habits gained during the adolescence period is for lifetime, it is important to adopt a healthy, sufficient and balanced diet during this period. A balanced diet has an important effect on bone and brain development and school performance as well as on the chronic diseases that may occur later in life. A sufficient and balanced diet prevents heart diseases, hyperlipidemia, obesity, cancer and osteoporosis that may occur during the adult period.
Additionally, there is strong evidence that an insufficient and imbalanced diet has a negative effect on overall school success regarding students’ concentration, attention , perception, learning and overall academic behavior.
Energy and Food
Energy: Daily energy requirements in adolescence period depend on the activity level, basal metabolic rate and the rate of growing up and development. Males in the adolescence period need more energy as they are taller, heavier and have more non-fat body mass compared to females in the adolescence period. Energy requirements of adolescents who are regularly involved in sports or exercise are more than those who are not.
Proteins: Proteins are vitally important for building new tissues and tissue renewal. They are important for the protection of non-fat tissue mass (muscles). Limiting the energy intake or insufficient protein intake for weight loss cause a decrease in the non-fat tissue mass.
Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are the primary energy source for the human body. Sufficient carbohydrate consumption prevents the use of protein for energy. Consumption of high fructose drinks such as corn syrup should not exceed 10% of the normal energy intake. Simple carbohydrate sources such as non-alcoholic drinks, breakfast cereals, cakes and similar products, sugary products and jams are popular foods among adolescents.
Fat: Total fat intake (especially saturated fat) in adolescence is above the recommended levels due to increased frequency of fast-food, snack, processed meat and full-fat cheese consumption.
Fiber: Fiber is important for the regulation of normal bowel functions. Sufficient amounts of fiber intake has an important effect on the prevention of chronic diseases such as cancer, heart diseases and type 2 diabetes. Low levels of fruit, vegetable and whole grain consumption in adolescence cause insufficient fiber intake.
Iron: Iron deficiency causes difficulty in concentration, deficiency in attention and sleepiness and usually results in low academic performance in school.
Calcium: The role of calcium in healthy bones and teeth is imperative during the adolescence period. Adequate calcium intake during the adolescence period has an important role in the prevention of health problems in mass bone structure such as osteopenia and osteoporosis. In order to avoid the loss of teeth, bone fractures and osteoporosis, total bone mineral density should reach the maximum levels.
During the adolescence period, consumption of non-alcoholic drinks should be at high levels. 14-15% of the daily energy intake comes from non-alcoholic drinks. Therefore, adolescents are advised to drink 1 to 1.5 glasses of milk and 2 glasses of non-alcoholic drinks per day. During the adolescence period, sufficient daily calcium intake may be reached by drinking milk instead of drinks with low nutritive values such as ready-made fruit juices and coke.
Vitamin C: Smoking lowers the amount of vitamin C in the body and causes increased levels of oxidative stress. People who smoke may need an additional 35 mg per day. Those who smoke during the adolesence period need to eat more fresh vegetables and fruit. Instead of ready-made fruit juices, it is important for adolescents to drink fresh fruit juice produced from grapes and oranges to support vitamin C intake.
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