A Perspective on Vizag
Senior Scientist from NIN stresses for low salt usage
Visakha City, January 31, 2010
The Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandareswari has called for creating more awareness of nutritional values in food among students. Inaugurating a two day State level workshop on 'Emerging trends in nutrition and food microbiology' organized by the Department of Microbiology of Dr. VS Krishna Government College on Sunday.
She said students should desist from having junk food and unhealthy beverages. She had launched several programmes relating to nutritional food and also visited the 11 stalls set up on the occasion and appreciated them.
Senior Scientist at the National Institute of Nutrition V Sudarshana Rao stressed the need for low salt use, physical exercise and abstention for a healthy life. The College Principal, JVVSN Murty, organizing secretary of the conference YVK Durga Prasad and dietician Anuradha Reddy participated.