Tiri kubatana neUTMB svondo rino uye kupemberera vhiki rekushaya chikafu. Chii chaizvo chinonzi kushaya zvinovaka muviri? Maererano neWorld Health Organisation "Kushaya zvinovaka muviri kunoreva kushomeka, kuwandisa kana kusaenzana mukudya kwemunhu simba uye / kana zvinovaka muviri." Inogona kuve kushaya chikafu zvinovaka muviri kana kushaya zvinovaka muviri. Kana mumwe munhu akafunga nezvekushaya kudya zvinovaka muviri, vanowanzo funga nezve vana vakaondoroka, asi izvo zvatiri kuonawo iko zvino kushaya chikafu zvinovaka muviri. Mumwe munhu anogona kufutisa asi achingove nekushomeka? Ndizvozvo! Overnutrition inogona kuve apo munhu anodya zvakawandisa macalorie, uye achiwana huremu, asi pamwe haasi kudya chikafu chakakodzera, saka vanove vanoshaya mumavitamini mazhinji nemamineral. Zvakaoma kutaura kuti chii “chakanyanya”, asi mhando dzese dziri mbiri munharaunda medu, uye dzinoda kugadziriswa nenzira kwayo.

Chii chinokonzera kushaya zvokudya zvinovaka muviri? Pane zvinhu zvakawanda, asi zvimwe zvacho zvakajairika kushayikwa kwechikafu nekuda kwezvikonzero zvemari kana kusakwana kwekuwana chikafu nekuda kwezvifambiso kana zvikonzero zvekuchengetedza, kugara kumaruwa, nezvimwewo Kusachengeteka kwechikafu chimwe chinokonzeresa kushaya chikafu. Kusachengetedzwa kwechikafu izwi rakafararira uye rinoreva kushomeka kwekuwanikwa kwechikafu zvichibva pamari nezvimwe zviwanikwa. Sekureva kwaFeeding Texas, kuGalveston County (zip code 77550) 18.1% yevanhu vanogara mudzimba dzisina kuchengetedzeka chikafu. Zvakaoma kutsanangura kuti vangani vari muvanhu vasina nzara, asi kana mumwe munhu asingazive kwavanobva kudya kwavo, izvo zvinovaisa panjodzi yekushayiwa zvinovaka muviri. Munhu asina kudya zvinovaka muviri haafanire kugara achinzwa nzara futi. Vanogona kunge vasiri kudya, kana kuwana, michero yakakwana, miriwo, uye zvimwe zvinhu zvine hutano, kana muviri wavo ungatadze kutora zvinovaka muviri zvinodiwa. Kushaya zvinovaka muviri kunogona kukonzerwa nehutano.

Chii chatingaite kuti tibatsire? Isu kuGalveston County Chikafu Bhangi inogona kubatsira nekupa chikafu nezviwanikwa kune avo vanoshaya. Iwe munharaunda unogona kubatsira nekupa chikafu chaicho kune avo vanoshaya kana kubhengi rako rekudya, kana iwe usingakwanise kuzviita, ingo pfuudza ruzivo rwekuti rubatsiro runogona kuwanikwa kupi. Hapana munhu anofanira kufa nenzara!

--– Kelley Kocurek, RD Mukati