A LITERATURE REVIEW ON ACCEPTING FOOD EDUCATION AND NUTRITION HABITS AMONG PARENTS AND CHILDREN

“LET THE FOOD BE THE MEDICINE AND THE MEDICINE BE THE FOOD" as advised by Hippocrates more than 2000 years ago. The food is the source of all the components that makes up the human body. As we can see the difference in old research and new research findings that Food itself is changing from times to now. Food can do more than keep you healthy. Like the best modern medicines, it can also help heal what ails you. We tend to have numerous food and health nutrition questions arise every day in our lives, and the information available is often more confusing. Are artificial sweeteners used in foods are safe? Is sugar the major reason for diabetics? However, understanding nutrition education and applying it to our daily habits becomes the most difficult task for the people today. And so,the present study was undertaken to learn more healthy foods to parents and ways to promote the knowledge to their children with food education.