Izindlela Ezi-5 Zamaqanda Zisekela Umhlaba Onobuntu Futhi Onempilo
Usuku Lomhlaba Lwezempilo lugujwa mhla ziyisi-7 kuMbasa minyaka yonke ukuze kwandiswe ukuqwashisa ngezindaba ezibalulekile zezempilo emhlabeni wonke. Ngo-2021, imboni yamaqanda emhlabeni wonke yajabulela ukweseka Inhlangano Yezempilo Yomhlaba (i-WHO) ekuqwashiseni ngesidingo sokwakha izwe elinobulungiswa nelinempilo.
Amaqanda aqukethe amavithamini nezakhi zomzimba ezibalulekile eziyi-13, okwenza kube okunye kokudla okuminyene kakhulu okunomsoco okutholakalela isintu. Ukubungaza uSuku Lwezempilo Lomhlaba, sabelana ngezindlela ezinhlanu ukujabulela amaqanda njengengxenye yokudla okunomsoco okungaxhasa umhlaba onempilo nonempilo.
1. Amaqanda ahlinzeka ngamaprotheni asezingeni eliphakeme kunayo yonke imithombo yokudla
Amaqanda ahlinzeka ngeprotheyini esezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu kunoma imuphi umthombo wokudla, ahambelana kakhulu nezidingo zomuntu zama-amino acid abalulekile[1]. Ukuqala usuku ngomthamo wamaprotheni asezingeni eliphakeme, njengamaqanda okudla kwasekuseni, kungasiza ekunikezeni amandla usuku lonke.
2. Amaqanda angumthombo omkhulu we-choline, obalulekile empilweni yengqondo
I-Choline yisakhi somzimba esibalulekile esibalulekile empilweni yobuchopho kuzo zonke izigaba zempilo yomuntu, ikakhulukazi ekukhuleni kobuchopho besisu[2]. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, i-choline ivame ukudliwa. Amaqanda aqukethe inani eliphakeme kakhulu le-choline lanoma yikuphi ukudla, okwenza kube ukwengeza okuhle kukho konke ukudla, kepha okuwusizo ikakhulukazi ekudleni kwabesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo[3].
3. Amaqanda angenye yemithombo yokudla yemvelo kavithamini D
UVitamin D yisakhi esibalulekile esinikela ekugcineni amathambo namazinyo ajwayelekile[4], kanye nokusekela umsebenzi ojwayelekile wamasosha omzimba[5]. Kodwa-ke, umuntu oyedwa kwabayisishiyagalombili emhlabeni wonke ulinganiselwa ukuthi unenkinga kavithamini D noma ukunganeli[6]. Amaqanda anokunye kokudla okumbalwa okuqukethe u-vitamin D ngokwemvelo, ngakho ukuwajabulela njengengxenye yokudla okunempilo okunempilo kungakusekela ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zakho zansuku zonke[7].
4. Amaqanda nawo angumthombo wemvelo kavithamini B12
I-Vitamin B12 kunomthelela ekwakheni amangqamuzana abomvu egazi kanye namandla ejwayelekile we-metabolism, kepha izingane eziningi nabantu abadala abazidli ngokwanele[8]. Uvithamini B12 itholakala ngokwemvelo ekudleni okutholwe yizilwane noma lezo eziqinisiwe. Lokhu kwenza amaqanda afakwe ngokukhethekile ekudleni kwabantu abangadli imifino njengoba enikeza uvithamini B12, okuvame ukuba phansi ekudleni okunjalo[9].
5. Amaqanda angumthombo ophelele wezakhi zemithi ezondayo ngentengo engabizi
Ucwaningo olwenziwe yiGain Alliance kanye ne-Unicef luhlolisise izikhala zomsoco nokutholakala kokudla okuhambisanayo kwezingane ezincane eMpumalanga naseNingizimu ne-Afrika kanye naseNingizimu Asia. Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi amaqanda ngomunye wemithombo engabizi kakhulu yezakhamzimba ezishoda kakhulu njengevithamini A, i-iron ne-folate, okubaluleke kakhulu ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukeni kwengane.[10].
Okubhekwayo
[1] Ijenali yeSayensi Yezemidlalo Nezokwelapha
[2] Ukubuyekezwa kokudla
[3] Ukudla okunomsoco Namuhla
[4] I-New England Journal of Medicine
[5] Amakhemikhali
[6] Ubudala Nokuguga
[7] Amaqanda ase-Australia
[8] IBritish Medical Journal (BMJ)
[9] Ukubuyekezwa konyaka komsoco
[10] Ukubuyekezwa kokudla