14 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS NOVEMBER 2016 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2016: EGHS-WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events India Celebrated 3 Days of “Diet and the Gut” Awareness Program from 27-29 May 2016: An account of World Digestive Health Day 29th May 2016 World Digestive Heath Day A three-day program on ‘Diet and the Gut’ was organized by Dr. Prashanth B.N. to create awareness on the im-portance of having a healthy diet and the gut among the general population and children who will become the fu-ture citizens of our country, and also to refresh the knowledge of doctors of Tumkur District. People very often get carried away by their busy lives and don’t find enough time to give attention to their physical and mental health. As a result, many people suffer from chronic diseases and illnesses that sometimes cannot be cured but could have been prevented by educa-tion on the food they eat. This is why awareness on “Diet and The Gut” was a very pivotal issue to shed light on. On 27 May, the first day of the program, an educational event was conducted for around 600 students between the ages of 14-18 of ‘Chet-hana Vidya Mandira’. The students were first given a PowerPoint presen-tation as a short introduction on ‘Diet and the Gut’ by Dr. Umesh Jalihal, Former Head, Department of Gastro-enterology, Ramaiah Medical College, Head of Gastroenterology, Columbia Asia, Yeshwanthapur and Director, Karnataka Gastroenterology Centre, Bangalore. This presentation focused on various issues that are faced by people all around the world. It started with child and adult obesity and how it can be tackled, which later led to information about a healthy diet. Revolving around these concepts, the presentation also included intriguing information about ‘gut microbiota’. The children were amazed to know that there are three hundred times more bacteria in our guts than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy! Hopefully, it gave them a new insight into eating healthy food. Later, Dr. Prashanth. B.N, spoke about why World Digestive Health Day is celebrated and also about a few common diseases. He ended his speech by mentioning notable quotes. Hippocrates’ ‘All diseases begin in the gut’; ‘Eat less crap and eat more food’; ‘The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poi-son’. The session ended with a short question and answer round in which the teachers’ and students’ queries and concerns were answered by Drs. Prashanth B N, MD Chaitanyaa GastroIntestinal Care & Endoscopy Centre, Tumkur, Karnataka State India Walk-A-Thon to create awareness to the general public on Diet and The Gut
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