The Batterjee Medical College for Science & Technology (BMC) organized a ‘Vitamin Festival’ at their premises on Sunday.

Dr. Hassan Shaibah, vice dean of academic affairs, said this festival forms a part of student activities to spread awareness among guests about vitamins and minerals and their role in the human body.

The students set up small booths at Sheikh Abduljalil Batterjee’s hall in the college to raise awareness and maximize participation. An intellectual lecture on the importance of vitamins was also delivered.

Dr. Shaibah also pointed out the importance of the extracurricular program, which helps students critically analyze and develop creative skills and knowledge.

Dr. Khalid Batterjee, dean of the college, emphasized on the importance of extra-curricular activity, saying it enhances personality development and improves relations between students.

“It will also benefit them in their personal lives and careers, create strong, leadership-driven personality, while at the same time developing students’ skills and making college life a fruitful time for them,” he added.

Students gave information to visitors about vitamins that exist in fruit and vegetables, dairy and meat products and recommended daily intake by nutritionists.

“The specialists always recommend eating four to five portions of fruit and vegetable daily, in addition to three glasses of milk (or its derivatives) and six ounces of protein, which exists in meat, fish, eggs and beans. In addition, they recommend six ounces of grain,” explained Saeeda Farazi, a third-year student at BMC.