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Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon is a 30-minute block time nutrition radio program aired over RMN-DZXL 558 Manila every Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. NNC Officer-in-Charge Executive Director III Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang anchors the program with radio broadcaster Rod Marcelino. Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon discusses issues about nutrition, health and development. Since 2015, the program expanded its broadcast to eight other RMN provincial stations including DYKR 1161 Kalibo, DYHB 747 Bacolod, DYVR 657 Roxas, DYHP 612 Cebu, DXDR 981 Dipolog, DXMB 648 Malaybalay, DXDC 621 Davao and DXBC 693 Butuan. Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon also broadcasts through online platforms such as via Youtube(RadyoMosaNutrisyonYr10), Facebook (RadyoMosaNutrisyon), Radio Mindanao Network Facebook live and over television via Cignal TV Channel 309.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 09 December 2016

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Another job excellently done! The country’s cream of the crop local government units and nutrition workers will gather together at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on 13 December during the 2016 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony. About 500 guests are expected to participate in this year’s much-awaited recognition rites.

Topping the list of winners across the five different award categories are the cities of Cauayan in Isabela (Region 2), Mandaluyong (NCR), and Valencia City in Bukidnon (Region 10), which will be conferred the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA). The NHA is the highest distinction in nutrition conferred by the interagency National Nutrition Council for LGUs able to sustain improvement in the nutritional status of their constituents for 6 consecutive years. NHA awardees each receive a trophy and cash incentive of P1,000,000.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 22 November 2016

Optimized-IMG 1157 1 More than 500 Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs) from all over the country were gathered by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) to address the call for action to end malnutrition in the country. The NAOs, who are coordinators of nutrition programs of local governments, are critical in ensuring that local governments prioritize nutrition programs. During the 4^th National Conference of Nutrition Action Officers, NAOs were urged to contribute to bringing down the rate of malnutrition especially among children.

While there have been improvements in the nutritional status of Filipinos in the past, the problem remains. Currently, 33 percent of children 0-4 years old are stunted or short for their age while 7.1% of the same age group are wasted (or low weight for height). Stunting results to delayed motor development, impaired mental development and poor school performance. Stunting often starts in the first two years of life and is mostly irreversible. Children who are wasted are likely to die as a result of lack of food or infectious disease.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 18 November 2016

Image articleX The National Nutrition Council takes pride not only on its achievements as an organization but also with the exemplary performance of its personnel towards career advancement.

Among the recent addition to the roster of NNC’s feat is the graduation with distinction of NNC Region XII’s Nutrition Officer III Gladys Mae Fernandez to the Middle Managers Class Batch 10 – “Binhi” of the Public Management Development Program – Development Academy of the Philippines on 18 November 2016.

NO III Fernandez bested other scholars from other national government agencies after her Re-entry Project titled “Culture-Sensitive Health and Nutrition Intervention for TBolis” was awarded as the Most Citizen-Centric Re-Entry Project.

Recognizing the problem on high malnutrition prevalence due to inadequate food intake, poor caring practices, and poor health status of the Tbolis, NO III Fernandez’s project aimed at reducing the number of severely underweight 6-71 months old preschool children in Sitio Lemkati, Datal D’lanag Tboli in South Cotabato.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 03 November 2016

PDRI In its first meeting under the Duterte Administration, chaired by Secretary of Health and Chairperson Paulyn Ubial, the NNC Governing Board approved the adoption of the Philippine Dietary Reference Intakes for use in the Philippines.

The 2015 Philippine Dietary Reference Intake (2015 PDRI) is a set of dietary standards that include 1)Estimated average requirement (EAR), 2) Recommended energy intake/ recommended nutrient intake (REI/ RNI), 3) Adequte intake (AI), 4) Tolerable upper intake/ upper limit (UL), and 5) Acceptable macronutrient distribution range (AMDR), each having its own use.

A working group of nutrition experts spearheaded by FNRI, developed the set of standards based on the best available and recently updated information. Standards development involved a series of consultations with experts and practitioners.

PDRI 2015 updated the 2002 Recommended Energy and Nutrition Intake (RENI) with the following changes: