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What is good for one hypertensive patient may not necessarily be good for another patient. Before a doctor prescribes a drug for your blood pressure, he/she will consider several factors, which include the following:
Your co-morbidity conditions. Aside from high blood pressure, do you also suffer from asthma, diabetes, thyroid disease, cancer, kidney disease, anxiety disorder, anemia or other illnesses? Presence of other illnesses will limit your doctor’s choice of antihypertensive drugs so it is best to provide all information to your doctor.
Your past medical history. For example, did you have stroke in the past?
Your doctor will choose drugs that, aside from controlling your blood pressure, will also protect you from recurrence of stroke.
What are your other antihypertensive medications? Complementary actions and safe combinations of drugs will be considered.
What are your other medications for other illnesses? Are you on non-steroidal pain relievers like Celecoxib, Mefenamic Acid, and Diclofenac? Especially when used for a long period, combination of these drugs with angiotensin II blockers and ACE inhibitors can cause acute kidney injury.
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The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology has developed the Pinggang Pinoy for teens.
The guide for teens shows the recommendations targeting the nutritional needs of adolescents, 13 to 18 years old.
During adolescence, there is rapid growth in height and weight due to the simultaneous release of hormones needed to transition into adulthood.
According to the 2015 Philippine Dietary Reference Intakes, adolescents have the highest recommended nutrient intakes per day for energy and protein.
Read more: FNRI issues Pinggang Pinoy to guide teens to eat healthy
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BAGUIO CITY- With the theme, “BNS Cordillera, Tapat sa Bayan, Angat sa Nutrisyon at sa Serbisyong Totoo!”, more than 400 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) from the different barangays of Cordillera gathered at the Baguio Convention Center for their 3rd Regional Cordi BNS Federation Inc. Conference on November 10, 2017.
Several speakers were invited to impart knowledge and skills to the BNSs for them to serve better their respective barangays. Topics such as PPAN 2017-2022 was discussed by Nutrition Officer III Bella Basalong of NNC-CAR; update and demonstration on how to take Mid-Upper Arm Circumference by Ms. Chona Patalen, Senior Research Specialist of FNRI-DOST; sharing of good practices by Ms. Imelda Dagupon, the 2015 and 2016 Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar; leveling up in documentation practices by CNPC Angelita Sabado of Baguio City; and Elements of Successful Program Planning by Dr. Marcela Tinoyan, MNAO of Tublay Benguet which is the 2015 and 2016 Regional Green Banner Awardee. To empower the participants and to develop their oral communication skills, Ms. Jobelle Batanes, Instructor of Bokod National High School ended the conference with her lecture and motivational message.
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Two local governments and an individual entry from the Cordillera landed as one of the honorees in the different categories during the awarding ceremonies of the National Nutrition Council, which will be held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Dec. 12.
Rita Papey of NNC-CAR said Baguio City has two entries while Alfonso Lista, Ifugao was able to maintain its consistency in being one of the outstanding winners in nutrition for the year.
Baguio achieved its first year Consistent Regional Oustanding Winner on Nutrition (CROWN) award while Imelda Dagupon, a barangay nutrition scholar of Imelda Village, landed in the top eight finalists for the search for outstanding BNS in the country.
Read more: 3 entries from Cordillera land in national nutrition awards
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Nineteen barangays in Baguio City were awarded by the National Nutrition Council-Cordillera and Department of Health for attaining zero prevalence of stunting among zero to 71 months old children in 2016 based on their Operation Timbang Plus results.
From 29, the number was reduced to 19 barangays where zero cases of stunting were recorded since 2014.
Recognized are barangays City Camp, Lourdes Subdivision, Lower Dagsian, Upper Dagsian, Fort del Pilar, Upper General Luna, Lower General Luna, Happy Homes, Holy Ghost Proper, Magsaysay Private Road, MMR-Queen of Peace, West Modernsite, Palma-Urbano, Phil-Am, Pinget, Upper QM, Middle Quezon Hill, Scout Barrio, South Drive, and T. Alonzo St.
According to the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology, four in every 10 Filipino children less than five years old are considered stunted or children who failed to achieve the expected height for his or her age due to long-lasting malnutrition, which might cause reduction of the learning and physical abilities of a child.
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BAGUIO CITY, Nov. 29 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) and stakeholders launched the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 on Thursday (Nov. 23) at the Venus Parkview Hotel here to renew their commitment for nutrition and to generate support to help local government units implement their local nutrition programs.
Anchored on the Philippine Development Plan, the PPAN is the country’s contribution to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, particularly SDG 2 which is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Rita Papey, in presenting the PPAN 2017-2022, said the plan aims to achieve more Filipinos who are tall, less Filipinos who are thin, less Filipinos who are overweight and obese, and decreased vitamin and Micronutrient deficiencies particularly Vitamin A deficiency, Anemia, and Iodine Deficiency Disorders.
PPAN’s strategic thrusts are the First 1,000 days of life, complementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs, intensified mobilization of local government units and reaching Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) and communities of indigenous peoples.
Papey explained that the focus on the first 1000 days of life aims to address stunting. This is the period of pregnancy up to the first two years of the child wherein key health, nutrition, early education and related services should be delivered to ensure the optimum physical and mental development of the child. It is this period when poor nutrition has irreversible effects on the physical and mental development of the child, which consequences are felt way into adulthood.
Complementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs calls for implementation of nutrition-specific interventions to address the immediate determinants of fetal and child nutrition and development such as adequate food intake and nutrient intake, caregiving and parenting practices, and low burden of infectious diseases.
The intensified mobilization of local government units, on the other hand, involves capacity building and mentoring of LGUs on nutrition program management to transform them to be self-propelling able to plan, implement, coordinate, and monitor and evaluate effective nutrition programs.
Under the thrust on reaching GIDAS, and communities of indigenous peoples, the community of NGOs and development partners’ resources will be engaged for this purpose.
The new PPAN features eight nutrition-specific programs devised to address the immediate causes of malnutrition such as inadequate food and nutrient intake, poor caregiving and parenting practices, and the burden of infectious diseases. This will be complemented by nutrition-sensitive programs which are already existing developmental programs that can be tweaked to produce nutritional outcomes.
The launch was also highlighted by an exhibit of the eight nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs of the PPAN. It was essentially an experiential activity that provided the participants with compelling exposure on various nutrition problems and the designs of different PPAN interventions. (JDP/MAWC – PIA CAR)
