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Details: Category: Region CAR; Published: 24 July 2017

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BAGUIO CITY- To conclude the 2017month-long celebration of the nutrition month, the Regional Nutrition Committee member agencies thru the National Nutrition Council-CAR and other nutrition partners are set to conduct a nutrition walk as a way of promoting physical activity coupled with IEC on healthy diet on July 28, 2017 at the Eco Trail of the Camp John Hay, Baguio City.

This is the 3^rd time that NNC-CAR organized a nutrition walk to culminate the nutrition month celebration. Around 200 participants from RNC member agencies and other stakeholders are expected to attend the estimated one hour and a half walk. Starting point is at the Scout Barrio Camping Grounds and the exit point is at the Amphitheatre, Camp John Hay. The walk will start after the opening program at 7:00 in the morning and a closing program will be held at the exit point.

Participants are advised to have breakfast before the walk and to be in their walking attires.

Details: Category: Region CAR; Published: 17 July 2017

AAAA BAGUIO CITY- Timely with the celebration of the nutrition month and national disaster consciousness month in July, a training on nutrition in emergencies for the local nutrition clusters of Ifugao and Mountain Province was successfully conducted on July 11-13, 2017 at Gordion Hotel, Vigan City.

19 members of the local nutrition clusters of Ifugao, 20 from Mt. Province and two from Benguet attended the training composed mostly of Municipal Nutrition Action Officers and Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officers. LDRRMOs were invited to join the training for them to consider the inclusion and integration of nutrition in emergencies in the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan of the Local Government Unit.

Details: Category: Region CAR; Published: 06 January 2013

“Healthy diet, gawing habit – FOR LIFE!”, is the 2017 nutrition month theme which aims to promote healthy diet among Filipinos.

Changes in the food system increases the availability of food that are highly processed composed of refined carbohydrates, high salt, high fat, calorie dense and with reduced access to whole foods including fruits and vegetables and the low number of Filipinos not consuming healthy diets are some of the reasons why healthy diet was given attention this year.

In 2013 based on the National Nutrition Survey of FNRI-DOST, the population of Filipino households with diets that met energy requirement is only 31.7%.

Details: Category: Region CAR; Published: 10 July 2017

Glenn ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao- Saluad Salun-at Council (SSC), the local name for the Municipal Nutrition Committee of Alfonso Lista, Ifugao was visited by the National Nutrition Evaluation Team (NNET) on June 27-30, 2017 as contender for the second year Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner on Nutrition (CROWN) maintenance award.

Ms. Ellen Abella of NNC-Central Office, Ms. Luz Tagunicar of DOH and Ms. Carleneth San Valentin of the World Vision Development Foundation were the members of the NNET who evaluated three barangays namely Little Tadian, the best Barangay Nutrition Committee of the municipality in 2017 and barangays Dolowog and Potia. The two former barangays were randomly selected based on the prevalence of malnutrition.

Details: Category: Region CAR; Published: 06 January 2013

“Healthy diet, gawing habit – FOR LIFE!”, is the 2017 nutrition month theme which aims to promote healthy diet among Filipinos.

In 2013 based on the National Nutrition Survey of FNRI-DOST, the population of Filipino households with diets that met energy requirement is only 31.7%.

Details: Category: Region CAR; Published: 07 July 2017

“Healthy diet, gawing habit – FOR LIFE!”, is the 2017 nutrition month theme which aims to promote healthy diet among Filipinos.

Changes in the food system increases the availability of foods that are highly processed such as refined carbohydrates, with high salt, high fat and are calorie-dense. Changes aslo include reduced access to whole foods including fruits and vegetables. Morover, there is an increasing number of Filipinos not consuming healthy diets. These are some of the reasons why healthy diet was given attention for Nutrition Month this year.

Based on the 2013 National Nutrition Survey of FNRI-DOST, the population of Filipino households with diets that met energy requirement is only 31.7%.

The following are the reasons why we should focus on healthy diet:

A healthy diet, which is part of a healthy lifestyle is the foundation of good health. Healthy diets protect against both under- and overnutrition and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including hypertension, diabetes, heart and vascular diseases and some forms of cancer.
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices which comprise the healthy diet of infants and young children to promote optimal growth and development and impact on long-term health including reducing risks of obesity and NCDs, are below optimal levels. In 2015, only 24.7% of 5 months old infants were exclusively breastfed and only 18.6% of 6-23 months old children met the minimum acceptable diet.
Filipinos are not consuming healthy diets. The average food consumption among Filipinos is below the recommended amount, energy and nutrient levels. In 2013, the proportion of households with diets that meet the energy requirements is only 31.7%.
There is increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity especially among adults. Currently, 31.1% of adults are overweight and obese which translates to about 18 million Filipinos.

For the 2017 nutrition month materials, please visit the National Nutrition Council webpage www.nnc.gov.ph and in posting in social media related to the nutrition month, please use the hashtags #2017NutMonth and #HealthDiet4Life.