12 November 2013 - As part of the National Nutrition Council-NCR’s region-wide promotion of the revised Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF), promotional events dubbed as “Gabay sa Wastong Nutrisyon Para sa Pilipino: Ating Alamin, Gawin,at Palaganapin!” were held simultaneously in all the seventeen cities and municipality in Metro Manila attended by mothers, caregivers, school children and other members of the community as well as members of the Regional Nutrition Committee and Regional Management Group. The simultaneous promotional events staged by the city and municipal nutrition committees in partnership with NNC-NCR featured a short lecture on a particular nutritional guideline, question and answer portion, games and raffle.
The simultaneous promotional events aim to increase public awareness on the importance of good nutrition through the promotion of the NGF. “These nutritional guidelines are primary recommendations that aim to promote good health through proper nutrition. They are simple statements that give advice on eating right and living healthy. The promotion of these guidelines is an important strategy to improve the dietary and related health practices of Filipinos”, said NNC-NCR Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa V. Federizo.
There is a pressing need to extensively promote these nutritional guidelines across the region. “Currently, Metro Manila is facing a double burden of malnutrition where there are both cases of undernourished and overweight or obese children. These forms of malnutrition especially among our children can be attributed to inadequate food intake, poor food choices and unhealthy lifestyle. This only shows that good eating habits, nutrition practices and healthy lifestyle should be instilled among children while they are young. These mothers and caregivers directly influence the food choices and nutrition and health practices of their children making them the best target audience for these promotional nutrition activities”, explained RNPC Federizo.
The NNC-NCR together with the local nutrition committees of Metro Manila encourage the public to invest in good nutrition for a healthy and more productive life by knowing and practicing the ten Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos.
