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Obesity affects more than 800 million people worldwide. Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, is the abnormal or excessive fat buildup that presents a risk to health. With the recent changes in food trends and eating patterns, obesity has emerged as a significant health concern and fitness challenge in terms of maintaining a healthy weight.
March 4 of every year is celebrated as World Obesity Day, as convened by the World Obesity Foundation (WOF) and its global members. This year’s focus is simple “Everybody Needs to Act” to improve the world’s understanding, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
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Lowering of the Alert Level System for COVID-19 response from Level 3 in January to Level 1 starting this March 2022 means that the pandemic situation has improved. Less restriction also means that more schools will be able to hold face-to-face classes soon.
Parents may be a bit apprehensive about allowing their children to come to school. The best thing to do is to strengthen the immune system of your children to help fight COVID-19 and other illnesses. This is possible through good nutrition.
There are different strategies to improve immune function through a healthy diet, and for school-age children, the key is balance, moderation, and variety.
According to the Pinggang Pinoy, a child’s plate should include a large portion (at least half a plate) of glow foods or body regulating foods. These are fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamins and minerals. They are also rich in fiber that is needed for the body’s daily functions.
Read more: Boost immune system of school-age children with good nutrition
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The members of the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) of NCR encouraged Metro Manila Local Government Units (LGUs) to use of the Compendium of Local Ordinances and Issuances on Nutrition. In a joint virtual meeting of the RNC and Regional Nutrition Management Group (RNMG) presided by NPC Milagros Elisa V. Federizo on behalf of RNC Chair Dr. Gloria J. Balboa held on February 17, 2022, the RNC and RNMG approved RNC Resolution No. 2, Series of 2022, “Enjoining LGUs to Utilize the Compendium of Local Ordinances and Issuances on Nutrition and Submit Local Ordinances and Issuances in Support of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN)”.
The Compendium of Local Ordinances and Issuances on Nutrition is a project of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) in partnership with the Nutrition Officers Association of the Philippines (NAOPA), with support from Nutrition International and UNICEF Philippines. It serves as a knowledge-sharing platform for LGUs to learn from initiatives of LGUs that have successfully harnessed the strength of policy instruments in scaling up nutrition.
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Be one of the spoons – this is the National Nutrition Council’s call for action for nutrition improvement of the country.
The National Nutrition Council or NNC is the country’s highest policy making and coordinating body on nutrition. It was created on June 25, 1974 through Presidential Decree 491.
An interesting aspect of the NNC is its logo, which is a spoke of spoons. It symbolizes that we cannot improve the nutrition situation by spoonfeeding alone nor by the generosity of a single sector’s “spoon”. Solving the problem on malnutrition requires a collaborative effort, or a contribution from several “spoons”. It means creating and recreating ideas, seeking unity and a totality of approach for the improvement of Filipino lives.
Read more: Be one of the spoons: National Nutrition Council’s call for nutrition improvement
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Read more: CNAO Almario shares Pasig City’s good practices on nutrition-sensitive programming
Pasig City Nutrition Action Officer (CNAO), Ms. Marissa Almario, shared the city’s good practices in planning and implementing nutrition-sensitive programs during the virtual PPAN Movers’ General Assembly held on February 15, 2022 via Zoom. The general assembly was attended by nutritionist-dietitians from the 17 local government units in Metro Manila.
Nutrition-sensitive programs are non-nutrition programs that are tweaked in their design to produce nutritional outcomes. They address the underlying causes of malnutrition such as inadequate household food security, inadequate care and inadequate health services, and an unhealthy household environment.
Some of the city’s nutrition-sensitive programs featured were “Gulayan sa Bakuran ni Nanay tungo sa wastong kalusugan”, a home vegetable gardening project targeting nutritionally at-risk pregnant and lactating mothers and families of undernourished children 6-23 months old. All public elementary schools in the city also maintain school vegetable gardens through the “Gulayan sa Paaralan” Project. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, harvested vegetables were used as additional ingredients in the school-based supplementary feeding program.
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In addition to trophies and certificates, the 14 outstanding local nutrition focal points (LNFP) in NCR also received cash incentives from the National Nutrition Council (NNC). The giving of awards and incentives are part of NNC’s support to these LNFPs for their commendable services and contribution in the implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) at the local level in 2019.
Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa V. Federizo of the NNC-NCR congratulated and handed over the checks to these local nutrition focal points in January and February 2022.
BNS Alicia A. Tanabe from Muntinlupa City received a total of P28,000 as the 2019 Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (ROBNS) while the 11 Finalists in the Search for 2019 ROBNS received P8,000 each. They were BNS Arceli B. Mendoza (Paranaque City); BNS Zaida P. Pagad (Municipality of Pateros); BNS Gina C. Santos (San Juan City); BNS Alicia C. Claudio (Makati CIty); BNS Aurora H. Sedorifa (Valenzuela City); BNS Nancy T. Mendoza (Malabon City); BNS Gina G. Reyes (Taguig City); BNS Maria Emeline R. dela Cruz (Las Pinas City); BNS Rossana N. Jacinto (Caloocan City); BNS Analiza C. Ampatin (Pasig City); and BNS Geraldine G. Gonzales (Navotas City).
The 2019 Regional Outstanding Nutrition Action Officer Chef Melissa S. Oreta of Malabon City and the 2019 Regional Outstanding Local Nutrition Program Coordinator of Pasig City Ms. Marissa C. Almario got P30,000 and P20,000, respectively.
Read more: NCR’s 2019 Outstanding Local Nutrition Focal Points Receive Cash Incentives
