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Oliver T. Baccay
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, May 25 (PIA) - - Junk foods should be restricted among children as these are unhealthy processed foods with high calories but low in nutritional value, a city official here said.
Mayor Bienvenido De Guzman said the unhealthy eating behaviors of the children can increase the risk for overweight and obesity. De Guzman, during the opening of the Batang Radyo Congress for Cagayan initiated by the National Nutrition Council Region 02 (NNC), said it is essential to reduce children's intake of these unhealthy processed foods and replace them with fruits, vegetables, legumes, and other healthy foods.
“Malnutrition still persists in the country because of the unhealthy diet and life style practices of many individuals,” the mayor said, adding that there is a need to change this habit to achieve a good nutritional status. He said a key to a healthy lifestyle is self-discipline.
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Healthy eating during adolescence is important as body changes during this time and affect individual's nutritional and dietary needs. This is the period of rapid growth such as physical, emotional, intellectual, and social maturation and a window of opportunity for the improvement of nutritional status and correcting poor nutritional practices. Adolescents will start to become more independent and make their own food choices and they tend to increase their appetite to meet their growth needs. They are also heavily influenced by peers, media messages, and body image issues and influenced less by parents and family.
Meal convenience is important to many adolescents and they may be eating too much of the wrong types of food, like soft drinks, fast-food, or processed foods. Also, a common concern of many adolescents is dieting, girls may feel pressure from peers to be thin and to limit what they eat.
To support this growth, teenagers need energy, calcium, and iron, sufficient protein.
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As part of the region’s year-long Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) advocacy campaign, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Region 02 conducted a multi-sectoral forum and a quiz bee with the theme “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World” here on April 24, 2017 with the various government and non-government organizations as participants.
PIA Director Purita S. Licas presented the ASEAN history while the other invited speakers tackled the three ASEAN Pillars; Political Security Community, Economic Community, and Socio-cultural Community and their advantages.
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Bearing this year’s nutrition month theme ‘’Healthy diet gawing habit – FOR LIFE!’’ The Kiddie broadcasters here in Cagayan Valley once again took the center stage in a two leg 4th Batang Radyo Sa Nutrisyon (BRSN) Congress held on 23-24 May 2017 in Isabela Hotel, Cauayan City and Taj Hotel, Tuguegarao City respectively.
The jolly young nutrition broadcasters in their colorful jerseys jubilantly registered their presence and participation.
Organized by the National Nutrition Council Region 02, the BRSN members were clustered in two groups. The first day saw Batang Radyo in Cauayan City delegates from Quirino Province in their usual orange shirts, Cauayan City in green, Santiago City in civilian outfit less BRSN’s from Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya who must replenish membership for incoming grades 5 and 6.
The same signal was raised on the second leg of the congress at the regional capital Tuguegarao City, by BRSN’s from Aparri chanting in their green uniform, Tuguegarao City in blue, the veteran Lallo group in white while Claveria team was simply represented by its adviser and a broadcast anchor. As usual, Batanes broadcasters rarely see action for long distance reason.
Read more: 4th BRSN Congress Features Broadcasting Techniques cum Healthy Lifestyle
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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 10 (PIA) – The provincial government here recently launched a 120-day supplementary feeding program to boost the nutritional status of children.
Through the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWDO), the “Ang Batang Malusog, Kinabukasan…AYOS!,” was initially launched in barangay Baretbet in Bagabag town and in barangay Bonfal Proper in Bayombong town.
Milagros Sicat, a social worker and a member of the Provincial Nutrition Council – Technical Working Group (PNC-TWG), said the supplementary feeding will be carried out for 120 feeding days which will be monitored by the Barangay Nutrition Committee (BNC). “This is not only about feeding but more on nutrition programs supported by the provincial and municipal government. We may also extend the number of days for this program,” Sicat said.
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TUGUEGARAO CITY---- The Nutrition Honor Award (NHA) is given to Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) that have shown consistent outstanding performance in Nutrition program implementation and improvement for three consecutive years.
Region 02’s Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) monitored the City of Ilagan, Isabela and Province of Nueva Vizcaya as contenders of the CROWN - 1st Year Maintenance Award and CROWN - 2nd Year Maintenance Award last April 4-7, 2017 and April 18-21, 2017 respectively.
This year’s RNET is chaired by the Department of the Interior and Local Government and co-chaired by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Members are the Department of Health, Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Public Works and Highways and National Nutrition Council (NNC).
