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Did you know that adding small amount of fat on your Vitamin K-rich foods may help improve its nutrient absorption? We recommend you drizzle a little bit of oil to your green leafy vegetables!
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Did you know that Vitamin E helps our body by reducing free radical damage and slows the aging process of our cells?
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with several forms consist of tocopherols and tocotrienols. Only the alpha-tocopherol form of Vitamin E is the most abundant form and used up by the human body. It is the only form that reverses vitamin E deficiency.
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Vitamin D is a micronutrient that we obtain either from food and dietary supplement or is being synthesized by our body through sun exposure. Before the body can utilize the vitamin D, it must undergo two processes of activation or hydroxylation. The first step occurs in the liver where vitamin D is converted to 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], also known as “calcidiol.” The second process is where a more active form of vitamin D is hydroxylated in the kidneys to form 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D], also known as “calcitriol.”
In the Philippine Dietary Reference Intake (PDRI) formulated by Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), shows the recommended intake of Vitamin D among infants (0-11 mos), children (1-18 yo), adult (19-49 yo) to be equivalent to 5 mcg or 200 IU. While 10 mcg or 400 IU is recommended for 50–59-year-olds. And 15 mcg or 600 IU for the elderly aged 60 years and above.
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Noong 2020, nakapagtala ang Department of Health ng humigit kumulang 75,405 na bagong kaso ng Type 2 Diabetes sa buong Pilipinas. Mas mataas kumpara sa mga bagong naitalang kaso na may bilang na 54, 796 noong 2019. Nakakabahalang isipin na patuloy na tumataas ang bilang ng mga taong nagkaroon ng Type 2 Diabetes sa ating bansa. Anu-ano nga ba ang sanhi ng pagkakaroon nito?
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Yoga is believed to have started in India around 5,000 years ago. It was later popularized by western celebrities in the late nineteenth century. It is a type of exercise that is ideal for boosting strength, flexibility, and breathing in order to benefit both your physical and mental health. You can burn between 180 and 460 calories during a yoga session depending on the kind of yoga you're practicing as well as the length and intensity of your session, along with your age and gender.
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The province of Palawan is one of the hard-hit local government units still dealing with the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, which destroyed most dwellings and cut off water, electricity, and telecommunication cables in the province. Typhoon Odette made landfall on the municipality of Roxas, Palawan on 17 December 2021, severely affecting the city with a population of 73,541. It also hit nearby municipalities of Araceli and Dumaran.
Last 6 January 2021, the Palawan Nutrition Committee headed by Ms. Rachel Paladan, Provincial Nutrition Action Officer of Palawan and NNC MIMAROPA headed by NPC Ma. Eileen B. Blanco, convened for an updating meeting to assess which activities have already been taken and what actions are needed in response to Palawan's nutrition emergency brought by Typhoon Odette.
Read more: NNC MIMAROPA Conducts Updating Meeting on Typhoon Odette with Palawan Nutrition Cluster
