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We all probably included “Be physically active” or “Exercise everyday” on our New Year’s resolution this year. Some people may be consistent and made exercising a habit but few may still struggle on trying to incorporate it in their daily lives. Some people may also overdo it, thinking that it is the best way to maintain their figures. In a world revolving around technology and with all the influencers in different social media platforms, we may be confused as to what to follow or practice. One may still be puzzled as to what is physical activity, how often should we do it and what are its benefits?
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Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. This is being observed for 40 days beginning on Ash Wednesday. Two of the traditions during Lenten Season are fasting and abstinence. For Christians, particularly Roman Catholics, fasting can refer to inhibiting oneself from eating or engaging in pleasurable wants than needs. However, fasting is commonly attributed to depriving oneself from eating voraciously. This usually refers to only eating one meal a day and two smaller meals which if added together would not exceed one full meal. Abstinence on the other hand is refraining from eating meat (beef, pork, chicken, ham, deer, lamb).
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“WE Make CHANGE Work for Women” is the 2017-2022 National Women’s Month Celebration theme. The theme generally aims to inform and engage women as stakeholders of government programs and services, and to inspire and empower women and girls to be agents of change and to contribute in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of all women. In the Philippines, Republic Act No. 6949 is enacted declaring every 8th of March of every year as National Women’s Day.
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Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, there are an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or one in six cancer-related deaths in 2018. Lung, stomach, colorectal, prostate, and liver cancers are the most common types of cancer in men, while lung, breast, colorectal, cervical, and thyroid cancers are the most common among women.
The human body is made up of trillions of cells and these are considered the basic fundamental units of life. Cells normally grow and divide to form new cells. The old or damaged cells will die and be replaced by new healthy cells to perform their functions except for the cells in the liver, brain and kidneys. However, when cancer is developed, old cells do not die anymore and continue to divide non-stop causing growths called tumors. A tumor is a mass of tissue formed by the formation of abnormal cells. Tumors can be benign and malignant. Cancerous tumors are malignant and can spread in other tissues. As the tumor grows, cancer cells can spread in different parts of the body through the blood and build new tumors through the process called metastasis. Unlike malignant tumors, benign are noncancerous and do not invade or spread in other tissues. Sometimes, benign tumors can be enlarged and do not grow back when removed. Aside from tumors, cancerous cells can also impair the immune system and cause other changes that prevent the body from functioning normally and regularly.
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After more than a year, the National Nutrition Council Regional Office 9 was able to initially conduct two face-to-face meetings in the two (2) provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula. Headed by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Nimfa D. Ekong together with Nutrition Officer III Elton N. Pelegrino and Administrative Aide VI Cielo Katrina M. Mabalot, NNC-IX was able to meet again the nutrition action officers physically to conduct the Provincial Meeting of Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs) in Zamboanga Sibugay at Diplahan Tropical Resort on 23 February 2021 and the Provincial Meeting of NAOs in Zamboanga del Sur at Hotel Guillermo, Pagadian City on 24 February 2021.
Read more: NNC IX conducts Meeting of NAOs of Zambo. Sibugay and Zambo. del Sur
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With the recent organizational developments of the National Nutrition Council Regional Office IX, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Ms. Nimfa D. Ekong conducted a special staff meeting dedicated for the orientation of the newly-hired employees last March 3, 2021. To be always true and dedicated to continuously serve the public and be competent and committed public servants, the said orientation was intended to provide information to the new employees and to refresh the employees on the overall background of the agency, its national and regional organizational structures, job descriptions of each staff among others. During the months of December 2020 and January 2021, NNC 9 posted on its Facebook page job vacancy notices for the positions of Provincial Nutrition Coordinator for Zamboanga del Sur, Provincial Nutrition Coordinator for Zamboanga del Norte, Nutrition Officer II and Nutrition Officer I. The posts generated expressions of intent from 8 interested applicants for the positions of Provincial Nutrition Coordinators (PNCs), more than 20 applicants for the position of Nutrition Officer II (NO II) and no-less than 45 participants for the position of Nutrition Officer I (NO I).
