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Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 02 February 2021

final proper nutrition for men photo Since the beginning of time, masculinity had always been associated with toughness, power, and strength. True enough, science has something to say to support these men branding. Some studies suggest that the greater strength of men was mainly due to their larger muscle fiber. Men and women also differ in terms of body compositions with men having more bone mass and lower body fat percentage compared to women.

So what is the reason behind this toughness and might? The answer is simple, it’s proper nutrition! Providing men’s day-to-day nutritional requirements is one way to keep them healthy and strong.

Calorie is the amount of energy one can get by eating a certain type of food. Men, in general, need more calories due to their bigger body size and greater muscle mass compared to women. On top of this, they usually perform work which requires strength, too. On that note, men should meet their caloric requirement by eating foods containing good quality carbohydrates, protein, and fat.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 26 January 2021

Updating Meeting with R10 Local Nutrition Workers 25 January 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – A virtual updating meeting was conducted on 22 January 2021 via Zoom to convene Nutrition Action Officers, District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators, Barangay Nutrition Scholars, nutrition office staff and Nutritionist-Dietitians under the Department of Health. The meeting was held to provide the nutrition workers with updates and developments on the nutrition programs.

A total of 140 nutrition workers attended the virtual meeting organized by the National Nutrition Council Region X.

Prior to the meeting, the attendees offered a prayer for the late Ms. Hygeia Ceres Catalina "Jigay" B. Gawe who was the Officer-in-Charge of the Nutrition Policy & Planning Division of NNC.

Ms. Gladys Mae S. Fernandez, Nutrition Program Coordinator, delivered the Opening Remarks where she presented the overview of the meeting.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 21 January 2021

2 NCCW Infographics Proclamation No. 1348 in 1974 declares the third week of January as the National Cancer Consciousness Week. This is to increase public awareness of the dangers of cancer including its prevention and control, with the right information. To add, the Cancer Coalition of the Philippines (CCP), shares that cancer is a “growing and serious public health concern” that needs an urgent action by individuals, families, and communities.

Cancer starts anywhere in the human body. When this disease develops, cells become more abnormal, old, damaged cells survive and fresh cells form even when they are not needed. This abnormality can cause growths called tumors. Cancerous tumors are malignant, which means they can spread into, or invade, nearby tissues. In addition, as these tumors grow, some cancer cells can break off and travel to distant places in the body through the blood or the lymph system and form new tumors far from the original tumor. Common sites of cancer include the lungs, colorectum and breast. Risk factors of cancer include tobacco, alcohol, infections, obesity, ultraviolet rays and occupational risk.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 25 January 2021

LNEWS Monitoring Talakag 2

18 January 2021, Cagayan de Oro City - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many activities were affected including the conduct survey and monitoring in the Local Nutrition Early Warning System (LNEWS). During the LNEWS online monitoring held in December 2020, Municipality of Talakag in Bukidnon wasn’t able to join due to unstable internet connection in their area. The municipal nutrition action officer requested for a face-to-face meeting with the core team which was held on 14 January 2021 at ABC Hall, Talakag, Bukidnon.

LNEWS-FNS is one of the activities and data sources of the Philippine Nutrition Surveillance System of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN). It also serves as a tool for the Local Nutrition Committee (LNC) to understand the seasonality of malnutrition and why there is malnutrition.

The monitoring was attended by the Talakag LNEWS Core Group, Household Data Collectors, Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) Rosa Ma. Theresa L. Nanolan, Nutrition Staff and National Nutrition Council (NNC) X led by NPC Gladys Mae S. Fernandez.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 20 January 2021

2020 OPT Result infographics

13 January 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – The Operation Timbang (OPT) Plus is conducted annually to generate data on the nutritional status of 0-59 months old children. OPT Plus results identify how many and who are the malnourished children, as well as where they are located. These data are vital for the local planning and assessment of program/project effectiveness.

The 2020 OPT Plus results recorded that the prevalence of underweight among under-five years old children decreased from 4.5% in 2017 to 3.2% in 2020. Meanwhile, the prevalence of stunting in the same age group is fluctuating in the past 4 years but still, it decreased to 7.6% (2020) from 8.9% (2017). The prevalence of wasting and overweight in Northern Mindanao show increasing trends from 2017 to 2019, but it declined in 2020. Overall, the 2020 OPT Plus results, with an OPT coverage of 90%, showed that there is a decrease in the prevalence of malnutrition since 2017 in Northern Mindanao.

Among the areas with improved nutrition situation are the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin and Misamis Occidental and cities of Cagayan de Oro, El Salvador, Iligan, and Valencia, which showed a decreasing trend in all indicators.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 25 January 2021

final goiter awareness week The National Nutrition Council Region 10 (NNC X) is one with the country in celebrating the Goiter Awareness Week (GAW). This has been observed every fourth week of January through Proclamation No. 1188, signed by the former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 11 December 2006. The celebration aims to raise public awareness on the prevention and control of goiter and other Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD).

Goiter is the unusual enlargement of the thyroid, the butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck. Symptoms of goiter involve swelling of the base of the neck, tight feeling in the throat, coughing, hoarseness of the voice, and difficulty in swallowing and breathing. The most common cause of goiter is the lack of iodine in the diet or iodine deficiency, causing 92% of all the goiter cases worldwide. Based on the survey conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) last 2013, 7.7%, 8.7%, and 14.9% of the Filipino children from six to twelve years old have severe, moderate, and mild iodine deficiency, respectively. On the same survey and age group, Northern Mindanao was also identified as one of the regions having the lowest median Urinary Iodine Excretion (UIE), which could mean low iodine intake. Other causes of goiter are Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s disease, multinodular goiter, solitary thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, pregnancy, thyroiditis, among others. Goiter is more common to those that are living in highland areas. It usually happens to females and generally manifests beyond the age of forty. Other risk factors include pregnancy and menopause, intake of certain medications, and radiation exposure.