Region VII

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 08 January 2023

Cebu City – John C. Maxwell may be up to something when he said, “It is our decision not our conditions that determine our quality of life” and for nutrition, women’s decisions really matter.

On our third installment of women and nutrition, we discuss how women’s decision making can affect their family’s health and nutrition status. If that doesn’t convince you how important women are when it comes to nutrition, then we don’t know what will. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests improving female empowerment to improve better maternal and child malnutrition^[i]. Numerous social influences such as food taboos and cultural health beliefs have an impact on health seeking behavior and food and nutrition security thus playing a huge role in both maternal and child malnutrition, but in the end, it is the stakeholders’ decision to fight malnutrition within their household that gives way to a plausible improvement.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 08 January 2023

Cebu City – The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Mandanas-Garcia petition which boosts local government units’ (LGU) allocations beginning in 2022, has created new and greater opportunities for the improvement of local nutrition programs.

In accordance with EO 138: Full Devolution of Certain Functions of the Executive Branch to Local Governments, the Local Budget Memorandum No. 82 (Section 2.3) states that the DBM shall propose the waiving of personnel services limitation for the preparation of LGU annual budgets for fiscal year 2022 to allow local governments to pursue organizational and staffing changes as necessary by priority programs, including nutrition brought up new, greater chance for the advancement of the LGU nutrition programs.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 06 January 2023

Cebu City – Leadership is one of the vital parts of a successful program or advocacy. Defined as the technique whereby a leader or individual persuades a group of people to work toward a common objective, leadership is known to be both a relationship and a process. This 2023, LGUs are looking forward to a fresh and new beginning to continually improve their health and nutrition implementation.

As a process, leadership includes not just the leader himself/herself but also his/her followers, and the situation itself. Different leadership philosophies are required for various situations and types of followers. But how does one become a good leader?

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 07 January 2023

Cebu City – The National Nutrition Council Region VII’s longest running radio program Nutri-Game Apil Na! (NGAN) kicks off its first episode with topics and questions on staying healthy during the holiday season on 01 January 2023 via DYSS 999 khz Super Radyo Cebu.

Now in its 20^th year of live airing, the program is the region’s most interactive game show on nutrition which promotes good health through proper nutrition. The show, with airtime provided for free by RGMA network is a brainchild of NNC 7’s RNPC Dr. Parolita A. Mission. It is anchored by MIND 7 member and nutrition advocate Ms. Lesly Comiso – Magalso with DMO II Norre Jean V. delos Santos as one of the game masters.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 06 January 2023

Cebu City – Little did we know that our gut has a crucial role in our health, safety, and survival. Making it so is a big deal. Our gut is a 9-meter-long organ with more than 800 folds, and if put out flat, it would cover a full-size tennis court. It includes 1.5 to 2 kilograms of germs and accounts for around 70% of your immune system. A healthy immune system depends on a gut microbiome that typically contains a wide variety of various helpful microorganisms. It is crucial for controlling your immune system's response to infection or injury while preventing it from attacking healthy body tissue.

Our intestines are home to hundreds of different kinds of bacteria, each of which has a unique function in maintaining health and differing nutritional requirements. One specific vitamin that is an important element in the formation of proteins for immunity is Vitamin K. The production of several proteins is necessary for blood clotting and bone strength and is aided by vitamin K.