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Cebu City – Can be best described as a cross between a mango and pineapple in flavor, Guyabano, uncommonly called Soursop is a small tropical fruit-bearing an uneven and unusual figure sometimes comes across as heart-shaped. Its soft-pulpy, sweet, and refreshing white flesh makes up for its unappealing appearance of having an uneven shape and spiky spin.
According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), aside from being rich in carbohydrates dietary fiber, and Vitamins C, B1, and B2, the fruit provides high flavonoid content which is a phytonutrient that has beneficial anti-inflammatory effects while protecting our cells from oxidative damage leading to disease.
Guyabano is frequently consumed by individuals suffering from diabetes, to help lower blood sugar, and DOST’s research has shown that the fruit itself outperforms Metformin the most common maintenance drug for diabetics, in lowering blood glucose levels.
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Larena, Siquijor – The Municipal Nutrition Committee of Larena organized a Nutrition Program Management (NPM) training for the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) in the municipality to help equip the nutrition focal points on the key concepts in managing the nutrition program in the barangays. The training was held on 24 – 26 August 2022 at the Municipal Session Hall, Larena, Siquijor.
Attended by 36 participants mainly BNS attendees, the learning session was facilitated by NO III Nasudi Soluta and PNFP Siquijor Province Gab Flores, both of NNC 7 who not only discussed but also gave the participants the opportunity to have an interactive session with their inputs.
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Samboan, Cebu – The term "junk food" has been around since the early 1970s, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest used it to raise awareness of unhealthy foods. Although not everyone agrees on which foods are junk foods, the term is commonly used to describe foods that are high in calories but low in nutrients. Junk foods typically contain high levels of fat, sugar, and salt. Junk foods are also typically processed, meaning they contain artificial flavorings and additives and are packaged in boxes, cans, or bags. Junk food is so-called because it does not contribute to healthy eating, especially when consumed in excess. Junk food is also known as discretionary food or optional food.
Some common examples of junk foods include sodas and snack foods, such as potato chips, crackers, and candies. Popular fast-food items, such as hamburgers and French fries, are frequently classified as junk foods because they contain a lot of calories but few nutrients. Other foods, depending on how they're prepared, are considered junk food by some but not by others. Some people consider pizza to be junk food because it is high in fat and calories. Others, on the other hand, believe pizza can be a good source of grains, dairy, vegetables, and meat, all of which contain many nutrients that the body requires.
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Cebu City – A good relationship with healthy food allows unconditional permission to eat food that makes you feel good physically, mentally, and even psychologically. In other words, whether it’s labeled in your own sense as unappealing, unappetizing, or not good you feel no guilt in consuming it. When you improve your relationship with healthy food, you save yourself more room for stress and problem-free mindset for future health problems.
This kind of process of overcoming is not an overnight success, but it’s a commitment that has to happen for a long period here are some signs to look out for when having a bad relationship with healthy food:
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La Libertad, Negros Oriental – La Libertad boosted their all-male Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Support Group by registering them with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). This is to ensure that the group has access to all kinds of support/assistance coming from the barangay, municipal, and even from the national level and that the barangay will be able to allocate funds for all health and nutrition activities of the group in the future. The group is now known as the “Barangay Nasunggan PapaDOR Association”. With their legal entity, they can now engage in income-generating projects.
It has been two years since the Barangay Nutrition Committee of Nasuggan, La Libertad spearheaded by Barangay Captain Hon. Andres Pacunla Jr. decided to organize the first ever all-male breastfeeding support group in the barangay and in the municipality called the “PapaDOR”, also known as “Papa, Let us Do Our Responsibilities” which comprises fathers of undernourished children and/or partners of first-time mothers/pregnant women. Members of the BNC decided to include men in the health and nutrition program for they to actively participate in the improvement of health and nutrition status not just in their own households and families but in the barangay as well.
Read more: La Libertad strengthens their all-male IYCF support group
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Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental – The Santa Catalina Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) with the Municipal Health Office as its secretariat declared to reduce stunting and other forms of malnutrition in their town. For the nth time, the municipality of Santa Catalina has been frequently in the top 10 municipalities with the highest prevalence rate of stunted 0-59 months old children in the province of Negros Oriental.
It is for this reason that the MNC under the orchestration of MNAO/MHO Dr. Iagn Neil D. Velarde, PHN Loryjean D. Necio the newly designated MNPC with technical assistance from NDDP Jhianne Mae Nicole C. Tugaoen of DOC CV CHD/NNC 7 ensured the integration of critical nutrition and related interventions in their 2022 Municipal Nutrition Action Plan to reduce stunting in their municipality.
