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Cebu City – Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become weak and brittle, characterized by bone thinning and reduced bone strength. This medical condition increases the risk of bone fractures, especially in the spine and hips. Osteoporosis remains to be a public health of concern, more specifically to the older population.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ethnicity is a major factor that contributes to the prevalence of bone fragility. Although the Philippines is a country with low population risk for hip fractures, it still ranks 4th among medical conditions issued in insurance claims like PhilHealth. With such information known, it’s just as important to know how to properly take good care of your bone health.
Studies have shown that an individual achieves their peak bone mass before the age of 30. Engaging in physical activity and consuming the recommended amount of calcium in the diet during adolescence and young adulthood ensures optimum bone mass development. Calcium is an important mineral needed in various cellular functions, from bone health to neuromuscular activity and in normal cardiac functioning. Calcium is a vital element in bone architecture, which is necessary for building strong and healthy bones.
What can you do to keep your bones healthy?
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Carmen, Cebu – The Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) of Carmen culminated their 120 Days Dietary Supplementation Program (DSP) on 2 February 2023 at the Barangay Luyang Gym. A total of 89 malnourished children were beneficiaries of the said program. They came from five Carmen barangays including barangays Cogon East, Cogon West, Dawis Norte, Luyang and Poblacion. The children-beneficiaries had increased their weight by 1-2 kg for each child compared to their baseline weight at the start of the project.
The National Dietary Supplementation Program is one of the identified interventions of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition. The program's primary priority is to supplement the dietary concern of nutritionally vulnerable groups, such as pregnant and lactating women, and infants and young children aged 6-23 months in food-insecure households.
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Tagbilaran City – The Provincial Nutrition Committee of Bohol conducted their first quarter meeting on 19 January 2023, at the Provincial Health Office-Bohol. Twenty-six (26) member agencies attended the meeting. Discussed were the programs, projects and activities (PPAs) for the month of January to March this year.
The agenda included provincial nutrition evaluation schedule and briefing of evaluators, honoraria of Barangay Nutrition Scholars, accomplishment report per agency, capacity mapping, 3-year and 1-year plan, proposed PNC resolution on Nutrition in Emergencies Management, and 2020-2023 Operation Timbang (OPT) results.
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Bohol Province – The Provincial Nutrition Committee of Bohol conducted the first quarter meeting for the year for its provincial association of Municipal Nutrition Program Coordinators (MNPCs). The meeting was held on 20 January 2023 at Panda Tea Garden, Tagbilaran City.
The activity was attended by fifty-four (54) participants, composed of district nutritionists and the MNPCs. The tutok kainan supplementary program (TKSP) focal person DMO II Jenelyn Guillena and the national health workforce support system (NhWSS) ND II Claire Anasco also participated in the abovementioned meeting. The discussions included program updates covering the provincial milk feeding update, and TKSP; nutrition human resources including capacity mapping updates and the PIMAM coordinator per municipality; MNAO and MNPC reports; and the provincial nutrition evaluation. The workplan of the MNPC Association of Bohol was also deliberated upon.
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Baclayon, Bohol - Undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, obesity, and being overweight are just a few of the varied forms of malnutrition. Agriculture is crucial to reducing malnutrition, and its responsibility is to make sure that food is sufficient to satisfy everyone's needs, always accessible and available, either from the farmers' production or the market.
Food, which is a major byproduct of agricultural activity and, in turn, a major component of good nutrition, serves as the link between agriculture and nutrition. There would be little food or nourishment without agriculture. One of agriculture's top concerns would be to look beyond mere calories to provide good nutrition for humans given that the original goal of agricultural development is to supply food "sufficient for the health and strength of all people." Agriculture initiatives have often concentrated on improving incomes and boosting food production to help lessen hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
Read more: How can nutrition be improved through agriculture?
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Cebu City – Emphasizing the importance of regular documentation, the National Nutrition Council Region VII (NNC 7) reminds members of the Regional Management Conference of the regular local nutrition committee (LNC) reports for submission to ensure the completeness of reports in 2023.
With most of the nutrition committees returning to their regular programming, submission of reports is important so that both the LNC and the NNC 7 could track nutrition program implementation.
