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Cebu City – New members comprised this year’s Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) as they participated the 2022 Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI). Most of them were rookies in the conduct of MELLPI Pro vice their senior counterparts who recently retired from government service or moved to other divisions/areas in their respective offices. But they were ably oriented on the MELLPI Pro with hands-on training on using the tool in assessing performance of local governments and local nutrition focal points prior to their deployment.
Read more: New members comprise this year’s RNET in Central Visayas
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Negros Oriental - Are you looking forward to having your first baby? Are you prepared for pregnancy and birth? It's a good idea to focus on healthy eating habits now that you're attempting to conceive. Pre-pregnancy nutrition is an essential component of pregnancy preparation. You don't have to wait until you're expecting a child to start eating healthy.
Here are some important nutrients to consume while attempting to conceive:
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Cebu City - One of our priorities as Filipinos is how to make our family healthy. With that, we are always meticulous in choosing the right kind of food that we serve at our table. The Pinggang Pinoy since its release has been a helpful food guide for Filipinos. Pinggang Pinoy is easy to understand for it is represented in a plate form which is already familiar and always present at our dinner table. But did you know that the colors of the placemat in every age group in the Pinggang Pinoy have their own special meanings?
Here are the colors of the placemats and the meanings behind them:
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Cebu Province – After a week-long Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation in Cebu Province held on 18-22 April 2022, the members of the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team noted a better performance level of the province on the change in nutritional status. This meant a significant decrease in the prevalence of stunted and underweight children 0-59 months old.
Read more: RNET observes better performance level of Cebu province
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Negros Oriental - Every day, people make decisions, the majority of which are simple and do not take much consideration. It's easy to feel doubtful or hesitant when events are more difficult and have long-term consequences like making decisions for a career, relationship, finance, and also in building dietary habits.
Many of us have established routines when it comes to eating. Some are healthy while others are unhealthy. It's never too late to modify your eating habits, even if you've been doing so for years.
Here are some tips to help you build dietary habits:
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Cebu City - The COVID-19 pandemic had caused a drastic change in the Philippines and in the world. As of 09 May 2022, based on the Department of Health statistics, there are 193,195 total corona virus cases in the Central Visayas since 2020 with 164 active cases at present. Everyone is affected and among the most involved are the mothers especially the breastfeeding moms. There are a lot of concerns, but the most question is “Is it safe to breastfeed the baby if the mother is COVID-19 positive?”
