BY: NECITAS G. ALCONIS

BASCO, Batanes — Nutrition talking points, a supporting project of the provincial nutrition council (PNC) dubbed as nutri-uplift, has been aired at Radyo ng Bayan-Batanes since July 17 and ends today, July 31.

In the one-hour radio program held every morning in the said duration, the listening public is informed of the objectives of nutrition month celebration, importance of vegetables to the body, the nutrients derived from vegetables, what a healthy diet is, the comparison of organically grown vegetables and the traditionally grown, how to encourage children to eat vegaetables; and common questions about vegetables, like the technologies in vegetable gardening, factors or reasons for low consumption of vegetables.

Provincial nutrition action officer Roel Nicolas said the daily radio program aims to inform every citizen of the significance of good nutrition.

“The more often the information is aired, the more listeners are reached including the senior citizens,” Nicolas said.

Among the PNC members who have disseminated facts on nutrition are DWBT-Radyo ng Bayan-Batanes, Provincial Health Office, Department of Health, Department of Agrarian Reform, National Statistics Office, Provincial Social Welfare Development Office, Provincial Agriculturist Office, and Department of Agriculture, and the Philippine Information Agency. (NGA-PIA 2, Batanes)