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Food Safety
Proclamation No. 160 declares the last week of October as Food Safety Awareness Week to create public awareness and to educate people on food safety in order to reduce and ultimately eradicate food poisoning and other foodborne illness which in some cases resulted to death. When there is proper handling, cooking, and storage of food,…
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Preventing to Eradicating Foodborne Illnesses
Proclamation No. 160 declares the last week of October as Food Safety Awareness Week to create public awareness and to educate people on food safety in order to reduce and ultimately eradicate food poisoning and other foodborne illness which in some cases resulted to death. When there is proper handling, cooking, and storage of food,…
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Nutrition champions in CAR recognized
Baguio City – Nutrition champions in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) were recognized during the 2021 Virtual Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) on October 21, 2021. The awarding ceremony was conducted via zoom and was livestreamed on NNC-CAR’s official Facebook page. The RNAC is an annual activity organized by the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) and the National…
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IFSU wins 2nd Season of Nutri-jingle Contest
Baguio City – Ifugao State University (IFSU) was hailed as the winner of the Nutri-Jingle 2021 Contest for Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) Season 2. With a total score of 86.33, IFSU topped the other seven participating HEIs. The university will receive a cash prize of P16,000.00.
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Being More Aware of Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is an uncommon type of cancer, but it becomes more prevalent for ages 25 to 65 (Cancer Treatment Centers of America) especially for ages 15 to 24 among females. It also develops three times more in females than in males (Department of Health, Philippines).
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Being More Aware of Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is an uncommon type of cancer, but it becomes more prevalent for ages 25 to 65 (Cancer Treatment Centers of America) especially for ages 15 to 24 among females. It also develops three times more in females than in males (Department of Health, Philippines).
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Being More Aware of Thyroid Cancer
Being More Aware of Thyroid Cancer Thyroid cancer is an uncommon type of cancer, but it becomes more prevalent for ages 25 to 65 (Cancer Treatment Centers of America) especially for ages 15 to 24 among females. It also develops three times more in females than in males (Department of Health, Philippines).
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Being More Aware of Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is an uncommon type of cancer, but it becomes more prevalent for ages 25 to 65 (Cancer Treatment Centers of America) especially for ages 15 to 24 among females. It also develops three times more in females than in males (Department of Health, Philippines).
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Breastfeeding advocate attest to breastmilk’s anti-viral properties
RIMALIZA OPIÑA An advocate of exclusive breastfeeding reiterated that mothers should continue to breastfeed their babies and not fear that their child could be infected of the Covid-19 virus. In a webinar arranged by the National Nutrition Council and the Cordillera Media Educators and Nutrition, Arugaan Executive Director Maria Ines Fernandez said the Covid-19 pandemic…
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Overnutrition Prevention
The world has been experiencing COVID-19 pandemic for more than two years already which has contributed to the number of people being overweight and obese due to measures adopted to reduce the spread of infection (World Health Programme). For the last two decades, overweight and obesity prevalence has been steadily increasing in the Philippines. Together…
