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BNCs jumpstart on ECCD-F1K Program
29 September 2020, Cagayan de Oro City — Despite the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 10 continually conducts social preparation activities for the Early Childhood Care and Development-First 1000 Days (ECCD-F1K) Program, specifically on Barangay Nutrition Committee (BNC) Orientation to all the barangays of the eight (8) recipient Local…
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Generics Awareness Month: Generics, Abot Kaya!
18 September 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – The month of September is known as the Generics Awareness Month. This celebration aims to spread awareness about generic drugs that provide safe, effective, and low-cost quality medicine. The said celebration aims to promote and ensure the distribution, use, and acceptance of drugs and medicines identified by…
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Mga Kabataan, sa Nutrisyon dapat sila ay Alagaan!
It is a fact that the youth is an asset in the country, their initiatives, efforts and work will drive the country into pathway of success for business, agriculture, health, and even in modern technologies. The World Health Organization classifies youth as those aged 15-24 years old while adolescent individuals range to 10-19 years old.…
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Unveiling the Truth behind Nutrition Myths
As people are becoming conscious of being healthy, it is inevitable that some people tend to instantly fall for countless nutrition misconceptions and myths or tips on a clickbait over the internet that says healthy living. As easy as how we can get valuable nutrition information, but the same thing goes with erroneous or fake…
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Milk Tea: Sip it or Skip it
The popularity of milk tea has soared undeniably. The obsession has invaded the hearts of Filipinos most especially, the Millennial and Z generations. And why is that? Is it only to be in with the milk tea trend and nothing else? If not, is it maybe because we’ve grown so health conscious and therefore took…
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Carbohydrates: Is it yea or nay?
Over the years, people have branded carbohydrates as nutritional villains for being the “culprit” of weight gain. For this reason, people watch their carbs intake—they either cut carbs or go low-carbs. But the question is, banishing carbohydrates the best plan of attack to slim down, tone up and feel your best? For the benefit of…
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Obesity within the risk of COVID-19 infection
2 September 2020, Cagayan de Oro City — One of the most prevalent health and nutrition concerns is obesity. This is a condition that happens when an individual carries excess weight or having an excessive amount of body fat which can affect one’s health. On 21 August 1999, former President Joseph Estrada signed Proclamation No. 162 which declares that every first…
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NNC Central, R10 Offices ready for Pilot eTraining on NIE-IM
3 September 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – On 2 September 2020, the National Nutrition Council Central and Region X offices convened for an online orientation on the pilot run of the eLearning Course on the Training on Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE)-Information Management (IM). Nutrition Officer III Abigail A. Pabro of NNC CO facilitated the…
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NorMin nutrition workers convene online for 2nd semester meeting
25 August 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – The regional officers of the nutrition workers’ associations virtually convened for the 2nd Semester joint regular associations’ meeting last 19 August 2020 via Zoom. A total of 37 participants including officers from the Nutrition Action Officers Association of the Philippines (NAOPA) Inc., Northern Mindanao Chapter, District/City Nutrition…
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Good Nutrition for Healthy Lung Action
12 August 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – The role of our lungs is the exchange of gas known as respiration or breathing. During respiration, oxygen from incoming air enters the bloodstream, and carbon dioxide leaves the blood. A reduced lung function means that its ability to exchange gases has decreased. Asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema,…
