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Binge Eating Disorder: The hows, whys, and road to recovery
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious form of compulsive overeating that occurs when a person consumes an abnormally large quantity of food on a recurrent basis and is unable to stop eating once they have started. (Mayo Clinic, 2018). BED is a severe, life-threatening, and treatable eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating…
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Hygiene Hypothesis: Is there such thing as being “Too Clean”?
Parents will do anything and everything they can to protect their children, from ensuring a sanitary environment to safe food and water supply. To guarantee that only clean hands touch their child, but are we taking cleanliness too far? What is Hygiene Hypothesis? The hygiene hypothesis is a hypothesis introduced by David Strachan in 1989.…
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TLC Diet: Healthy fats every day, high cholesterol away!
People nowadays are fond of serving instant or easy-to-prepare foods, not to mention processed and fried foods; these foods are confirmed to be high in cholesterol. Additional cholesterol from foods is unnecessary since the human body can generate cholesterol as what the body needs. Cholesterol is a type of lipid. It is crucial to produce…
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Senior CMU BSND students hold on-the-job training at NNC X
25 August 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – It is the seventh time that the National Nutrition Council Regional Office X receives on-the-job trainees from Central Mindanao University. Five (5) senior BS Nutrition and Dietetics students were given the chance to be immersed in their 300-hour Community Nutrition Practicum at NNC X. The students, namely,…
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Universal Eye Health: No More Avoidable Blindness
Pursuant to the Proclamation No. 40, series of 1954 which was signed by former President Ramon Magsaysay on 5 July 1954, declaring the first week of August of every year as sight-conservation week. This year, the Philippines observes this proclamation with the theme “Universal Eye Health: No More Avoidable Blindness” to raise awareness among the…
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Camiguin, MisOcc, MisOr areas craft LNAP 2023-2025
19 August 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – A total of 13 local government units (LGU) from Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental areas crafted their Local Nutrition Action Plans (LNAP) for 2023-2025. This was done during the LNAP Formulation Workshop held 10-12 August 2022 at De Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. The objective…
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2022 NBAM: Together we promote, protect and support breastfeeding!
Breastmilk is an irreplaceable gift a mother can give to her baby. It is also the best food for babies in the first 1000 days of life. Aside from the nutrients and protection, breastfeeding offers several benefits to the mother and child. In the Philippines, pursuant to the Republic Act (RA) No. 10028, the month…
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Family planning and nutrition: Fundamentals to a responsible parenthood
Access to safe, voluntary, acceptable, and affordable family planning advance several human rights that include the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, and the right to work and quality education. By definition, family planning refers to means and methods that allow individuals to decide if and when to have children. This includes a…
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LGU Talakag sets to strengthen LNEWS program implementation
10 August 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – The local government unit (LGU) of Talakag, Bukidnon is one of the Local Nutrition Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security (LNEWS-FNS) Areas in Northern Mindanao. Regular monitoring is being conducted twice a year to assess the program implementation. The LNEWS Core Group members, Household Data…
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Breastfeeding mothers get special seats in public utility buses in Region 10
8 August 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – Region 10 Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Task Force led by the Department of Health Center for Health Development – Northern Mindanao (DOH CHD-NM) launched the designation of breastfeeding seats in Public Utility Buses (PUBs) regionwide. It was conducted along with the kick-off of the National…
