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NNC XI Celebrates Civil Service Anniversary
September 5, 2022 – The Civil Service Commission – Regional Office XI hosted a thanksgiving mass to commemorate the 122nd Anniversary of the Philippine Civil Service, with the theme “2021-2031: Transforming Public Service in the Next Decade: Honing Agile and Future-Ready Servant-Heroes.” In line with the celebration, the National Nutrition Council Davao Region, headed by…
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ALL EYES ON DIET: Foods for Good Eye Health
The eyes are the most complicated sense organs in the human body. Each eye muscle and tissues have distinct functions. Light passes through the cornea, then the cornea bends the light to help the eye focus. Iris allows some of this light to enter the pupil. Light passes through the lens. With the cornea, the lens…
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Can Loss of Sleep Make Me Obese?
One of the things necessary for the body to function is sleep — it lets our body and mind rest so that we may wake up feeling energized and focused. Most individuals require seven to nine hours of night sleep for healthy cognitive and behavioral functioning. According to several researches, sleep deprivation makes individuals more…
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NNC XI Empowers Youth to Promote Nutrition
August 30, 2022- The National Nutrition Council Davao Region conducted an online webinar entitled “Nutrition Teen Movers: A Webinar Empowering Youth in Promoting Nutrition” aimed to empower the youth to spark initiatives in taking action regarding health and nutrition. NNC XI collaborated with partner regional stakeholders such as the Commission on Population and Development, National…
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National Nutrition Council XI meets Bai Hinang: Conveying Breastfeeding Awareness Month in an Artistic Way
National Breastfeeding Awareness Month is celebrated every August. It is celebrated in several ways all over the country. Activities like webinars, mother lectures, big groups simultaneous latch and as such are being done to achieve its ultimate goal- to promote and highlight the importance of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants as well as to…
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Knowing Your Risk: Diabetes Explained
Hailed as one of the infamous “Silent Killers”-Diabetes or Diabetes mellitus ranked fourth among the chronic diseases in the Philippines. Over the years in global scope, there have been disappointing diabetes trends despite efforts to curb the rising prevalence. Unfortunately, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, diabetes cases skyrocketed even more reaching an epidemic proportion. Currently,…
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Food Allergy: What You Can Do About it
What are allergies? From a scientific perspective, it is an immune response triggered by a substance called an allergen – which could either be a type of food, or ingredient, or an animal that induces an abnormal upsurge of antibodies and hormones causing itching, abdominal pain, hives, and other symptoms. To put it simply, allergies…
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DMSF Hospital on Breastfeeding: Committed, Compassionate and Caring
By: Angelou L. Monton, RN – Lactation Recorder For twelve years, the Davao Medical School Foundation Hospital (DMSFH) has been promoting the importance of breastfeeding in the belief that “Breastfeeding is the best feeding”. It is for this reason that the institution is consistently Committed, Compassionate and Caring to our mothers who are the center…
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Anemia and Hypertension: Are They the Same?
Feeling weak, tired, having palpitations or headaches? If yes, some people might say you have anemia or “kulang sa dugo” while others might say that you might have a high blood pressure or you might have them both. But how do we differentiate between the two? What is anemia?Anemia is the term for when a…
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Nutrition for Kidney Health
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis are ranked 10th as the leading causes of death in the Philippines showing that kidney disorders are increasingly becoming common problems. Recent studies however indicate that kidney failure can be delayed or even prevented if kidney disease is diagnosed or managed early. A healthy kidney filters out waste products from…
