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Iodized salt helps prevent iodine deficiency!
Iodized salt is a type of table salt made by spraying regular salt with a tiny amount of potassium iodate. One of the known benefits of using iodized salt is providing people with iodine. Iodine is an element needed in trace amounts to maintain normal health, but unfortunately it is not found in the normal…
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Know the dangers of infant formula for your babies
The National Nutrition Council (NNC), World Health Organization (WHO), Department of Health (DOH) and other health and nutrition agencies have been constantly reminding mothers to breastfeed their babies for the first 6 months of the child’s life. Breast milk is good for the baby in many ways. It provides natural antibodies that help your baby…
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Choose Healthy Fats for better Nutrition
Over the years we have been told that eating foods rich in fats will add inches to our waistline, raise our cholesterol level and cause numerous health problems. But did you know that not all fats are bad? As some fats cause harm to our health, there are also existing dietary fats that help promote…
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2 Bananas a day keep the doctor away!
Bananas are one of the world’s most appealing fruits. They are incredibly versatile fruits that can be used to make refreshing smoothies, add delicious flavor to a baked meal, or simply eaten on-the-go. Bananas have a wide variety of health benefits. According to nutritionist Michael Van Straten, author of The Healthy Food Directory, bananas…
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Steps to Ensure Safe Food Consumption for your Family
By virtue of Proclamation No. 160 series of 1999, last week of October every year is observed as Food Safety Awareness Week to create public awareness and to educate people in food safety in order to reduce and ultimately eradicate food poisoning and other foodborne illness that may have resulted to death in the Philippines.…
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Facts and Myths on FAD Diets
Overweight and obesity are nutrition problems that have been neglected for so long. In fact, in the Philippines alone, three (3) out of ten (10) Filipinos are overweight and obese, moreover, prevalence of obesity for Filipino adults had increased from 20.2 percent in 1998 to 37.2 percent in 2018 based on the 2018 National Nutrition…
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Local Government Units in Region 9 protect, promote and support Breastfeeding amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Breastfeeding is one of the best practices to achieve better nutrition especially on the first 6 months of the child’s life. During this COVID-19 pandemic, some breastfeeding mothers especially those who are infected or with confirmed cases of COVID-19 are worried that the virus may hinder them from breastfeeding their children. Thus, the Department of…
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Easy, healthy and natural ways toward stronger bones
Third week of October every year is Bone and Joint Awareness Week in the Philippines by virtue of Proclamation No. 658. This celebration promotes awareness as well as prevention and treatment of various musculoskeletal disorders and conditions including arthritis, back pain, trauma, pediatric conditions and osteoporosis. Our bones support and allow us to move. It…
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Tigdas at Rubella iwasan, pabakunahan ang inyong mga anak!
The National Nutrition Council-IX supports Department of Health-IX campaign on Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-SIA). Measles or tigdas is one of the most contagious disease globally. In the Philippines, an estimated 2.4 million children under the age of five are susceptible of measles. Since April 2018, the Department of Health (DOH) launched the measles immunization…
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Knowing the importance of Health Education in our lives
Health Education helps individuals to be empowered and communities to live healthier by improving the physical, mental, emotional and social health through increasing their knowledge and influencing their attitudes on caring for their well-being. Hence, to increase the national awareness on major public health issues and to promote a better understanding of the role of…
