How does family affect our relationship with food?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — When eating healthy food, according to research and a nutritionist, the family has a significant role to play. Food and family The family affects one’s relationship with food, according to Jo Sebastian, a…

Cancer screening among Filipino women alarmingly low

07/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines—Screening for breast and cervical cancer among Filipino women could be the lowest in the world, with just 1 percent of women getting themselves tested or having access to the first step to cancer prevention. Valerie…

NUTRITION MONTH: How is nutrition in Central Visayas?

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/05/2023

FIRST OF THREE PARTS CEBU CITY, Philippines — In Central Visayas, the Municipality of Ginatilan in Cebu has the highest prevalence rate for stunting for children under five years old, the 2022 Operation Timbang Plus (OPT) report…

49th Nutrition Month kicks off in Cebu City, grow own foods expert says

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City launched its 49th Nutrition Month on Tuesday morning, July 4, 2023, through the Regional Nutrition Council in Central Visayas (RNC-7) and the Cebu City Nutrition Office. The kickoff activity held at…

Doing feeding right

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 07/04/2023

Child feeding programs have been around for decades, but today I see seemingly much wider interest in doing them and doing them right. Perhaps we’re all realizing that our society’s ills spanning the human, social, economic, political,…

More heart centers outside Luzon gets backing by new PHA prexy

Futch Anthony Inso 06/30/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — More heart centers outside Luzon has the backing of the newly-elected Philippine Heart Association (PHA) national president. Dr. Ronald Cuyco said that he is supporting this so that Filipinos who are suffering from…

JC celebrates grand opening of new shop in Switzerland with strong sales of Barley products

Dennis Gutierrez 06/28/2023

JC Premiere has made its way to the land of alps, opening a new shop in Switzerland in its pursuit of distributing a variety of quality health products and unparalleled opportunities. JC Switzerland Business Center, owned by…

A daily pill to treat obesity may work as well as injections

06/26/2023

What if treating obesity could be as easy as popping an effective pill? That’s a notion that has long fueled hope for many of the more than 40percent of Americans who are considered obese — and fueled…

Yoga beyond the poses

Immae Lachica 06/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Yoga is a practice only a few people understand. To some, yoga is merely a fancy way of stretching our body. To others, it may be their way of enhancing their strength. But, yoga,…

Mark Leviste nagbigay ng update sa sakit ni Kris, inilarawan ang lagay ng kanyang puso: ‘Hindi lang happy, full of love, love, love!’

Ervin Santiago 06/17/2023

NAGBIGAY ng update si Batangas Vice Governor Mark Leviste tungkol sa health condition ngayon ng kanyang girlfriend na si Kris Aquino. Nasa Amerika pa rin ngayon ang public servant upang samahan muna si Kris doon habang nananatili sa Pilipinas ang…

‘Extreme heat’ affects measles vax campaign as DOH-7 monitors 70 suspected cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials in Central Visayas vowed to work double time to achieve their target of inoculating 95 percent of the children here against measles. The country kicked off the Chikiting Ligtas 2023, the…

DOH: COVID-19 cases plateauing

Kathleen de Villa 05/12/2023

COVID-19 cases nationwide are plateauing as the number of new cases daily stayed at the 1,000 mark for the seventh straight day on Wednesday, although new infections are going up in some areas. Health-care utilization rates as…

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