NNC-7 launches Nutrition Month 2022 celebration

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In order to raise awareness about the importance of nutrition in pandemic resilience and recovery, the Central Visayas office of the National Nutrition Council (NNC-7) launched on Friday, July 1, its month-long Nutrition…

LGUs told: Add nutritious food in relief goods, prevent malnutrition during ECQ

Rosalie Abatayo 04/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Acute food and nutrition insecurity because of lesser access to nutritious food may become the next threat to the public resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the subsequent enhanced community…

NNC-7 reveals blueprint for nutrition improvement

Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 08/14/2017

NNC-7 reveals blueprint for nutrition improvementFILIPINO children who are malnourished, overweight, obese and short are a common sight in the Philippines, which the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) aims to address by decreasing the rate…

Health execs urge companies to set up lactation stations

Carmel Loise Matus 07/06/2016

Health officials are encouraging companies to set up lactation stations in their workplace. Dr. Parolita Mission, regional nutrition program coordinator of the National Nutrition Council in Central Visayas (NNC-7), said that although a lactation station is not…

Root crops remove body toxins

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/16/2015

The Department of Agriculture (DA 7) is encouraging the public to eat alternate food staples for a healthy diet. Cherryl dela Victoria, information officer of DA 7, said in an AGIO forum the alternate food staples are…

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