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CAR has least underweight children in RP
By DEXTER A. SEE
May 3, 2010, 7:00pm
BAGUIO CITY ? Out of the 17 regions in the Philippines, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) had the least number of underweight children in the country in 2008, recently-released survey results showed.
The 7th National Nutrition Survey (NNS) conducted in 2008 showed that underweight children in the CAR only amounted to 19.9 percent for the pre-school age of 0 to 5 years old, and 14.5 percent for school age children of 6 to 10 years old.
Both figures are lower than the national underweight prevalence rate for pre-schoolers of 26.2 percent and for school children of 25.6 percent.
The survey, conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DoST), also showed that the proportion of stunted school children in CAR at 29.4 percent was lower than the national average of 33.1 percent.
On the other hand, the proportion of underweight or stunted pre-schoolers in CAR of 29.5 percent was higher than the national average of 27.9 percent.
Because of the convincing results of the survey, the Regional Development Council (RDC) in the Cordillera encouraged the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and other concerned agencies and local governments to strengthen their local health and nutrition programs for the benefit of children in the far flung communities of the region.
The RDC-CAR said the improved health condition of young children in the region could be attributed to the proper awareness of parents and their kids on the importance of having a healthy lifestyle which is a vital component of achieving good education.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/255803/car-has-least-underweight-children-rp
By DEXTER A. SEE
May 3, 2010, 7:00pm
BAGUIO CITY ? Out of the 17 regions in the Philippines, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) had the least number of underweight children in the country in 2008, recently-released survey results showed.
The 7th National Nutrition Survey (NNS) conducted in 2008 showed that underweight children in the CAR only amounted to 19.9 percent for the pre-school age of 0 to 5 years old, and 14.5 percent for school age children of 6 to 10 years old.
Both figures are lower than the national underweight prevalence rate for pre-schoolers of 26.2 percent and for school children of 25.6 percent.
The survey, conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DoST), also showed that the proportion of stunted school children in CAR at 29.4 percent was lower than the national average of 33.1 percent.
On the other hand, the proportion of underweight or stunted pre-schoolers in CAR of 29.5 percent was higher than the national average of 27.9 percent.
Because of the convincing results of the survey, the Regional Development Council (RDC) in the Cordillera encouraged the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and other concerned agencies and local governments to strengthen their local health and nutrition programs for the benefit of children in the far flung communities of the region.
The RDC-CAR said the improved health condition of young children in the region could be attributed to the proper awareness of parents and their kids on the importance of having a healthy lifestyle which is a vital component of achieving good education.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/255803/car-has-least-underweight-children-rp