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Nutrition and the Philippines: ‘Nation at risk
MANILA, Philippines — “Under nutrition is the single greatest threat to a child’s life.”
Dr Martin Parreño, National Program Officer of the World Food Programme Philippines, called on Filipinos to pay more attention to child malnutrition at all times — with or without disasters.
Latest statistics from the National Nutrition Council (NNC) showed that 67% of Filipino families are not eating enough even when there are no calamities.
In the Philippines, malnutrition is seen across all age groups — from infancy to adulthood, the 2013 National Nutrition Survey revealed. “At the center of malnutrition’s underlying causes is inadequate childcare and feeding practices,” Parreño added. “And we don’t have a structure curriculum addressing this,” he said during the 2014 Dr Juan Salcedo Memorial Lecture organized by the Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines (NFP) on Thursday, October 9.
Children who grew up in homes where parents did not care or invest in proper food and hygiene will most likely grow up to become the same kind of parents, hence perpetuating the cycle.
Read and analyze the article below. Formulate assertions and write your output on a separate sheet of paper.
Nutrition and the Philippines: ‘Nation at risk
MANILA, Philippines — “Under nutrition is the single greatest threat to a child’s life.”
Dr Martin Parreño, National Program Officer of the World Food Programme Philippines, called on Filipinos to pay more attention to child malnutrition at all times — with or without disasters.
Latest statistics from the National Nutrition Council (NNC) showed that 67% of Filipino families are not eating enough even when there are no calamities.
In the Philippines, malnutrition is seen across all age groups — from infancy to adulthood, the 2013 National Nutrition Survey revealed. “At the center of malnutrition’s underlying causes is inadequate childcare and feeding practices,” Parreño added. “And we don’t have a structure curriculum addressing this,” he said during the 2014 Dr Juan Salcedo Memorial Lecture organized by the Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines (NFP) on Thursday, October 9.
Children who grew up in homes where parents did not care or invest in proper food and hygiene will most likely grow up to become the same kind of parents, hence perpetuating the cycle.
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I strongly agree in the last paragraph where it says that improper child care would form a never ending cycle of poverty to the next generations. But I don't see what Dr. Martin Parreño is pointing out. Is he giving awareness? Is he informing the Filipino people? Then what is the purpose if they don't find a solution for the lack of nutrition that children are getting. All of these factual things but for what purpose? Dr. Juan Salcedo just wasted his time if his lecture didn't propose a hypothetical solution on what action a simple civilian can do to atleast increase the nutrition of their starving families.
hope it helps.