Nutrition is a very an important aspect in children
developmental growth. The US has a major problem with obesity because of poor
diets. Manila (2008) one out of 4 children are considered to be underweight in
the Philippines.
In response to the
anticipated food shortages, the Department of Education will expand its
school-feeding program and the government has repeatedly assured Filipinos of
stable rice supplies from both foreign and local sources. But with poverty
rates also on the rise, these initiatives may not be enough.
Government figures show that the income poverty rate increased to 33 percent in 2006, up from 30 percent in 2003, with the number of “food poor” Filipinos rising from 10.8 million to 12.2 million over the same period.
Government figures show that the income poverty rate increased to 33 percent in 2006, up from 30 percent in 2003, with the number of “food poor” Filipinos rising from 10.8 million to 12.2 million over the same period.
Anemia - a form of
micronutrient malnutrition caused by iron deficiency - is another chronic
nutritional problem for infants and young children. At least six out of every
10 babies aged between six months and one year are anemic, which is hardly
surprising since more than 40 percent of pregnant and lactating women suffer
from anemia too, according to FNRI statistics.
I learned that Pilipino is anticipated to have
shortage food supply like certain cities in Africa. I never considered the nutrition
problems which occur in the Philippines. In my classroom, the other teacher and
I plan a nutrition activity for the children each month. The nutrition activity
introduces a new and healthy snack which contains different textures and
colors.
Reference
Philippines: Nutrition Gains at Risk IRIN (2012)
Retrieved from
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/77822/PHILIPPINES-Nutrition-ga
I live near Tacoma, WA which has a sister city in the Phillipians. I know that the mayor was working on a project to help them enrich flour with iron used to make breads. It sounds from your recent article that it is still a significant concern and that progress is not being made through enriched flour.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that nutrition is very important to children's development. It is suprising the level of poverty and hunger in the world, and it defintely affects children physical and cogntive growth.
Nutrition is vital to a child's growth. But it seems that nutrition is not a major issue amongst parents or teachers these days. Good post Tyshonna!!
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