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3 High's
3 High's
3 High's
HUMBA Pork cooked and boiled with carbonated drinks, vinegar, and sugar
BUWAD Dried fish, usually fried or roasted, and very high in sodium content
● ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
⮚ Chronic Exposure to Stress
● Globalization
● SOCIAL FACTORS
⮚ Urbanization
⮚ Education
● TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
● ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
⮚ Economic Growth
⮚ Marketing Factors
: The rise of milktea stores, eat-all-you-can/unli-restaurants, and bottomless drinks in the Phillippines has
increased Filipino’s risk to acquiring the three hyper-conditions
● NATIONAL DISASTER AND PANDEMIC RESPONSE
➢ Ayuda
: Most of the ayuda being given are processed foods, because they are cheaper and easier to procure.
➢ Community Pantry
Medication Availability
1. Botika ng Barangay Program
· Drug outlets managed by a legitimate community organization (CO)/non- government organization (NGO) and/or the
Local Government Unit (LGU), with a trained operator and a supervising pharmacist that sell primary, non-prescription
generic drugs listed in the Philippine National Drug Formulary (PNDF) and selected prescription drugs.
HYPERTENSION
DOH, PSH launch program to curb hypertension prevalence | Philippine News Agency (pna.gov.ph)
DIABETES
● Medication Availability
1. DASH Diet
· Saturated fat intake should be <10% of total calories
· Dietary cholesterol intake should be <300 mg/day
1. Shifting Rice to Mais (corn rice)
→ lower glycemic index; lower rate of glucose absorption; rich in dietary fiber
Recommendations:
National Level:
● Policy-Making: Reward and Punishment System when Availing Goods and Services in UNLI and Eat-All-You-
Can Restaurants
● Policy-Making: Increasing Price Rates of Cigarettes and UNLI and Eat-All-You-Can Restaurants
● Policy-Making: Limiting TV and Social Media Advertisements of UNLI and Eat-All-You-Can Restaurants
● Policy-Making: Adopting Healthier Option Practices from other countries in Grocery Stores and Local
Restaurants
● Policy-Making: Make Recreational Activity Program a National Celebration
Community Level
Individual Level
● Journalling and Self-Care Rewards
● Regular Workout
● Daily Walks
School Level
● Offer healthier options in School Canteen/Cafeterias
● Indicate which foods are high in sugars and fats
RECOMMENDATIONS: POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS IN ADDRESSING THE THREE HIGH’S IN THE FOLLOWING
GENRES:
RP COMMUNITY SINGAPORE COMMUNITY
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