MALNUTRITION

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SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE PHILIPPINES

PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION
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MALNUTRITION
is a condition that results from eating a diet in
which one or more nutrients are either not
enough or are too much that the diet causes
health problems.
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a third of Filipino are

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According to 27 out of 1,000 stunted or short for

Unicef, everyday filipino children do their age. Stunting after
95 children in the not get past their 2 years of age can be
birthday permanent, irreversible
Phippines from and even fatal
malnutrition
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HEALTH SERVICER HYGIENE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Inaccessibilty to poor hygiene and limited physical
health services sanitation activity
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FOOD PRACTICER EATTING HABBITS

Poor child feeding Poor eating habits
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Decreased immune
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Fatigue
Bad for economy

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Milk Code - encourages breastfeeding
for newly born infants
RA 6657
comprehensive agrarian reform law -
a land redistribution program for the
benefit of landless farmers
RA 7606
magna carta for small farmers- aimed
to promote the socio economic
development of small farmers
RA 8172
act for salt iodization nationwide - to
address the problem of iodine
deficient diets
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RA 8178
agricultural tarrification act - by
imposing tariffs, the law wanted to
protect local agricultural producers
and to keep them competitive
RA 8435
agriculture and fisheries
modernization act- the protection of
a stable national supply of food and
the use of state resources to enchance
the income of said workers through
argo-industrialization
RA 8550 Tax reform
philippines fisheries code- to make acceleration and inclusion- imposing
fishing more sustainable and an encise tax on sugar-sweetened
environment-friendly beverages to discourage consumption

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RA 8976
philippine food fortification act of
2000- fortifying with essential
micronutrients staple foods items like
rice, flour, oil and sugar
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RA 11037
masustansyang pagkain para sa
batang pilipino act- to implement
national feeding programs, mitigating
both caloric and micronutrient
deficiencies
 Malnutrition Reduction Program
complementary food technology and
the intervention strategy is being
rolled-out to the countryside as part
of the solutions to the malnutrition
problem among our Filipino young
children.
Breastfeeding Practices (IYCF)
Breastfeeding for the first six months –
Infants shall be exclusively breastfeed
for the first six months of life to
achieve optimum growth and
development. Only breast-milk should
be given and no other food or drinks,
not even water. Vitamins and
medicines are permitted by physicians.
Complementary Feeding
Practices (IYCF)
Infants shall be given appropriate
complementary foods at age six
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months in order to meet their evolving
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nutritional requirements. This means
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that it should be given: timely,
adequate, safe, and properly fed.
Food fortification
Food fortification of staple foods like
oils and flour and salt to include
processed foods was undertaken to
ensure that older infants and young
children receive adequate amounts of
micronutrients.