PRESS RELEASE
About thirty percent of Filipino children are
undernourished and this has not significantly improved in the past 10 years, according
to the 2013 National Nutrition
Survey. It has also been established that consistent
under-nutrition can lead to stunting.
Stunting has been linked to health issues
in adulthood such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and even
obesity.
Nestlé Philippines, in partnership with the
Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and
Technology, ABS-CBN, and Facebook, has launched a movement called United for
Healthier Kids (U4HK) to help address the serious problem of child malnutrition
in the country.
U4HK seeks to draw together various sectors
of society to work with parents in increasing awareness about the prevalence of
child malnutrition, as well as promoting proper diet for children. The spotlight will be on children with ages 4
to 12 years old.
“U4HK
delivers upon Nestlé’s roadmap for enhancing the quality of children’s lives
through healthier food and beverages, and information and services that will help
parents ensure the healthy growth and development of their children,” Nestlé
Philippines Chairman and CEO John Miller said.
“We
stress that no one entity can do this alone. As the saying goes, “It takes a
village to raise a child.’ We are one with our partners, FNRI, ABS-CBN, and
Facebook and we thank them for making this advocacy a reality,” Nestlé
Philippines Director of Communications Sandra Puno said.
To
know more about U4HK and how you can help the cause, please visit www.facebook.com/u4hkPH.
3 comments
That thing you mentioned about malnourished Filipinos is so sad but true. Would share the advocacy to my friends and relatives who have a kid. :)
ReplyDeleteit is indeed an unsightly images....and i feel sorry for them, with the continous rise of our population...the number would likely to double....and the culprit?....is it the people who keeps on bearing them without even thinking if they could provide well enough to survive? the society? ....it's greatest impact and contribution that surrounds us all ?.....or Us an an individual who set aside a good standard just to blend with the so called " IN " ?
ReplyDeletei never thought that being undernourished as a kid will lead to more serious illness when they turn older.. hope our government can help those in needs
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