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Nutritional Guidelines For Filipino

Nutritional guidelines for Filipinos aim to promote health and prevent disease through recommendations about food consumption. They advise eating a variety of foods to obtain necessary nutrients, as no single food provides everything needed. Guidelines also address vulnerable groups like infants and children, emphasizing breastfeeding and adequate nutrition for growth. They encourage improving diet quality by including more fish, poultry and beans instead of fatty meats, as well as sufficient calcium from milk. Guidelines also cover food safety, preventing micronutrient deficiencies, managing salt intake, using oils in cooking, and consuming vegetables and fruits.

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Nutritional Guidelines For Filipino

Nutritional guidelines for Filipinos aim to promote health and prevent disease through recommendations about food consumption. They advise eating a variety of foods to obtain necessary nutrients, as no single food provides everything needed. Guidelines also address vulnerable groups like infants and children, emphasizing breastfeeding and adequate nutrition for growth. They encourage improving diet quality by including more fish, poultry and beans instead of fatty meats, as well as sufficient calcium from milk. Guidelines also cover food safety, preventing micronutrient deficiencies, managing salt intake, using oils in cooking, and consuming vegetables and fruits.

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Nutritional

Guidelines
for Filipino
Nutritional guidelines
are primary
recommendations to
promote good health
through proper
nutrition. they are
Nutritional simple statements that
give advice on the
Guidelines consumption of foods
and food components
for which there are
public health
concerns.
The human body needs more than 40 different nutrients for good health. No
single food can provide all the nutrients in the amounts needed. Eat a
variety of foods, to provide all the nutrients required in the proper
amount and balance.
Infants and children up to 2 years of age are most vulnerable to malnutrition.
Breastfeeding is one of the most effective strategies to improve child survival.
Nutritional requirements of an infant can be obtained solely from breastmilk for
the first 6 months of life. After that time, breastmilk must be complemented with
appropriate foods, but breastfeeding should be continued for up to 2 years of age.
An adequate diet for an active child is one that promotes good health and normal growth. A well-nourished child is
healthy, strong, and alert, has good disposition, and grows at a normal rate.
To improve the Filipino diet, not only should the total quantity of food be
increased but the quality of the diet should also be improved by including
animal products or substitutes. Fish, lean meat, poultry without skin, and
dried beans, in contrast to fatty meats, are low in saturated fats, which are
linked to heart disease.
An adequate amount of calcium in the diet starting from
childhood all through adulthood will prevent osteoporosis
in later life. Milk and milk products provide highly
absorbable calcium besides being goof sources of protein,
vitamin A and other nutrients.
Purchase food only from reliable sources. In addition, care must be taken
when preparing and serving meals to prevent food-borne diseases.
Goiter and Iodine Deficiency Disorders are rampant in many areas of the
Philippines, causing physical and mental retardation in children. The regular
use of iodized salt in the table and in cooking in addition to taking iodine-
rich foods, will greatly help in eradicating this preventable disease.

On the other hand, excessive intake of slat and salty foods increases the risk
of hypertension and hence of heart disease. Avoiding too much table salt and
overly salty foods may help in the prevention and control of these conditions.
In general, Filipinos use very little oil in their cooking. Boiling is the most
common method of food preparation. Hence, the total fat and oil consumption in
a Filipino diet is low. A low fat and oil consumption results in a diet low in
energy value contributing to chronic energy deficiency.
To ensure adequate fat intake, Filipinos should be encouraged to stir-fry foods
in vegetable oil or to add fats and oils whenever possible in food preparation.
The consumption of more vegetables, fruits and root crops is encouraged
to help correct the micronutrient deficiencies consistently noted in
national nutrition surveys. Eating root crops will add dietary energy to
the meal.
With the changing lifestyle of Filipinos, chronic degenerative diseases are
becoming significant public health problems. Healthy diets, regular exercise,
abstinence from smoking and moderate alcohol intake are key components of a
healthy lifestyle.
Nutritional
guidelines aim to
encourage the
consumption of an
Purpose of adequate and well-
balanced diet and
Nutritional promote desirable
Guidelines food and nutrition
practices as well as
nutrition-related
habits in the
general population.

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