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                    [Title] => Public urged to lower sugar intake
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With the entrance of the New Year, the National Nutrition Council is calling on the public to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened foods and beverages to lower the risk of overweight and obesity and development of non-communicable diseases.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-03 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1529668 [Title] => NNC to launch SUN versus malnutrition [Summary] =>

The National Nutrition Council-7 will soon launch the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement (SUN) amid the reported prevalence of malnutrition among Filipino children.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1521922 [Title] => Health advocates back soda tax bill [Summary] =>

Health advocates yesterday gave their full support for the immediate passage of the “soda tax” measure.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1495698 [Title] => Short Pinoys? Blame poor nutrition [Summary] =>

With 3.6 million children considered to be short, the Philippines ranks ninth in the top 14 countries that have “stunted children,” a report by a non-government organization showed yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-03 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150904/Filipinos-4.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1438557 [Title] => How to help the picky eater have fun with food [Summary] =>

If a child dislikes vegetables, is unwilling to try new food, has strong food preferences, and simply eats less than he should every meal time, he may be exhibiting the classic symptoms of a picky eater. According to dieticians and nutritionists, a picky eater is someone who runs the risk of serious underdevelopment due to aforesaid poor eating habits.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1402973 [Title] => Safe and nutritious ‘baon’ begins at home [Summary] =>

Protecting your child’s baon doesn’t just begin the moment your kid steps out the door to go to school.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1379954 [Title] => Aquino expects smoking prevalence to further fall [Summary] =>

President Benigno Aquino III expressed hope today that smoking prevalance in the country would continue to drop with the implementation of sin tax reform law.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-13 21:30:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1354551 [Title] => Vitamins help address nutritional deficiency [Summary] =>

It may seem easy for one to be health conscious these days, considering the deluge of healthy and organic products in the local market. But to stay completely nourished is another thing.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1304567 [Title] => Groups to DA: Ban 'Golden Rice' [Summary] =>

Environmental group Greenpeace on Monday called on the Department of Agriculture to ban the genetically modified "Golden Rice" for commercial use. 

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-24 13:43:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1265313 [Title] => Edible landscaping helps reduce imports and raises food security [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Agricultural Research’s (BAR) edible landscaping (EL) program hopes to  encourage home-based organic vegetable planting to help reduce imports, enhance the environment, and raise food security.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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