By Juliet Saley
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- Malnutrition is
alarmingly high in the province particularly towns of Paracelis, Besao,
Sadanga, Natonin and Barlig.
The
Provincial Council for the Protection of Children bared this in a resolution,
saying it was seeking help of Provincial Health Board and the Provincial
Nutrition Council in addressing the malnutrition problem in the province.
Among causes
of malnutrition, the PCPC said, were poor child health and nutrition care due
to inadequate education/knowledge on proper health and nutrition care and poor
socio-economic status.
The PCPC
said this was because families had more children forcing mothers to till farms
days just after giving birth.
It cited
need for early introduction of complementary feeding considering some parents
were working abroad or separated, teenage mothers or parents were going
back to school or immature or had chronic or inborn illness.
Also cited
as causes were influence of environment/change in lifestyle of people
like availability of junk, salty and fatty foods and presence of video games, television, high
tech gadgets which led to limited physical activities.
The PCPC
chaired by Gov. Leonard G. Mayaen asked PHB and PNC to address malnutrition
through proper planning with concerned agencies.
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