“Make a healthy diet affordable for all” (Healthy diet gawing affordable for all!) – so declares the theme of Nutrition Month which is held every July as set by Presidential Decree 491 in 1974 to create greater awareness on the importance of nutrition.
This year’s theme is a reminder that keeping citizens in good health requires the cooperation of all sectors of society –government and private sector, including the non-government organizations.
According to the World Health Organization, “consuming a healthy diet throughout the life-course helps to prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of noncommunicable diseases and conditions.” To make fruits, vegetables and sources of protein affordable needs government action and the support of the private sector. For example, making ways to have the supply come directly from the producers can reduce prices. Also, the availability of information on creative recipes for nutritious food from the season’s abundant produce can make the Nutrition Month slogan closer to reality.
Highly processed food and drink products fall under “junk food” that lack nutritional value and can lead to diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Recently, the government bared plans to tax junk food and sweetened beverages which will increase prices and reduce its consumption. The Nutrition Month campaign is also calling for the “reduction of the availability of unhealthy food through taxation, restrictions on marketing and consumer education.
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