Obesity among children, adolescents and adults rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new government survey that measured the country’s food security and nutrition status. | krixiasINQ /PDI
Among the elderly aged 60 and above, 6.2 percent are obese and 11.8 have chronic energy deficiency.
The survey said high obesity rates caused the Philippines to miss its target of no increase or reduced obesity prevalence under the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022. The WHO said obesity is caused by the imbalance of energy in the body between the calories consumed and the calories burned up, or too much eating and drinking without enough physical activity.
Most preschoolers were also not getting enough energy and micronutrients they need to grow. More than half of the stunted children came from the poorest and poor households in the country, affecting girls more than boys. The survey also painted a dismal picture of Filipinos’ food security. Among others, it found that more than a third of Filipino households were moderately or severely food insecure, meaning, they are unable to eat as much or meet their nutritional requirements because they have no food.To cope, many of these households subsisted by either borrowing food or money from their family members.
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