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Published April 30, 2021, 10:00 AM
Food is one of the basic needs that sustain people. The lack of it could cause adverse health effects such as malnutrition, one of the leading problems that affect Filipinos today. According to the World Health Organization, malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients.
When a child suffers malnutrition up to a certain age, it affects both the physical and mental abilities, leaving children with stunted growth, slow mental development, and other similar conditions.
One reason behind malnutrition in the Philippines is the lack of food security. This means that Filipinos don’t get enough food to sustain them daily because of the lack of resources or inaccessibility. So even though the country vowed to eradicate hunger and poverty as a part of its sustainable development goal, there’s still a long way to go before Filipinos have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe