NUTRITION COUNCIL. The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas Pangasinan chapter holds a forum on Thursday (July 21, 2022). Among the guests was National Nutrition Council Ilocos regional coordinator Kendall Gatan (second from left) who encouraged improved access to nutritious food through backyard gardening. (Screenshot from KBP Pangasinan's Facebook page) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The prevalence of stunting among children below five years old in the Ilocos Region in the last two years has decreased while overweight and obesity remained, according to the National Nutrition Council (NNC). Based on the data provided by the National Nutrition Council Ilocos regional office (NNC-1) on Friday, stunting prevalence declined to 4.21 percent in 2021 from 4.86 percent last year, while the percentage of underweight and severely underweight children was also down at 2.51 percent from 2.68 percent. Wasting prevalence in the region likewise decreased to 1.60 percent from 1.92 percent in 2020, w