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The DOST-FNRI warned that “food insecurity may aggravate the situation of the elderly, particularly those with poor nutritional and micronutrient status.”
The study showed that about 83 percent of the Filipino seniors were not meeting the recommended energy intake, and about 71 percent were not meeting the recommended protein intake.
“In terms of health and nutrition, undernutrition was significantly higher in food insecure households while overnutrition was significantly higher in food secure group,” it said.
It also observed that iodine deficiency was significantly higher in food insecure households.
It added that protein inadequacy in the diet of Filipino seniors in food insecure households has also been observed.