Every year, we, Filipinos, celebrate the Nutrition Month Celebration in the month of July.This year's theme:"Gutom at Malnutrisyon, sama-sama nating wakasan" focuses to the malnourished citizens of our country. This is to raise awareness on the need for more action in addressing hunger.The objectives of this are to increase our awareness on hunger issues, encourage stakeholders to contribute in addressing hunger issues; and advocate for stronger political action to end hunger.
"Gutom" or hunger is the consequence of food deprivation and "Malnutrisyon" or malnutrition is the state of poor nutrition and the result of insufficient or unbalanced diet. People suffering from these conditions are easy targets for diseases. They also lack in strength and energy and they can't think clearly.These two terms are commonly observed in our country nowadays. Maybe because some Filipinos don't mostly eat nutritional foods or eat the proper amount of food needed by the body. I think that poverty is the major cause of hunger and malnutrition because most Filipinos who are poor are malnourished. But thanks to the Nutrition Month Celebration, hunger and malnutrition are slowly decreasing.
"Gutom" and "malnutrisyon" can be prevented by eating healthy foods like the 3G foods: Go, Grow and Glow foods, and also by eating the proper amount of food everyday. I will also contribute to the Nutrition Month Celebration by encouraging everyone I know to eat good foods. I believe that one day, no Filipino will suffer hunger and malnutrition ever again.
