AMID the high obesity rate in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday called on Filipinos to adopt healthier eating habits, both for children and adults.
In a press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said they are encouraging the public to adopt better food choices to avoid becoming obese.
“The obesity or being overweight of a child or an adult can be determined based on the choices of food that they eat,” said Vergeire.
“We need to have healthy food choices. Parents must closely monitor the food choices of their children, especially on calories,” she added.
Vergeire, the DOH officer-in-charge, said they are also urging the public to have a more physical lifestyle, especially with community restrictions slowly being eased.
“We need the physical activity. Once our metabolism speeds up, we can burn more of what we eat,” she explained.
She also underscored the need to take out bad habits and unhealthy vices.
“We need to stop drinking alcoholic drinks, smoking, and sleeping late,” she stressed.
