Nutrition Month Guest Advocates Clean Lifestyle and Organic Agriculture
07.14.09 - JSTabangcura   

    
     “If you (everyone) are well versed on the nutrition needed by a human being, 50% of problems will be solved when it comes to illnesses.”

     This was according to organic agriculture practitioner and advocate, Dr. John Tinoy-an during the opening program of BSU’s Nutrition Month celebration on July 6.
In accordance with this year’s theme, “Wastong nutrisyon kailangan, lifestyle diseases iwasan!,” Dr. Tinoy-an told the University faculty, staff and students to stop eating junk foods, exercise, avoid unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking and get enough rest.
“Rampant non-communicable diseases is devastating lives and if we are not careful, each of us is going into the same error,” he said.

     He reminded that junk food is “not just ordinary junk food” citing that chicken injected with steroids so that it will grow faster than usual can cause cancer, thus it is also junk food.

     He also said that too much purified water can cause osteoporosis since the minerals needed by the bones have been stripped away by filtration and unleaded gasoline will cause more harm because it produces carbon monoxide, more poisonous than lead.
So he advocated raising plants and animals the natural way, drinking spring water and walking instead of using cars too often.

     The Nutrition Month is embodied in PD No. 491 known as the Nutrition Act of the Philippines.

     BSU activities slated for the Nutrition Month includes a health fair on July 24 where there will be free blood sugar analysis in coordination with the University of Baguio, College of Medicine. The Annual Nutrition Seminar will also be held on August 5-6 with speakers from various health departments.