Hypertension, heart attack or stroke or other cardiovascular disease, we blame cholesterol right away. But  we need cholesterol in order...

It’s Christmas and party time!   For sure as in many Filipino gatherings, alcoholic drinks abound. Should you drink, health...

Apology for a repetitive article on the topic but we don’t like any reader to be part of the statistics...

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diseases of the heart and blood vessels, diabetes mellitus and cancer are on the rise...

It’s December and there’ll be parties here and there. There’ll be a lot of food that can be so tempting...

Time and again, some would say one especially a cancer patient, should not eat sugar because this can lead to...

By now, readers would know that weight is a function of calories which is derived from carbohydrate-, protein- and fat-rich...

One of the nutrients we need everyday is minerals and one of the major minerals is calcium. Most of us...

If there is food that can be stored long, it is canned goods which can last for 3-5 years under...

With or without the outbreak of foodborne illness allegedly acquired from McDo chains in some  US states,  and purportedly due...

Street foods are seemingly becoming a common sight and more and more seem to consume such. Aside from passersby or...

Body weight results from calorie or energy intake vis-à-vis calories or energy spent. Kilocalorie is the unit of measurement of...

Born and raised in Gueday, Besao, Mt. Province, let me devote this space to an age-old tradition we celebrate every...

One of the nutrients we need everyday is minerals and one of the major minerals is calcium. Most of us...

It is high time to give serious attention to what we eat everyday or regularly consume – our diet! Diet...

Ever tasted the succulent weed, sapsapon? It's the rainy season  and in many gardens, newly grown pastures, kaingin or  once-cultivated...

If before we talk about a balanced diet, now it is a healthy diet. Again, good nutrition is a prerequisite...

This is the theme of this year’s Nutrition Month celebration all over the country. It  is a call to action...

It’s July again! The nation celebrates the 50th Nutrition Month by virtue of Presidential Decree 491 issued in 1974.  The...

Chayote (Sechium edule), is dubbed as a green gold for the food security and  prosperity it brings. As a resilient...