Health officials reported an increase in obesity rate among both adults and children in the country in the past two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the media briefing on Tuesday, the Department of Health Officer in Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said this was reported by the Department of Science and Technology and the World Health Organization .
As a result, Vergeire said, the people did not have the opportunity to go out of their house and do exercises. Some people, she added, were confined to small areas with no space for physical activities.The quality of food has gone unchecked and many, children included, would order fastfood online. The health official advised that to avoid obesity, one should monitor the quality of food that is consumed.
“So andyan na po yung diet, physical activity. Nandyan din po yung ibang aspeto ng pamumuhay katulad ng pagtulog ng maaga, katulad po ng paggawa ng ibat-ibang bisyo, katulad ng pag-inom ng alcholic drinks, ng paninigarilyo at iba pa po," she added.
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