00:00One in three families in the country is food insecure or lacking in nutritious food according to the National Nutrition Council.
00:08If there is a lack of food, it results in malnutrition.
00:11According to NNC Assistant Secretary Azucena Dayang Hirang,
00:15some of the effects of malnutrition are being obese and losing intelligence quotient or IQ.
00:22According to World Bank data, only 52% of the potential
00:26of a Filipino being given birth today is due to malnutrition.
00:31To address this issue, the private sector launched the Kain Tayo Pilipinas campaign.
00:37Its goal is to help the government to lower the food insecurity in the country.
00:42Its target is also to increase the nutrition received by affected Filipinos.
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