via Cryle Jaleke, Pressroom PH
When Rendon Gonzales, 13 years old, around 79 kg, was eating two boxes of pizza, he suddenly clinched his chest and fell to the ground extremely hard. They rushed him to the nearest hospital. Diagnosis? Hyper acidity.
As the saying goes, ‘Health is Wealth.’ According to the National Nutrition Council (NNC), the Nutrition Month campaign highlighted the growing risks of poor eating habits among children and adolescents. It is the talk of the town. Based on a recent survey conducted by the said esteemed institution reveals that a large number of people, mostly teenagers, busy individuals, and people who lack nutritional knowledge get affected by the impacts of poor nutrition.
Meanwhile, NNC further announced some tips on how to avoid it, but what we really need to do and practice is CHOS. What does CHOS mean?
CH for Control Habits.
Obviously, controlling your eating habits is hard. To control eating habits the public needs to understand why you eat, set a routine for meals, control portions without feeling deprived, stay hydrated, and remove temptation triggers.
OS for Own Self.
The public always asks, “how do we own ourselves?” Simple question to ask, the public just needs to decide food values, set non-negotiables, have a strategy for cravings, and keep promises to yourself.
Weighing all of these facts, it all boils down to this: striving hard to prevent poor nutrition is much better than facing the consequences of poor nutrition.
Moreover, these facts can be deemed as essential knowledge for all Filipinos. As the late Ka Ernie Baron, the famous weatherman, and the super antenna inventor once said, “Kung walang knowledge, walang power. (If there’s no knowledge, there’s no power).” Indeed, being cognizant about CHOS can bring awareness and enlightenment to uncover truth, think over the better option, establish themselves two steps ahead and sail through life.
As a fitting climax to this, let us take what happened to Rendon Gonzales who was diagnosed with hyper acidity due to eating too much oily food as a lesson. “Strive” to prevent poor nutrition, not “starve.” Eat wisely and live healthy.
