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Feb 2016
The Biomedical Approach is an intervention that involves dietary modification and targeted nutritional supplementing with an aim to correct underlying abnormalities seen in the children. The approach which they adopted inspired many life-changing decisions in their lives. There was a change in their lifestyle especially in their diet. From conventional eating, they have gone back to the basics which are all organic and fresh. They became more conscious of food labeling, checking whether the food is conventional, organic or if it is from genetically modified organisms (GMO). They would go to the......
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Health and Food
The session on Health and Food was chaired by Grace Bernadette Padilla Chua, a board member of Consumer Rights for Safe Food which is a non-profit, non- governmental organization formed to educate consumers about choosing food that is healthy, available, nutritious and sustainable. The moderator was Ms. Maria Fatima A. Villena, a staunch advocate of primary health care, community health and integrative healthcare. She is a volunteer member of Alternative Budget Initiative, Consumer Rights...
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