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(1) A representative of the Department of Health | Chairman |
(2) A representative of the Institute of Nutrition | Member and Executive Secretary |
(3) A representative of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Member |
(4) A representative of the Department of Commerce and Industry | Member |
(5) A representative of the consuming public | Member |
(a) | To increase food production and supply through the use of modern agricultural implements, and scientific technique. To this end the Commission shall find ways and means of increasing the production of rice, corn, casava; root vegetables, such as camote and gabe; beans, such as soya beans and mongo; nuts, such as peanuts. The popularization of enriched rice and enriched flour comes under this category. | |
(b) | To design the food supply in balanced proportion so that its nutritional values approximate as close as possible the total requirements of the population to be fed. To this end the production and popularization of leafy vegetables, such as malungay, ampalaya, saluyot, squash, kangkong;. root vegetables, such as sweet potatos and carrots; fruits, such as papaya, mango and kasoy, shall be encouraged. | |
(c) | To plan an adequate distribution of foods to the general public in such a way as to meet the nutritional needs of different groups of people, having in mind that milk, if limited in amount, should be distributed first to infants, young” children, pregnant and—nursing mothers, and patients. | |
(d) | To determine the actual nutritional status of the people with a view to correcting nutritional deficiencies and diminishing the incidence of nutritional diseases. |