ADDT’L NOTES (Poor Diet and Physical Activity)

 3 out of 10 Filipinos are overweight/obese (WHO)

 Wasting – below minus two standard deviations from median weight for height of
reference population (UNICEF)

 Stunting – below minus two standard deviations from median height for age of
reference population (UNICEF)

 High-density lipoprotein – good cholesterol

 Low-density lipoprotein – bad cholesterol; increase in LDL will cause plaque build up,
which may result in stroke and heart disease