Obesity, the Philippines’ new malnutrition problem
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The trend points to a looming nutrition crisis. What changed?
MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos have been dealing with obesity since the 1990s. In 2025, it reached its highest level yet and surpassed other forms of malnutrition.
The trend points to a looming nutrition crisis.
What changed? Rappler’s Eirene Manatlao explains. – Rappler.com
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