CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) in Mimaropa (Mindoro Occidental, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) has identified the municipality of Baco as having the highest prevalence of child stunting in Oriental Mindoro, prompting the implementation of targeted and extensive nutrition intervention programs in priority communities. Baco led the province’s top 10 towns with the highest stunting rates among children aged 0 to 59 months, with a 27.38 percent prevalence rate or 772 children categorized as stunted or severely stunted. This meant a child is too short for his or her age due to dietary factors. […]...Keep on reading: National Nutrition Council cites Baco with most child stunting incidence