FAO - Nutrition country profiles: Philippines 2001
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Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and micronutrient deficiencies remain the leading nutritional problems in the Philippines. The general declining trend in the prevalence of underweight (Map 3), stunting (Map 4) and wasting (Map 5) among Filipino children noted in the past 10 years was countered with the increase in the prevalence rate in 1998. About 4 million (31.8%) of the preschool population were found to be underweight-for-age, 3 million (19.8%) adolescents and 5 million (13.2%) adults, inc luding older persons were found to be underweight and chronically energy deficient, respectively (Table 4a, 4b & 4c).