Wednesday, 17 October 2012
A nation of fat and small kids
ONE out of four
children in the country is either overweight or obese. One out of three
teenagers is overweight, while one out of six is obese.
It's
no wonder Malaysia has earned a spot in the "World Map of Obesity".
Childhood
obesity levels in Malaysia are higher than in most Asian countries as well as
developed nations such as Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany.
And
the problem is getting worse, says Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia professor of
human nutrition Dr Mohd Ismail Noor and Universiti Malaya Medical Centre
paediatric endocrinologist Dr Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin.
Dr
Ismail says obesity is on the rise among all demographic groups. However,
prevalence rates differed across gender and ethnic groups.
His
studies in 2002 and 2008, which were funded by Nestle, were conducted among
children aged between 7 and 12 in Peninsular Malaysia. The survey data was
calculated based on the World Health Organisations' 2007 criteria.
A
total of 11,242 schoolchildren from 58 schools were surveyed in 2002, and
10,009 students from 69 schools in 2008.
The
2002 study found one out of every five children to be overweight or obese.
Dr
Ismail says boys had a higher obesity and overweight rate with an increase of
7.1 per cent, while the rate for girls increased by 4.4 per cent.
There
was an alarming increase in the number of overweight and obese Indian children,
followed by Malay and Chinese.
"Indian
schoolchildren had the highest overweight and obese rates. The increase was
rather significant at 9.9 per cent from 16.9 per cent to 26.1 per cent. Among
Malay children, the increase was 7.1 per cent from 19.1 per cent to 26.1 per
cent.
"The
Chinese must be doing something right as there was only a two per cent increase
from 25.6 per cent to 27.6 per cent."
Another
startling finding, he says, was that the increase in the overall prevalence of
obese and overweight children was in rural areas.
"The
prevalence in both urban and rural areas increased from 2002 to 2008. While the
urban setting saw an increase of 5.7 per cent, the increase was higher in the
rural areas at 7.6 per cent."
Overweight
and obesity levels were also high among preschoolers, he says, as indicated by
another survey.
"A
recently concluded study involving 992 preschoolers aged 5 to 6 years, randomly
selected from 72 privately-owned kindergartens in the Klang Valley, reported
that the prevalence of overweight and obese boys and girls were 9.7 per cent
and 9.2 per cent respectively," says Dr Ismail, who is also the president
of the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity.
Based
on the survey by Dr Yazid's group, the Malaysian Paediatric Obesity Working
Group Research, at a secondary school in Petaling Jaya among 1,200 students
between 12 and 17 years in 2005/2006, about one-third (28 per cent) of the
students were overweight and, among them, 16 per cent were obese.
Of
this number, says Dr Yazid, 19 per cent of Malays were obese, followed by
Indians (14.5 per cent) and Chinese (13 per cent).
He
says that 70 per cent of overweight students were at high risk of contracting
diabetes.
"We have to do something to address the
problem."
Food Price Increase worries Consumers
Dear
Editor,
I refer to your article of “Food
Price Increase worries Consumers” published in The Malay Mail Newspapers dated
28 January 2011. The article says the prices of meals at stalls and coffee
shops will be increase after Chinese New Year.
As a consumer, I will always
observing some hawkers or traders which I bought the food from like to increase
their food prices without any notice. Even Chinese New Year is one week ahead,
these hawkers and traders started increasing their meals price with reason of
festival. Sometimes these hawkers increased the price because of weather
season. The reason is, food stock like chicken, vegetables, seafood and meat
are difficult to get at rainy season. These hawkers and traders are taking
advantages towards consumers.
There are some foods traders did not
put the price tag on food sold. Excessive price increase is not comparable with
the food taste and is not logic. So consumer need to think twice to eat outside
or bring food from home.
I hope that consumer who has this
problem to stop buying food from hawkers or traders who sell at a high price.
Do query hawkers or traders who didn’t put up the tag as certain of them make a
lump sum price without calculate?
Consumers also may report to Kuala Lumpur Hawkers and Petty Traders if
those hawkers or traders are refuse to put up the price tag. I hope with my
opinion consumer may open their eyes and notice their rights.
Sincerely,
John Scarsl
Obesity. How to prevent it?
Obesity. How to prevent it?
Obesity or overweight is excessive
of body fat cumulate inside one body. Obesity may cause effect on health such
as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and also cause if high risk in cancer.
A study shows that Malaysia is listed in ‘World Map of Obesity’. A person with
BMI (Body Mass Index) (weight divided with height squared) of 32 and above is
consider as obese. This situation is not only attacking adults but also
children.
There are several ways to prevent
this matter. One of it by starts a healthy diet. How to start a healthy diet?
Start by concern on your food intake. Reduce the sugar intake or replace it
with honey or maple syrup. The body is able to breakdown on types of sweetener
and less likely to store it as a fat. Try having a bowl of light buttered
popcorn instead of greasy potato chips. A low calorie will cut off excessive
weight. Try having cuts of broccolis, carrots, green leaves such as salad or
spinach as a snack. Choose your food with less oil or steam cooked rather than
fried. Drinking water is one of the dietary lists. Take at least eight to 10
glass of water per day. It helps to cleanse and detoxified all impurities in
body system.
The common way to prevent obesity is
to live in an active lifestyle. You really don’t need to stressed out on going
to a gym and get yourself a personal trainer. A simple climbing up and down of
a staircase or walks to the store will be much help. Housewives may start by
walking your children to school or accompany them to the playground. Try to
spend 30 minutes weekly by doing a simple exercise or jogging around your
neighbourhood. A light cardio-vascular exercise such as tai chi or yoga may
chase away the obesity problem; it also helps us on improving our fitness.
Last result of losing overweight is
by doing a weight losing surgery. A surgery is held only when the patient’s BMI
is more than 70. Surgeon will cut some of the intestine. But patient should
performed a follow up check up, extensive dietary, exercise and medical
guideline given so that the surgery will not be in vain.
Sunday, 1 January 2012
TIPS How to Reduce Your STRESS
1.Organize time with Effective
Business or daily routine need schedule or plan. Make sure you have time to oneself and time to doing things that can reduce stress. Doing activity that is most important first.
2. Evade from Take Drug or Alcohol
Drug or alcohol merely lose pressure symptom and when stopped taking, stress sure will be back.
3. Short Rest
When do some work make sure you stop short rest to minimise pressure. Doing reactance, walk or make call to fellow. When return to continue work, make sure you can doing the job with more effective.
4. Lessen Interference
When do the job that important, make sure you has been undisturbed. For example kill telephone sound, close room door or go somewhere that other people could not find you.
5. Eat Food that is healthful
Avoid taking food that high fat, sugar and sodium. If planning to exit all day long, make sure you take and eat food that is healthful. Otherwise, it will cause energy level be low.
6. Doing Meditation
It exercise that is good and healthful. This including breathe with dalam-dalam that can enhance relaxation in body muscles. And do not forget imagine atmosphere that mind at ease.
7. Having thought Positive and Learn Control Fear
Avoid from focus to matter or negative mind. On the other hand focus and say to something that positive on self every day. Do not waste time with feeling of anxiety about something matter that cannot be converted or achieved.
8. Obtain Counsel
Ask help, advice and view does not mean you weak. There are many source that can help you resolve stress. So take opportunity to meet or listening to advice by motivation expert or counselor.
9. Learn Says 'NOT'
Do not ever guilt to say not. Do and adding project or next job when busy will cause you increase stressful. Berbincanglah with your supervisor if face related to work problem.
10. Can Get Some Sleep that Enough
Sleep at least 6 - 8 hours per day. But a person would be experiencing sleeping problem when they too stress thinking and complete work that gather.
11. Doing Exercise
Physical activity was the best way to deal pressure. It will be secreted endorphin and give innately freshness.
12. Inhale Deeply
Simplest stress management technique and could be made at any. Breathing quickly will increasing reaction pressure. Breath dalam-dalam and slow.
WAY TO LIVE YOU HEALTHIER
1. Balanced diet
- food intake based on food pyramid
- prefer fibrous food intake spt vegetables and reduce fatty food and consisted of cholesterol high spt meat
2.Exercise & Recreation
- spend at least time 20 minutes per day, twice a week
- can smoothen blood flow, ensure cardiovascular health, avoid obesity with fat burning / calorie.
3. Evade from stres / pressure
- control kemaharan, emotion
- see counselor, guide friend,
- conduct spiritual activity, yoga, meditate
4. Periodic health examination
- conduct comprehensively at least health screening once a year to detect / diagnose disease
- get immunization that is complete cth: hepatitis, BCG, polio for baby and children.
5. Taking care of own cleanliness and environment
- ensure personal sanitary care, cth: bathe, wash hand with right means,
- do not share spt personal items toothbrush, bath towel, comb hair
- ensure in field and out house free from spreader medium spt garbage, water that is stagnant.
6. Prevent negative practice
- do not smoke, booze / alcohol, free sex, drug
- can cause various diseases like cancer, Aids, hepatitis, acute myocardial infarction.
- ayurvedha (Indian community treatment method), medical herbal, homeopathy, acupuncture, spa
- can eliminate stres, stretch muscle, cure various diseases, increase stamina.
DANGER !!! Marathon run damaged heart
Previously a lot who believes that if we doing things systematically athletic, we can can keep body health. However, there is a few vigourous activity that should give attention because it can give adverse impact to health.Researched by Universiti Melbourne, Australia recently find out them that doing things extreme such as marathon run and climb the mountain having high risks to suffer heart disease.
In studies on 40 athletes, researcher find out them that active do that sport show signs of damage in right ventricle part and fibrosis damage in heart muscle.
That discovery broadcasted in European Heart Journal.
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