Functional Foods (Metabolic Syndrome)

Nowadays, obesity is a major public health problem, not only in Malaysia, but worldwide. Even more alarming is the increasing numbers of childhood obesity. The presence of obesity is highly associated with metabolic syndrome. When seeing any health care providers, they will focus more and more on macronutrients including carbohydrate, protein and fat intake as dietary management in preventing complications of metabolic syndrome. However, there are some functional foods that have ability to fight against metabolic syndrome (obesity, diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia) and cardiovascular disease.

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Prevent Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in colon and rectum. It can start either in the inner lining of colon or rectum and grows toward center. In 2002, colorectal cancer was the third most frequently reported cancer in West Malaysia. In 2006, it was reported that male (56.5%) was higher with colorectal cancer compared to female (43.5%). In addition, Chinese had the highest reported to suffer with colorectal cancer. Most colorectal cancer begins in polyps and they can grow to form cancer. Thus, it is important to get early detection and remove the polyps.

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An Introduction of Carbohydrate

Carbohydrate contains sugar that can provide primary energy for human being. It consists of monosaccharide, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Monosaccharide is a single component and cannot be broken down into simple sugar, while disaccharides and polysaccharides can be broken down into simple sugar. Carbohydrate can be found mostly in plant. It has many functions including act as storehouse of chemical energy (glucose and glycogen), as part of plants’ structures (cellulose), make up cell walls of fungi and exoskeleton of insects (chitin) and components of nucleic acids. 

A summary of photosynthesis to make carbohydrate

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Who Needs Bariatric Surgery?

An increase number of people who are overweight and obese makes the clinicians to work harder to prevent the occurrence of obesity-related diseases. Bariatric surgery helps extremely obese people to lose weight. But, it is not a guarantee of successful weight loss and maintenance. It is not cheap. The procedures need expertise and specialists from many areas that need to be paid. Having bariatric surgery is a serious decision and it should be decided wisely.  

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Measuring Obesity

We are getting busy due to more working hours and cause less time to do physical activity. Otherwise, technology has changed our lifestyle to be less active. Television and computers make us to stick on the chairs for longer time without help us to reduce weight. Most of us know if we are overweight, it is either by looking in mirror or tightness of our clothes. Or else, you may take a look at the chart below to check your weight and height.

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Don’t Give Up to Lose Weight

Did you know, research shows that it takes 12 weeks or average to form new habits? So, try not to give up with your losing weight program. Just continue and believe that you will get ideal body weight with less risk of getting any health problems. The end of the 3rd month, healthy eating and regular exercise will become habits which are the key to losing weight and keeping it off. 

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Obesity, What Are The Reasons?

Obesity is defined as excessive fat accumulation that can increase risk of health problems including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. A person with a BMI more than 30kg/m² is considered obese. The main reason can be due to taking more calories than burning it.

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Fat and Colorectal Cancers

Colorectal cancer is the combination of the colon cancer and rectal cancer and it starts in either the colon or rectum. The National Cancer Registry of Malaysia stated that colorectal is the first among male and the second among female in Peninsular Malaysia in 2006. 

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