Oral myofunctional therapy and dental sleep medicine for both children and adults.

Team AFT met with Dr. YokeLi Ling, a dentist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 20 March 2021. What ensued is a chat between The Kurang Manis (Sugar, Less) Podcast co-hosts Jasmine Low & Nikki Yeo with the good doctor about how she’s been able to assist her patients breathe better and live better. Her passion and dedication as a Sleep and Airway Centric Dentist shows in her work in providing a holistic patient management approach.

In this interview, Team AFT speaks to Dr. Ling about:

Minimal, non-invasive interventions in dentistry
Prevention and rehabilitation of poor facial and jaw growth development that results in dental misalignment, sleep disordered breathing, and compromised systemic health.
Oral myofunctional therapy, incorporating it into the treatment of orofacial myofunctional disorders, and dental sleep medicine for both children and adults.

In this interview, Dr. Ling speaks at length about her field of specialty. She shares, “I would like to introduce a broader concept of the dentist as an oral physician, a gatekeeper to the wellness of systemic health through the mouth.”

AFT: You practice minimal, non-invasive dentistry to achieve sustainable outcomes for your patients. We’re curious what that means, what is non-invasive and why this kind of specialty?

Dr. Yoke Li elaborates on Malocclusion, Sleep & Airway and compromised health.

AFT: What causes a child or adult to have crooked teeth?

Some people have an upper or lower jaw that is too far in or out? What has resulted in that? Is it in our genes that some of us are born with a smaller jaw hence the overcrowding of teeth?

Having a small jaw with crooked teeth are signs that a person’s sleep may be compromised.

“Once sleep is compromised, health is also compromised” – Dr. Ling.

When we sleep the body is restored and our immune system is generated to protect the body. When sleep is interrupted, the lack of oxygen during obstructive sleep apnea would lead to a diminished quality of life, mood swings, irritability, hypertension, even metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.

AFT: Why is our jaw too small to accommodate all our teeth? Surely it should be perfectly balanced, unless it’s changed over time?

The standard practice now is for most people to remove their wisdom teeth. Dr. Ling shares her thoughts thoughts on this.

AFT: Do our food choices contribute to misaligned teeth, jaw and the structure of our face?

We don’t seem to be chewing enough in this era with foods. Archeologists have shown that the hunters and gatherers had a full set of teeth, continuous stimulation of the jaw bone.

AFT: How about people who grind their teeth at night? Can that be cured?

Ever heard about singing as a cure? Dr. Ling elaborates on some situations where spouses have reported positive improvement after their partners undergo treatment in merely exercising upper body, tongue and facial exercises as well as a diet change.

Put your tongue on the top of your mouth palette and breathe. Try it.

Don’t under estimate the power of the tongue and the power of breathing through your nose, chew your food, eat foods that require you to chew and that’s when your body starts to becoming more effective overall.

Q: At Asia Fitness Today, we advocate movement as therapy. What is the one thing that you have been able to use your Fitness for Good?

Married to her childhood sweetheart and blessed with 3 children, Dr. Ling loves hiking, traveling and playing tennis. She shares that fitness activities is how she gets herself out and up and encourages her family and friends to join her. Through sport, it’s not just about being fit physically, but also about being mentally and emotionally fit because good hormones are released.

Dr. Ling’s credentials include:

Doctor of Dental Surgery from University Science of Malaysia (Honours, 2006)
Recipient of the USM Chancellor’s Gold Award, USM’s University Gold Award and Conference of Malay Rulers’ Royal Education Excellence Award
Postgraduate training and certifications on Orthotropics from London School of Facial Orthotropics
Mini Residency on Guiding Craniofacial Growth and Development in Children
Mini Residency on Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Craniofacial Epigenetics
Oral Myology from Coulson Institute of Orofacial Myology
Myobrace from MRC Australia
Implant Training Program University of Southern California

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Healthy China 2030

April 23, 2021 admin

The 2021 China Obesity Prevention and Control Conference (10-12 April, 2021) held in Xi’an, Shaanxi China launched the China Obesity Prevention and Control Initiative jointly proposed by the newly set up Obesity Prevention and Control Section of the Chinese Nutrition Society and the Xi’an Jiaotong University Global Health Institute. The initiative called for 10 actions to be undertaken by the whole society including government, health care facilities, schools, work places, media, industry, research institutes, families and individuals.

Hosted by the Western China Science and Technology Innovation Harbour (iHarbour), the conference was co-organised by the Chinese Nutrition Society, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Nutrition and Health, the Global Health Institute and the School of Public Health of Xi’an Jiaotong University, and the Health Sub-Alliance of the University Alliance of the Silk Road.

The 10 proposed actions are:

Mobilise the whole society
Promote multi-departmental and cross-sectoral actions
Correct the obesogenic environment
Advocate healthy lifestyles
Focus on prevention of childhood obesity
Standardise the diagnosis and treatment of obesity
Strengthen professional in-field training
Improve policy establishing and evaluation system
Conduct interdisciplinary research, and
Strengthen international exchanges and cooperation.

These proposed actions to manage obesity and related chronic diseases form a part of the Healthy China 2030 Initiative and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Obesity Prevention and Control Section of the Chinese Nutrition Society will play an active role in bridging the government, academia and industry, to serving the well-being of Chinese people, and contributing to global health by sharing Chinese experience and wisdom in obesity prevention and control.

The conference was attended by 400 delegates including experts and scholars in public health, nutrition and clinical medicine, also leaders and experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), National Health Commission, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Chinese Nutrition Society, universities and hospitals. The WHO Chief Representative Officer in China Dr. Gauden Galea, the officials from National Health Commission Mr. Jianxin Tian, the president of the Chinese Nutrition Society Prof. Yuexin Yang and some 40 scholars and experts from government, academia and industry shared their ideas and views in lectures, debates and panel discussions.

Source: cnsoc.org

Reported by AFTNN

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Move8 Fitness Podcast

April 13, 2021 admin

Move8 • Move It • MoveAID (www.move8.org) is a fitness movement that advocates wellness education and action, making fitness accessible to all layers of society. The movement was founded by co-hosts Nikki Yeo & Jasmine Low as a way to get more people moving; head outdoors to enjoy nature and living their best lives. They get up close with everyday heroes who use their own fitness for good and find out what’s their secret to happiness.

Season 1, Episode 1: Sally Sukkar

Welcome to the first episode of the Move8 Podcast. Join co-hosts Nikki Yeo & Jasmine Low as they speak to Sally Sukkar – health advocate, body building competitor and founder of the Me Movement (www.me-movement.com.au). Sally helps people look and feel great in movement, mindset and health.

Here’s a list of her credentials:

✔ Bachelor Of Exercise and Sport Science (Majoring in health promotion)
✔ Sports Nutrition Certificate
✔ 4x bodybuilding competitor
✔ Kettlebell, TRX, SPIN, Powerlifting, Olympic lifting qualifications (psst just to name a few)
✔ Rolling out a foundations of movement course
✔ Sally also loves her food and family
✔ Sally sings! No really, she does! Listen until the end of the podcast.

Sally and Move8 Fitness have come together to offer this 30-day exercise program, delivered virtually to your convenience. Click on the button below to learn more!

Move me!

Diet & Nutrition, Features Indonesia, Fitness

Indonesian Calorie Table

April 5, 2021 admin

A calorie is a unit used to measure the value of energy obtained by the body when consuming food or drink. To ensure that your nutritional needs are well fulfilled, you should look at the calorie levels in the food or drinks you consume. Lately, more food products come with its list of food calories in their labels.

Calorie content in food can be determined by the nutritional content such as fat, carbohydrates and protein contained in the food itself. Fat produces the most calories, which is 9 calories / gram. Meanwhile, carbohydrates and protein contain 4 calories per gram. Foods that contain lots of fat are foods that are high in calories. On the other hand, those that have low calories are fruits and vegetables because they contain lots of fibre and are high in water content.

Calories in Daily Foods

Regular daily food consumption caloric table:

CALORIC TABLE & UNIT
Main Foods Group A
Description of Food Item	Weight (gr)	Cal	Unit
Steamed Corn	250	90.2	1
Steamed Potato	200	166	2
Glutinous Rice	120	217	2,75
Rice Cake steamed in leaf	160	32	0,5
Rice cake in banana leaf	200	38	0,5
White Rice	100	175	2,25
White Rice – Kentucky	225	349	4,25
High Fibre White Bread	60	149	1,75
Steamed Cassava	100	146	1,75
Steamed Taro	100	98	1,25
Steamed Sweet Potatoes	100	125	1,5
Main Foods Group B
Rice Porridge	200	44	0,5
Crackers	50	229	2,75
Macaroni	25	91	1,25
Instant Noodles	50	168	2
Steamed Chicken Rice (no chicken)	100	88	1
Steamed Coconut Rice	200	506	6,25
White Bread	50	128	1,5
Makanan Pokok Golongan C
Fried Bihun Vermicelli	150	296	3,75
Chicken Rice Porridge	200	165	2
Rice Flour & Coconut Milk Porridge Dessert	100	178	2,25
Fried Potatoes	150	211	2,75
Mee Goreng Fried Noodles	200	321	4
Nasi Goreng Fried Rice	100	267	3,25
Soun Goreng Fried Glass Noodles	100	263	3,25
Spaghetti	300	642	8
Fermented Cassava	150	260	3,25

Popular Dishes Group A
Description of Food Item	Weight (gr)	Calorie	Unit
Arsik Spicy Indonesian Fish Dish	95	94.05	1
Ayam Bakar Bumbu Kuning Charcoal Grilled Chicken	100	129.4	1.5
Ayam Panggang Grilled Chicken	100	164.3	3.25
Daging Panggang Grilled Beef	70	150	1.75
Ikan Mas Pepes Patin Fish in Banana Leaf	200	143.5	1.75
Sambal Goreng Tempe Fried Sambal Tempeh (Fermented soybean)	50	116	1.5
Poached Salted Egg	75	138	1.75
Poached Hen’s Egg	60	97	1.25
Steamed Prawns	100	91	1.25
Popular Dishes Group B
Ati Ayam Goreng Fried Chicken Liver	50	98	1.25
Ayam Pop Fried Chicken	200	265	3.25
Bakso Daging Sapi Beef Meatballs	100	260	3.25
Empal Daging Sundanese sweet spicy beef	100	147	1.75
Ikan Bandeng Goreng Fried Fish	160	180.7	2.25
Ikan Baronang Goreng Fried Baronang Fish	120	107.5	1.25
Ikan Bawal Goreng Fried Pomfret Fish	120	113.3	1.5
Ikan Ekor Goreng Fried Fish	100	107.8	1.25
Ikan Kembung Goreng Fried Mackerel Fish	80	87.65	1
Ikan Lele Goreng Fried Catfish	60	57,5	0,75
Ikan Patin Goreng Fried Patin Fish	200	252,7	3
Ikan Selar Goreng Fried Trevally Fish	40	63,75	0,75
Ikan Tenggiri Goreng Fried Mackerel Fish	60	85,3	1
Ikan Teri Goreng Fried Anchovies	50	66	0,75
Ikan Tuna Goreng Fried Tuna Fish	60	110	1,25
Boiled Cockles	100	59	0,75
Macaroni Schootel	50	177	2,25
Tahu Bacem Javanese Marinated Tofu	100	147	1,75
Telur Mata Sapi Fried Egg Bull’s Eye	60	40	1,75
Tempe Bacem Braised Tempeh Fermented Soybean	50	157	2
Tempe Goreng Fried Tempeh Fermented Soybean	50	118	1,5
Tenggiri Bumbu Kuning Mackerel Fish in Spices	90	94,4	1
Udang Goreng Besar Fried Prawns	80	68,25	3,25
Popular Dishes Group C
Meat Floss	50	158	2
Fried Chicken in Soy	75	358,8	4,5
Grilled Chicken	80	385,6	4,75
Chiken Wing	50	63,6	0,75
Beef Balado	50	147	1,75
Dendeng Balado	40	338	4,25
Chicken Curry	100	165,3	2
Squid Curry	100	183	2,25
Fish Head Curry	320	218,8	2,75
Fish Spleen Curry	60	294	3,5
Tendon Curry	80	251	3
Balado-styled Mackerel Fish	125	236,7	3
Anchovies	50	213	2,75
Fish in Batter	80	119	1,5
Battered Panir Fish	75	220	2,75
Tempeh Chips	25	68	0,75
Meat Ball	50	168	2
Kentucky Fried Chicken Thigh	150	194,5	2,5
Corn Fritters	50	108	1,25
Potato Fritters	50	123	1,5
Egg Foo Yong	50	114	1,5
Beef Rendang	75	285,5	3,5
Chicken Satay	100	466	6
Kentucky Fried Chicken Wings	150	116	1,5
Chicken Stir Fried Nutmeg Spice	50	177,8	2,25
Fried Liver & Potatoes	100	127	1,5
Sambal Goreng Tempeh Anchovies	150	276	3,5
Sambal Goreng Liver	100	200	2,5
Sambal Goreng Prawns & Potato	100	123	1,5
Beef soup	260	227	2,75
Fried Tofu	100	111	1,5
Tofu	150	124	1,5
Sundanese-styled deep fried tofu	100	113	1,5
Fried omelette	75	188	2,25

Vegetables Group A
Description of Dishes	Weight (gr)	Calories	Unit
Yellow Pickles	75	53	0,5
Spinach Soup	50	18	0,25
Cah Labu Siam Fried Choko	100	41,6	0,5
Sayur Asam Salted Vegetables	100	88	1
Sop Ayam Kombinasi Combination chicken soup	100	95	1,25
Sop Bayam Spinach soup	50	78	1
Sop Kimlo	100	104	1,25
Sop Mutiara Jagung Pearl Corn Soup	100	113	1,5
Asop Oyong Misoa	100	106	1,25
Sop Telur Puyuh Quail’s egg soup	100	116	1,5
Vegetables Group B
Sayur Lodeh Vegetable soup with coconut milk	100	61	0,75
Cah Jagung Putren Stir fried baby corn	100	59	0,75
Cah Jkacang Panjang Stir fried snake beans	100	72	1
Sop Oyong Telur Puyuh Quail’s egg soup	100	134	1,75
Setup Kentang Buncis French beans and potato fry	100	95	1
Tumis Buncis	100	52	1,5
Tumis Daun Singkong	120	151	1,75
Tumis Kc. Panjang + Jagung	125	118	1,75
Vegetables Group C
Buntil Grated coconut mixed with anchovies wrapped in taro or cassava leaves	100	106	1,25
Gudeg Jackfruit stewed with coconut milk and palm sugar.	150	132	1,75
Drinks Group A

Drink Description	Weight (gr)	Calories	Unit
Te’h (Cangkir) A cup of Tea	1	0,4	2,8
Kopi (Cangkir) A cup of Coffee	1	18	0,25
Juice Tomat (Gelas) Tomato Juice (Glass)	100	20	0,25
Juice Melon (Gelas) Watermelon Juice (Glass)	150	35	0,5
Drinks Group B
Es Kelapa Muda (Gelas) Young coconut drink with ice (glass)	100	42	0,5
Es Cendol Iced Cendol	100	168	2
Susu Skim Skimmed milk	15	54	0,75
Coca Cola Diet (Kaleng) Diet Coke (Can)	1	1	0

Prepared Meals Group A
Name of Dish	Weight (gr)	Calories	Unit
Asinan Pickled vegetable	250	208	2,5
Toge Goreng Fried bean sprouts	250	243	3
Prepared Meals Group B
Gado – Gado Indonesian salad with peanut sauce dressing	150	295	3,75
Ketoprak Indonesian rice dish with peanut sauce	250	153	2
Pempek Palembang’s fish and tapioca dish	200	384	4,75
Rawon Surabaya’s beef soup with a special keluak ingredient	160	331	4
Soto Ayam Chicken Soto	100	101	1,25
Soto Padang	100	127	1,5
Tongseng Mutton and vegetable curry	120	331	4
Prepared Meals Group C
Hamburger	125	257	3,25
Kerupuk Palembang Crackers	50	168	2
Kerupuk Udang Prawn crackers	20	72	1
Mie Bakso Bakso noodles	200	302	3,75
Nasi Tim Ayam Steamed chicken rice	420	588	7,25
Pizza	125	163	2
Sate Kambing Goat satay	180	729	9
Sayur Krecek	175	249	3
Siomay	100	361	3,75
Soto Betawi	150	135	1,75
Soto Makasar	150	525	6,5
Soto Sulung	150	86	1

Buah -Buahan Golongan A

Nama Masakan	Berat(gr)	Kalori	Unit

Apel	160	92	1
Apel Merah	140	82	1
Belimbing	160	80	0,75
Duku	200	81	1
Jambu Air	60	35,4	0,5
Jambu Biji	320	157	2
Jeruk Medan	140	46	0,5
Jeruk Pontianak	150	67	0,75
Jeruk Sunkist	200	40	0,5
Mangga Manalagi	100	72	1
Nanas	200	104	1,25
Pepaya	100	46	0,5
Pir	200	80	1
Pisang Rebus	125	136,5	1,75
Salak	150	63,6	0,75
Semangka	150	48	0,5

Buah – Buahan Golongan B

Alpukat	100	85	1
Anggur	125	60	0,75
Lengkeng	100	79	1
Melon	120	46	0,5
Mangga Harum Manis	300	90	1
Pir Hijau	200	105	1,25
Pisang Ambon	100	74,2	1
Pisang Barangan	200	236	3
Pisang Mas	125	120	1,5
Pisang Raja	150	126	1,5
Sirsak	125	55	0,25

Buah – Buahan Golongan C

Durian Montong	100	134	1,5
Rambutan	100	69	0,75
sawo	100	92	1,75

Makanan Ringan Golongan A

Nama Masakan	Berat(gr)	Kalori	Unit

Arem – Arem	75	225	2,75
Bubur Kacang Ijo	100	102	1,25
Ketupat Ketan	120	216	2,75
Lemper	70	247	3
Lepet	120	210	2,5
Lepet Ketan	170	346	4,25

Makanan Ringan Golongan B

Bolu Gulung	110	300	3,75
Cakwee	50	143	1,75
Getuk Lindri	60	127	1,75
Hot Dog	100	285	3,5
Kerak Telur	120	599	7,5
Kue Nagasari	70	149	1,75
Kue Pancong	80	231	3
Mini Croissant	80	406	5
Sandwich	100	164	2
Serabi Pandan	60	137	1,75
Semar Mendem	100	247	3
Uli + Tape Ketan	160	559	7

Makanan Ringan Golongan C

Bakpia	25	68	1
Bakwan	100	270	3,25
Bika Ambon	50	99	1,25
Black Forrest	200	585	7,5
Cara Bikang	70	128	1,5
Cheese Cake	10	281	3,5
Dunkin Donat Keju	170	283	3,5
Emping Melinjo Asin	25	173	2,25
Kastengels (10 bh)	100	426	5,75
Keju Lembaran (1bh)	20	65	3,25
Kerupuk Mie	25	119	1,5
Klepon	60	68	0,75
Kroket Kentang	75	146	1,25
Kue Ape	60	151	2
Kue Cubit	60	183	2,25
Kue Cucur	90	152	2
Kue Ku	50	237	3
Kue Lumpur	80	232	3
Kue Pukis	40	181	2,25
Lapis Legit	50	307	3,75
Lemet/Timus	120	603	7,5
Lopis Ketan	125	350	4,25
Lumpia	60	76	1
Martabak Keju	100	265	.3.25
Martabak Mesir	100	200	2,5
Martabak Telur	95	196	2,5
Muffin Coklat	80	361	4,5
Muffin Keju	80	400	5
Nastar (7bh)	150	538	6,75
Onde – Onde	65	317	4
Pastel	75	302	3,75
Potato Chip	170	298	3,75
Putu Mayang	120	98	1,25
Rempeyek Kacang	50	250	3
Risol	100	247	3
Roti Coklat	100	240	3
Sosis Solo	50	191	2,25
Sus Vla	85	129	1,5
Talam Hijau	70	292	3,5

Tabel kalori makanan di atas dapat Anda gunakan sebagai patokan sudah cukupkah kandungan kalori yang anda konsumsi selama ini?

Kebutuhan Kalori Makanan

Sekedar informasi tembahan, kebutuhan kalori untuk setiap orang dapat berbeda, tergantung dari usia, jenis kelamin & aktifitas yang dilakukan. Misalnya untuk orang dewasa yang berprofesi sebagai atlit tentu memiliki kebutuhan kalori yang berbeda dengan anak usia 3 tahun.

Ketika membeli makanan kemasan, pastikan untuk melihat kandungan nutrisi dari makanan tersebut (biasanya terdapat pada bagian belakang kemasan), sehingga dapat melihat jumlah kalori per sajian/kemasan.

Berikut adalah tabel kebutuhan kalori untuk berbagai kelompok umur. Tabel ini dapat membantu mengetahui kebutuhan kalori berdasarkan usia, jenis kelamin & aktifitas yang dilakukan.

Tabel Kebutuhan Kalori

*Adanya rentang kalori menunjukkan kebutuhan kalori yang berbeda berdasarkan usia dari tiap kelompok. Remaja & anak-anak membutuhkan kalori yang lebih banyak seiring dengan bertambahnya usia. Akan tetapi pada orang dewasa, akan membutuhkan kalori yang lebih sedikit seiring dengan bertambahnya usia.

Keterangan aktifitas yang dilakukan:

Aktifitas menetap: Suatu gaya hidup dimana aktifitas yang dilakukan hanya berhubungan dengan kegiatan sehari-hari.
Cukup aktif: Suatu gaya hidup yang termasuk didalamnya melakukan aktifitas fisik yang setara dengan berjalan kaki sebanyak 2,5-5 km sehari.
Aktif: Suatu gaya hidup yang termasuk didalamnya melakukan aktifitas fisik yang setara dengan berjalan kaki > 5 km sehari

Berikut adalah contoh pembagian makanan untuk sehari pada orang dewasa, menurut kecukupan energi:

Tabel menu 2000 kalori

Tabel menu 2500 kalori

Keterangan porsi:

Nasi: 1 porsi = ¾ gelas = 100 gram = 175 kkal
Sayur: 1 porsi = 1 gelas = 100 gram = 25 kkal
Buah: 1 porsi = 1-2 buah = 50-190 gram = 50 kkal
Tempe: 1 porsi = 2 potong sedang = 50 gram = 75 kkal
Daging: 1 porsi = 1 potong sedang = 35 gram = 75 kkal
Minyak: 1 porsi = 1 sendok teh = 5 gram = 50 kkal
Gula: 1 porsi = 1 sendok makan = 13 gram = 50 kkal

Bila masih ragu mengenai pola makan yang sedang dilakukan, dapat berkonsultasi dengan dokter atau pun ahli gizi untuk mendapatkan pola makan yang sehat & sesuai…

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AFT Interviews: Dr. James Muecke AM Australian of the Year 2020 wants to put diabetes in remission

Video March 30, 2021 Jasmine Low

Listen to the full interview on The Kurang Manis Podcast, Season 1, Episode 7

Type 2 Diabetes could be put into remission, says opthalmologist Dr. James Muecke AM. Almost as soon as he was named Australian of the Year 2020, Dr. Muecke started advocating for the implementation of a tax on sugary drinks in an effort to save more eyes. Dr. Muecke speaks to AsiaFitnessToday.com about his proposed change to Australia’s dietary guidelines, he expresses why there’s a need for government to impose a sugar tax and talks about his work in raising awareness about diabetes – a lifestyle disease that could lead to the loss of sight.

Dr. James Muecke with his team in Vietnam. Photo credit: Sight For All foundation

He began his career in Kenya, then returned to South Australia to become an eye surgeon and blindness prevention pioneer, starting both Vision Myanmar at the South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology in 2000, and Sight For All, an organisation which uses Australian and New Zealand eye specialists to train overseas doctors, a social impact organisation “aiming to create a world where everyone can see”.

Has sugar blinded our reasoning?

A few months ago, we featured a story about a patient of Dr. Muecke’s who woke up one morning Blinded by Sugar. Neil Hansel is sadly a victim of the debilitating disease which has not only taken his eyesight, but also his limbs.

In his address at the National Press Club in Canberra last year, Dr. James Muecke gave an immensely moving account about having had to remove a patient’s eye. He wanted to be an eye surgeon to give the gift of sight and not to take it away from someone, especially when someone has been needlessly blinded by an avoidable, man-made Type 2 Diabetes he said.

Sugar toxicity can be solved

Humans were for the first time in history “overfed and undernourished” with sugar and refined carbohydrates, he affirmed. We met with Dr. Muecke in person at a studio in Sydney this March 2021, one square year after the Australian border closures and he summed up our conversation to this, “When the mother is pregnant with the baby and if she’s consuming a diet high in sugar, that sugar crosses the placental barrier to the foetus but insulin doesn’t cross, so you’re already metabolically priming the child for health problems in the future. So gestational diabetes is a big big problem so people should be aware of that, that it be picked up early in pregnancy and wind right back on your consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates,”.

Dr. Muecke spoke to us at length about a strategy he came up with, which he calls the 5As of sugar toxicity.

Addiction
Alleviation
Accessibility
Addition
Advertising

It’s so hard to kick the habit. If you’ve ever tried to detox from sugar, it’s quite an unpleasant process. And even if you’re able to succesfully do it, everywhere you go, all the foods you eat, you’re just bombarded with sugar, so it makes it very difficult. So having a tax on sugary drinks, we know that it’s been shown to reduce purchase and consumption in 17 countries with Mexico being one of them.

Let’s say in Australia, we put a 20% levy on sugary drinks, that would raise about A$600million which could then be used to fund health awareness initiatives and about 77% of Australians agree with this in principle,” added Muecke, giving light into his call for a sugar tax.

Back home in Adelaide, Dr. Muecke continues his advocacy work in awareness building and has called for a crackdown on sugar in drinks and processed foods, also a change in Australia’s dietary guidelines.

He spoke about how diabetes, one of leading causes of blindness among Australian adults could be sent into remission. Diabetes is a metabolic disease, caused by the over-consumption of sugar, refined carbohydrates and ultra-processed foods which are cheap and accessible. He mentioned the dangers of seed oils, and that we should be aware of the types of oils we’re consuming daily.

Australia’s dietary guidelines was last updated in 2013 and in a Facebook post, Muecke suggests a certain biasness that 80% of the recommended foods were plant-based. He came up with this proposed diamond (see diagram below), shifting sugar and heavily processed & grain fed meats to the opposite tips of the healthy eating diamond.

A 7News report quoted Dr. Muecke saying, there were three successful ways to place type-two diabetes in remission – low calorie diets, low carbohydrate diets or bariatric surgery. Of these, he said the low-carbohydrate diet was the easiest solution.

AsiaFitnessToday.com also attended a webinar in November 2020, organised by the Australian Society of Opthalmologists. In that webinar, Dr. Muecke shared an imagery about glucose metabolism likening it to a packed train at peak hour. When too much glucose is ingested, insulin level rises and tries to push glucose into the blood stream, but it’s rejected. It’s then stored as glycogen instead in the liver, giving rise to fatty liver. Fructose – when taken up by the liver, almost a third of it is converted to fat so fructose is far more toxic than glucose!

Dynamic duo

Dr. James Muecke was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012, then in 2015 he was EY’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year for Australia, and in 2019 received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Adelaide. It was the year of the Covid-19 pandemic, that Dr. Muecke was named Australian of the Year for 2020 and appropriately so, considering he is not going to be silent anymore and will be carrying the torch to highlight the fact that non-communicable lifestyle diseases like diabetes can be put into remission, and one of the ways to achieve that is to intervene with awareness first, followed by a change in lifestyle and importantly, diet. Partnering Dr. Muecke in advocacy and stewardship of the non-profit work is spouse Mena Muecke OAM, who also plays a vital role in the marketing and publicity of Sight For All and is a co-founder of the Vision 1000 social investment initiative. She was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2018. The Mueckes run private consultancy, www.Medthink.com.au.

Follow Dr. Muecke on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or LinkedIn.

The podcast also features:

Dr. YokeLi Ling

In this 7th episode of Season 1 of The Kurang Manis (Sugar, Less) Podcast, we also speak with Dr YokeLi Ling, based in Kuala Lumpur who is passionately advocating Sleep and Airway Centric Dentistry and Oral Myofunctional Therapy. Dr. Ling shares more details in the 8th episode of the podcast (click here) with co-hosts Nikki Yeo and Jasmine Low.

Mia Palencia

Our tradition continues where we introduce music from this region and we’ve chosen a song titled SUPERMAN by Tassie-based Mia Palencia who launched her career in Malaysia at the age of 14 as the other half of Sabahan jazz duo Double Take. The song reflects the advocacy work that’s being undertaken by Dr. James Muecke AM – Australia’s SUPERMAN. Mia composed, produced and performed the opening night theme song for the Southeast Asian Games 2017, and continues her PhD research in Songwriting at the Conservatorium of Music, University of Tasmania and released her 7th album with her Australian jazz quartet, In Good Company. Visit www.miapalencia.com.

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Now streaming – **Dr. James Muecke AM, Australian of the Year 2020** wants to put diabetes in remission. Listen to the podcast on AsiaFitnessToday.com or wherever you get your podcast: “The Kurang Manis (Sugar, Less) Podcast”

More opinion pieces by Dr. James Muecke AM:

Address at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2012C011S00
No more sweet talking let’s declare war on type 2 diabetes – Canberra Times: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6764189/no-more-sweet-talking-lets-declare-war-on-type-2-diabetes/#gsc.tab=0
Go on, admit it – you’re hooked on sugar – Canberra Times: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6783462/go-on-admit-it-youre-hooked-on-sugar/
Dietary advice we’ve been fed for decades is wrong – Farm Weekly: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/6827184/dietary-advice-weve-been-fed-for-decades-is-wrong/?cs=4770
Australian of the Year takes on big food says our diet is killing us – Michael West: https://www.michaelwest.com.au/australian-of-the-year-takes-on-big-food-says-our-diet-is-killing-us/
A sugar levy would be an investment in the health of our nation and its people – Town and Country Magazine: https://www.townandcountrymagazine.com.au/story/6884765/a-sugar-levy-would-be-an-investment-in-the-health-of-our-nation-and-its-people/
Full fat dairy, red meat and dark chocolate are good for you – The Australian: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/science/full-fat-dairy-red-meat-and-dark-chocolate-are-good-for-you/news-story/4d7418770f1b417d2d485b8aafb0e1ea?btr=562c24c477cf569c39bf6899ad66c740
Why a pandemic is the perfect time to refocus our diets – Town and Country Magazine: https://www.townandcountrymagazine.com.au/story/6908759/why-a-pandemic-is-the-perfect-time-to-refocus-our-diets/
Budget plea why we must treat sugar like smoking – Canberra Times: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6954806/budget-plea-why-we-must-treat-sugar-like-smoking/

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Wake-up call! Diabetes affects 12% adults in Guam

Video March 25, 2021 admin

AFTNN — Reporter Sabrina Salas Matanane of Health Check, a program by KUAM News Extra in Guam presents the Guam Diabetes Control Coalition (GDCC) webinar with opening remarks from Dr. Keith Horinouchi, Chairperson of the GDCC.

The Diabetes Alert Day virtual conference on March 23rd also featured a presentation by keynote speaker Dr. Ann Pobutsky, PhD Territorial Epidemiologist / Department of Public Health and Social Services. Her research background includes chronic disease epimediology, social epimediology and community health needs assessment.

Dr. Pobutsky shared that data shows that Type 2 Diabetes or Insulin Resistance was in direct correlation with COVID-19 mortality, where the vast majority of COVID-19 cases on Guam (65.3%) were among those under age 45. The opposite is true of COVID-19 related deaths where 88% of the cases were among those older than 45 years. She highlights the following findings:

Three fourths of the COVID-19 related deaths were among those aged 55 years and above.
Diabetes was more common at older ages.
People with diabetes are also likely to have cardiovascular disease co-morbidities since diabetes interferes with the circulatory system.
There is a consistent pattern among Guam COVID-19 deaths from March 2020 to February 2021, whereby those with diagnosis of diabetes constitute about one-half of cases (49.6% – 56.3%).

What’s needed to move forward?

Establishment of a Diabetes Registry although this may not be feasible.
Continued health education on diabetes prevention, and management of diabetes mainly dietary changes to stem obesity.
Change the physical environment to make exercise more accessible.

More details of Dr. Pobutsky’s presentation can be seen in the video below.

The good thing that’s come out of working from home is that people are cooking more at home, planting their own bananas, green beans and sharing with others, bicycles are out of stock, people are walking outdoors with their kids and it’s an amazing change, commented Honorable Lourdes Leon Guerrero, Maga ‘hagan Guahan.

“Diabetes as we all know cause major problems like being blind, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, lower limb amputations and other ailments. The tragedy of all this is that diabetes can be prevented. A healthy diet, physical activity, avoiding tobacco, these actions can delay or even prevent Type 2 Diabetes. As a nurse, I know full well what diabetes can do to a person, and the toll it can take on a family if treatment is prolonged,”.
Honorable Lourdes Leon Guerrero, Maga ‘hagan Guahan.

The GDCC coalition has a mission to educate the community on healthy lifestyles, expansion of aquaculture and agriculture industries with a focus on children’s nutrition with local foods. They will be working closely with Guam Department of Education and establishing a school healthcare initiative with school health councillors. Outreach programs will identify families who are at high risk and under utilising health care and inviting them to the community health centres to benefit from the programs, said Honorable Joshua Tenorio, Segundo na Maga’lahen Guahan – Lt. Governor of Guam.

A message was read from the Office of the Speaker of the 36th Legislature and Chairperson for the Committee on Health, Land, Justice and Culture, Senator Therese M. Terlaje who shared these key points, “…we have been hearing that Guam’s diabetes rates have been at epidemic proportions for many years now and as far back as 2010, the Pacific Islands health officers association has declared a regional state of health emergency due to the epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the United States Affiliated Pacific Islands USAPI which included American Samoa, Guam, The Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, The Republic of Palau and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island…”

Her address was followed by a message from Arthur San Agustin, Director / Department of Public Health and Social Services, who shared a message from a personal angle as both his parents had diabetes and passed away from complications of diabetes – “It really is a lifestyle change”.

The full ADA Diabetes Alert Day Presentation sponsored by the Guam Diabetes Control Coalition is featured in full below:

Features Malaysia

Podcast Kurang Manis (BM)

Video March 24, 2021 admin

Versi Bahasa Inggeris

AsiaFitnessToday.com mempersembahkan Podcast Kurang Manis, sebuah rancangan bicarawara mengenai sukan, kecergasan dan kesejahteraan bersama personaliti dari Asia dan Pasifik (Bahasa Malaysia/Inggeris).

Sebuah dokumentari, “berinspirasi dari zaman Redifussion”, kedua hos Nikki Yeo dan Jasmine Low berbual bersama dengan atlet, doktor perubatan, pakar kesihatan dan kecergasan sedunia. Mereka bersembang dengan oleh personaliti dari pelbagai lapisan masyarakat dari Kuala Lumpur, Sydney dan dari seluruh dunia tentang pengalaman hidup dan berkongsi maklumat kesihatan yang disokong oleh penyelidikan saintifik. Jom, teh tarik kurang manis satu! Kurang manis ya, bos!

KINI STREAMING di semua platform mulai 9 Februari 2021, 09:00 AM (+ GMT). Episod baru keluar setiap hari Selasa.

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Episod 1 (9/2/21): Datuk Nicol David

Juara Squash No.1 Dunia, terpilih sebagai Atlet Terrunggul Sepanjang Zaman Sukan Dunia.

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PERGERAKAN • SUKAN • Nicol David adalah juara skuasy No. 1 sedunia, warga Malaysia yang juga wanita Asia pertama yang menduduki tangga No. 1 dunia dalam sukan skuasy wanita. Pada 2 Februari 2021, dengan sejumlah 318,943 undi, dia dinobatkan sebagai Atlet Terunggul Sepanjang Zaman Sukan Dunia.

Datuk Nicol Ann David DB PJN DSPN KMN AMN (lahir pada 26 Ogos 1983) digelar sebagai pemain wanita No. 1 di dunia pada bulan Januari 1996 – status yang tidak pernah dipegang oleh wanita Asia sebelum ini. Dia memegang status itu selama 108 bulan berturut-turut! Nicol bertemu kami dalam talian dari pangkalan keduanya di Colombia dan kami berbicara tentang kesihatan mental dan bagaimana sukan membantu mempersiapkannya untuk menjadi kuat mental semasa wabak COVID-19. Dia teringat akan kampung halamannya di Pulau Pinang, ayahnya yang merupakan bekas atlet, makanan kegemarannya, kari ketam cili ibunya dan adik-beradiknya yang aktif ketika kecil. Nicol juga berkongsi mengenai Yayasannya yang ingin memperkasakan wanita muda. “Juara Skuasy Kesayangan Asia, Nicol David dinobatkan Atlet Terunggul Sepanjang Zaman Sukan Dunia” – baca lebih lanjut

Dengar bicarawara Nicol David secara LIVE bersama Jasmine Low, Nikki Yeo bersama saintis Dr. Desmond Menon dari Perth, Australia yang membawa soal kepada Nicol mengenai latihan atlet elit.

IRAMA • Edisi podcast ini juga memperkenalkan muzik dari penyanyi-penulis lagu dari rantau ini dan kami memperkenalkan Amrita Soon penulis lagu dan penyanyi muda yang mempunyai impian untuk mengunjungi Nashville, Tenneesee ketika dia bertemu Jasmine & Nikki, yang kemudian mengadakan kafe muzik dan acara mikrofon terbuka. Sejak itu dia telah mengeluarkan dua album dan tampil di Malaysia, China, Nashville dan bahkan menyanyi di Bluebird Cafe yang terkenal di A.S.!

Kami mempromosi irama & pergerakan sebagai terapi. Ketahui lebih lanjut mengenai pergerakan kecergasan Move8 di www.move8.org.

Episode 2 (16/2/21): Dr. Desmond Menon

Saintis makmal perubatan bercakap mengenai Genetik dan adakah kita terdedah kepada penyakit ibu bapa kita – Artikel Temuduga Penuh | Dengarkan Semua Platforms | Bonus Spotify

SAINS | Dr. Desmond Menon berkongsi beberapa penemuannya dari kajian perubatan dan makmal mengenai gen dan bagaimana intervensi pemakanan dan kecergasan berkesan dalam membuat perubahan pada “keplastikan” dan prestasi badan. Dia juga menjadi subjek eksperimennya sendiri; dari pelari jarak jauh 69kg, dia bertukar dan membina badannya sendiri dengan 15% lemak pada 110kg. Saintis Makmal Perubatan yang berpengalaman dalam makmal akademik dan patologi klinikal, Dr. Desmond Menon adalah Pengasas R3Gen, sebuah syarikat penyelidikan makmal penyelidikan di Perth, Western Australia. Dia juga merupakan Ketua Pegawai Ilmiah MyGenica, sebuah syarikat ujian genetik kesihatan dan kesihatan yang berpusat di Singapura. Dalam Episode No. 2 “Podcast Kurang Manis” oleh Asia Fitness Today.com, Dr. Desmond Menon bercakap dengan hos Jasmine Low & Nikki Yeo. Termasuk dalam episod ini, adalah Q&A Dr. Desmond dengan Nicol David, Juara Squash No. 1 Dunia & Atlet Terrunggul Sepanjang Zaman Sukan Dunia. Baca wawancara penuh dengan Dr. Desmond Menon di sini: https://www.asiafitnesstoday.com/?p=9138.

IRAMA DI SPOTIFY Kami dengan senang hati memaparkan lagu yang ditulis oleh musisi Jazz hebat Singapura Jeremy Monteiro, yang didedikasikan untuk ibu saudaranya Lorna. Berjudul Lorna’s Kitchen, kami tahu bahawa kari Debal-nya memang sedapppp! Episod ini didedikasikan untuk Lorna – orang yang luar biasa yang karinya yang berapi-api penuh semangat.

Episod 3 (23/2/21): Dr. Pran Yoganathan

Pakar Gastroenterologi & Hepatologi, Sydney, Australia | IG: dr_pran_yoganathan

Episod 4 (2/3/21): Papi Zak

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Episod 5 (10/3/21): Jasmine Low

Filem Kurang Manis – Bagaimana semuanya bermula!

Pertandingan Script-to-Screen daripada Motion Picture Association Asia Pacific yang dianjurkan bersama Wildsnapper Films dan FINAS diadakan di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia pada Februari 2019. Rakaman secara live ini merangkumi suara-suara Zabrina Fernandez, Wildsnapper Films (fasilitator) dan hakim pertandingan • U-Wei Haji Saari, pengarah filem • Stephen Jenner, VP Communications APAC Motion Picture Association • Jason Van Genderen, direktor filem kreatif.

Langgan buletin AsiaFitnessToday.com dan akses kandungan premium secara percuma, dapatikan akses awal ke temu ramah LIVE dan banyak lagi!

Misi kami di AsiaFitnessToday.com; MISI 2030 ingin mengurangkan penyakit tidak berjangkit (NCD) seperti diabetes, kanser, darah tinggi dan penyakit paru-paru di rantau Asia Pasifik. Adakah anda boleh berkongsi podcast ini di media sosial atau dengan orang yang anda kenal dan sayangi sehingga kami dapat mengabadikan riak kesedaran ini di masyarakat. Ia bermula dengan kita.

Penghargaan

KURANG MANIS dianugerahkan hadiah istimewa di Bengkel Skrip-ke-Skrin Malaysia 2019 yang dianjurkan bersama oleh Motion Picture Association – Asia Pasifik, Wildsnapper TV & FINAS bersama hakim, U-Wei Bin Haji Saari, Stephen Jenner & Jason van Genderen dan dibimbing oleh pengarah filem Tan Chui Mui. Sebuah produksi oleh Asiafitnesstoday.com, dihasilkan bersama oleh Jasmine Low & Nikki Yeo, pembimbing projek ini – penerbit filem Jules Ong, mentor kejuruteraan bunyi Werner Theunissen, jurutera teknikal Sydney Podcast Studios. Baca lebih lanjut mengenai projek filem KURANG MANIS di sini.

Podcast Kurang Manis dihasilkan dan dihoskan oleh Nikki Yeo di Kuala Lumpur & Jasmine Low di Sydney – dua orang biasa yang ingin menyebarkan kesedaran tentang kesihatan & kecergasan bermula dengan diri mereka sendiri.

Kurang manis, ya…

Features Vietnam

Calories in popular Vietnamese foods (Calo trong món ăn Việt Nam phổ biến)

March 24, 2021 admin

Inspired by the Bánh mì or banhmi – Vietnamese for bread, a fresh baguette is often split lengthwise then filled with various savoury ingredients as a sandwich and served as a meal. So many sprout up and open for business along the streets of Saigon. Vietnamese cuisine is delightful, light and healthy! We’ve compiled a list of some of the most popular Vietnamese foods, and their calories as verified by popular app, MyFitnessPal (photo of chicken Pho from Taste Baguette in Sydney, Australia).

Egg Roll Vermicelli and Salad Bowl

Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 516
Vietnamese Mango Smoothie W/Beans

Serving Size: 10 oz, Calories: 323
Fried Egg Rolls

Serving Size: 1 Roll, Calories: 162
Seafood Pho (Soup) — No Rice Noodles

Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 300
Vietnamese Pancake – Bean Sprouts/Chicken

Serving Size: 1 pancake, Calories: 428
Pho Vietnamese Beef Satay Soup

Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups cooked, Calories: 425
Noodle Soup (Medium)

Serving Size: 4.5 Cups, Calories: 400
Grilled Lemongrass Beef

Serving Size: 3 oz., Calories: 209
Stir Fry Tofu W/ Vegetables and Rice Noodles

Serving Size: 2 cups, Calories: 332
Shredded and Pork Rice Vermicelli

Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 368
Chicken Summer Roll

Serving Size: 1 roll, Calories: 190
Tofu Noodle Soup

Serving Size: 4 cups, Calories: 272
Chicken Pho (No Noodles)

Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 218
Goi Cuon Chay

Serving Size: 1 roll, Calories: 60
Bun Cha Gio Nem Nuong Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 500
Pho Tai Nam

Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 449
Green Papaya Salad With Prawns (Excluding Crackers)

Serving Size: 1 Plate, Calories: 266
Pho – Noodle Soup With Mushrooms

Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 376
Chicken Green Papaya Salad With Peanuts

Serving Size: 1 salad, Calories: 260
Bún Bò Huế (Hot Spicy Beef Soup)

Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 465
- Goi Gà – Shredded Chicken Salad
  
  Serving Size: 1 serving, Calories: 219
- Bun: Beef
  
  Serving Size: 1 portion, Calories: 460
- Enoki, Shiitake and Button Mushroom Pho With Chicken Stock
  
  Serving Size: 1 portion, Calories: 415
- Phở Xào: Chicken
  
  Serving Size: 1 Whole Portion, Calories: 445
- Goi Du Du: Chicken Crunchy Green Papaya Salad With Peanuts
  
  Serving Size: 1 serving, Calories: 260
- Pho Tai Lan: Steak Garlic Noodle Soup
  
  Serving Size: 1 serving, Calories: 347
- Savory Vietnamese Crispy Crepe
  
  Serving Size: 1 container, Calories: 496
- Hot & Spicy Brisket Beef (Served With A Chilli Shrimp Paste)
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 465
- Goi Xoai – Spciy Green Mango Salad Topped With Pork
  
  Serving Size: 1 portion, Calories: 175
- Chicken Vermiceli
  
  Serving Size: 1 cup, Calories: 417
- Rice Paper Roll – Vegetable (Gỏi Cuốn)
  
  Serving Size: 4 pieces, Calories: 99
- Pho Tom: Tiger Prawns (Vegetable Stock)
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 307
- Bun – Tiger Prawn (With Peanuts, Spring Roll and Nuoc Cham)
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 557
- Pho Ga (Chicken Noodle Soup)
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 475
- Cha Gio Pork
  
  Serving Size: 1 portion, Calories: 293
- Muc Chien Gion Squid
  
  Serving Size: 1 portion, Calories: 196
- Phở Tái Bò Viên
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 583
- Gỏi Bắp Chuối
  
  Serving Size: 1 box, Calories: 441
- Prawn Crackers
  
  Serving Size: 1 bag, Calories: 59
- Spicy Chicken (Bun Ga Hue)
  
  Serving Size: 300 g, Calories: 446
  
  Bun Cha Gio Tom (Prawn Noodles)
  
  Serving Size: 1 portion, Calories: 362
  
  Grand nem porc crabe crevette
  
  Serving Size: 1 bol, Calories: 116
  
  Pho Ga Chicken
  
  Serving Size: 1 pot, Calories: 31
  
  Pho soupe de nouilles au poulet
  
  Serving Size: 100 g
  
  Vietnamese shrimp spring roll
  
  Serving Size: 1 piece de 180 grs, Calories: 371
  
  Chicken Bun Noodles
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 424
  
  Nuoc Cham Sauce – 15 Ml
  
  Serving Size: 15 mL, Calories: 10
  
  Bun Bo Hue
  
  Serving Size: 1 regular bowl, Calories: 465
  
  Cơm Tấm Xào: Chicken No Rice Takeaway
  
  Serving Size: 1 container, Calories: 18
  
  Cơm Tấm Rice Takeaway Size
  
  Serving Size: 1 container, Calories: 205
  
  Takeaway Cà-ri: Chicken Inc. Rice
  
  Serving Size: 1 takeaway carton, Calories: 1108
  
  Phở Tôm With Chicken Stock
  
  Serving Size: 1 Container, Calories: 346
  
  Veggie Spring Roll – Cha Gio
  
  Serving Size: 4 pieces, Calories: 274
  
  Phở đặc Biệt
  
  Serving Size: 1 Bowl, Calories: 440
  
  Bun: Nem Nuong Pork Balls With All the Extras
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 647
  
  Phở Xào: Tofu & Mushroom
  
  Serving Size: 1 box, Calories: 411
  
  Cube pour Pho
  
  Serving Size: 1 cube, Calories: 66
  
  Phở Chay (Tofu and Mushroom Soup)
  
  Serving Size: 1 Big Bowl, Calories: 428
  
  Pho Ga (Chicken Noodle Soup)
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 475
  
  Pho Tai Nam
  
  Serving Size: 1 bowl, Calories: 449

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The Pause

March 24, 2021 admin

DIRECTOR: Anastasia Kovalchuk, PRODUCTION COMPANY: HOLSTfilms, PRODUCERS: Aline Shevchenko, John Miller, COLOURIST: Anri Adler, AUDIO PRODUCTION: Andrii Borysenko Sounddivision studio, EDITOR: Anastasia Kovalchuk, VOICEOVER: Sedric Perry – full credits

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Can Low-FODMAP diets help patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

Video March 23, 2021 admin

Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS is one of the most common gastro-intestinal disorders, affecting 10% -15% of the population worldwide. But what is IBS?

IBS is a common disorder that affects the large intestine and involves a disturbance in the intestinal or bowel motor function and sensation. While the cause for IBS is not completely found, genetic disposition, infection especially in the intestine and traumatic life experiences that cause chronic stress are factors may play a role.

People with IBS have symptoms ranging from bloating to abdominal pain It is usually triggered by diet, stress, changes in gut bacteria and poor sleep. The symptoms change over time. Sometimes it reduces or disappears and there may be periods where it flares up. Bowel movement will also vary accordingly.

The effect of diet on IBS varies from person to person. The food consumed might worsen the IBS in some people. Certain foods are known to stimulate gut reactions in general, and in those with IBS eating too much of these might worsen symptoms. That is why a research team in Monash University Australia developed the Low-FODMAP diet to help reduce symptoms of IBS.

In Australia, the Low-FODMAP diet has been accepted as the primary strategy for managing IBS in patients. The Australian team found that a short-chain of carbohydrates called FODMAP (Fermentable Oligo-saccharides, Di-saccharides, Mono-saccharides And Polyols) caused problems for people with IBS.

These carbohydrates are poorly absorbed in the small intestine and they quickly get fermented by the bacteria that is in the gut. These bacteria produce gas which is a major contributor to IBS symptoms.

By reducing FODMAP in the diet of patients with IBS, studies found that there was improvement in gut health and a reduction in symptoms of IBS. The low FODMAP diet is flexible and can be tailored to meet an individual’s lifestyle and preferences. Following the low FODMAP approach does not cure IBS, but allows successful drug-free management of symptoms through diet in many patients.

Monash University also has a Low FODMAP Diet app which provides users with easy access to recommended foods that should be eaten and those which should be avoided at every meal. The app is directly from the research team who developed FODMAP. The app also has an easy guide on which foods have high and low FODMAPs as well over 80 low-FODMAP recipes.

It is important to know that the application of a low-FODMAP diet requires expert guidance from a dietician or a nutritionist trained in IBS. Low-FODMAP diets involve restricting FODMAPs for 6 to 8 weeks and then slowly introducing small amounts of Low-FODMAPs.

This diet is not a lifetime diet and the progress will be monitored by a dietician who will advise you on when and which foods need to be slowly introduced back into your diet. The Low-FODMAP diet is a process and not just a list of foods, therefore expert guidance is required throughout your journey.

This article has been researched, compiled and written by the team at Asia Fitness Today; Sneha Ramesh – Intern, Monash University (Sunway campus), Syuhada Adam – Editorial consultant, Nikki Yeo & Jasmine Low – Director/Producer.

Asia Fitness Today has embarked on MISSION 2030 — to halve NCD rates in the Asia Pacific region by 2030. If we could ask if you could please share this article on social media or with someone you know and care about so we can perpetuate this ripples of awareness in the community. It begins with a whisper, a drop in the ocean and slowly, change can happen. It begins with us. Learn more: www.move8.org.

References:

Monash University Fodmap Research, https://www.monashfodmap.com
International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, https://aboutibs.org/

Oral myofunctional therapy and dental sleep medicine for both children and adults.

AFT: You practice minimal, non-invasive dentistry to achieve sustainable outcomes for your patients. We’re curious what that means, what is non-invasive and why this kind of specialty?

AFT: What causes a child or adult to have crooked teeth?

AFT: Why is our jaw too small to accommodate all our teeth? Surely it should be perfectly balanced, unless it’s changed over time?

AFT: Do our food choices contribute to misaligned teeth, jaw and the structure of our face?

AFT: How about people who grind their teeth at night? Can that be cured?

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