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W elcome
to the January
edition of AFICNews.
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DATES
FOR YOUR DIARY
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Date |
Events |
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January 17-18, 2006 |
International Pledging Conference on
Avian and Human Influenza, Beijing, China |
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February 1-3, 2006 |
5th CIES International Food Safety
Conference 'Enhancing Transparency from Farm to Fork’,
Paris, France |
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February 15-17, 2006 |
Fi-Asia 2006, 'Put Your Food
Ingredients Where Millions Can Taste Them',
Shanghai China |
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March 30-31, 2006 |
Innovative Solutions for Combating
Obesity 2006
Food, Ingredient & Technology Based
Strategies,
Singapore |
NEW
FROM AFIC
Click on
here to access on AFIC’s
most recent Scientific News Updates, ‘Regular Monitoring of Body Weight Helps to
Achieve Weight Management Goals’, studies on dieters who weighed themselves
regularly shed more weight than people who didn't regularly weigh themselves.
For more information or journalist enquiries, email
info@afic.org.
Most
Frequently Reported Food Safety and Nutrition Topics in
International
Magazines in Asia
Nutrition, Health and Food
Safety Coverage in 23 International Magazines in Asia,
November 2005
Note: These
figures are based on simple counting method of topic headings and do not allow
for differences in length or depth of feature articles.
COMMENTS
ON MOST FREQUENTLY REPORTED ISSUES AREAS
Exercise
/ Physical activity (19%)
There
were significant coverage on the importance of exercise for adults of all ages,
with many providing simple exercises that can be done at home or with minimal
equipment. Many articles touched on the fact that exercising is not only useful
as a tool to lose weight, but is also an integral part of maintaining a healthy
body. To read AFIC’s review of health benefits that physical activity can bring
you, please click
here.
Healthy
Eating & Lifestyles (26%)
There
was a considerable amount of coverage devoted to different types of diets and/or
fads, and a smaller section of articles encouraging adequate consumption of
fruit & vegetables, and pointers for preparing nutritious food for those with
more hectic lifestyles. To see AFIC’s 10 tips for healthy eating, click
here.
Overweight/Obesity/Weight
Control (32%)
The most prominently featured topic in the survey sees
major coverage on weight loss and the various dietary regimes that can help
achieve this goal. Advice comes in different varieties, ranging from cutting
caloric content, to consuming food with low Glycemic Index (GI), as well as
providing celebrity examples to drive the points home. For more information
about weight control, please click
here.
The
Asian Food information Centre is a not-for profit Singapore-registered
organization Its mission is to effectively communicate sound science based
information on food safety, health and nutrition to the media and other key
audiences in Asia
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