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AFICNews - June 2002

Welcome to the June edition of AFICNews.

AFICNews is a free monthly e-bulletin, providing updates on current food safety, health and nutrition news trends around the Asia Pacific region. If you are not already subscribed, but would like your own monthly copy, please send a blank email to aficnews-subscribe@afic.org . If you do not wish to receive AFICNews, simply send a blank email to aficnews-unsubscribe@afic.org, and your name and address will be automatically removed from the list. In case of difficulties email info@afic.org with your request to subscribe or unsubscribe, and we can do the rest

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Date
Events

June 11-14th

FAO/RAP – NFPA Asian Regional Workshop on Food Safety, Bangkok Thailand

June 2-5th

3rd International Congress on Women Work and Health, Stockholm, Sweden

June 25-27th

WHO Consultation on the Health Implications of Acrylamide in Food, Geneva, Switzerland

July

Nutrition Month, Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEBSITE

AFIC’s website contains over 250 documents on a host of food-related health and safety topics. To view, click www.afic.org.  Individual journalist inquiries should be directed to info@afic.org.

HOT TOPICS IN FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION NEWS IN SINGAPORE

For this month’s review AFIC reviews the content of  seventeen consumer magazines on sale in Singapore during April 2002. Magazines included in the survey were those focusing on the themes of health, parenting and/or women’s affairs. For full details contact the AFIC office

 

Note- these figures are based on simple counting method of topic headings and does not allow for differences in length or depth of feature articles.

Functional Foods

This was found to be the most popular topic area in Singapore during the month surveyed, and is a topic of increasing popularity throughout the Asia Pacific region.  The term ‘functional foods’ is used to describe foods which contain bioactive ingredients which are not essential nutrients, but which are thought to offer some health benefits such as protective against cancer, mood enhancing, energising, anti-ageing. The term ‘ functional foods’ may be new but the concept has a long tradition in Asia where many foods are believed to have a therapeutic properties, or are selected  to match specific non-nutritional personal needs

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Weight management

Overweight and obesity is a growing problem in all countries of the Asia Pacifc region. The 1998 Singapore National Health Survey found almost a quarter of the population were overweight, and a further were 6% were defined as obese. Small wonder this is such a popular topic area !

There is no shortage of advice available on weight loss, and to a lesser extent prevention of weight gain. However, not all the advice around is based on scientific evidence that it works, or indeed, is safe.

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Supplements

There are a huge range of vitamin, mineral and extract supplements available on the market. Supplement should not be used as a substitute for a healthy diet, but almost all individuals at some stage in their lives will look to boost their daily nutrient or bio-active ingredients intake from food sources perhaps because of reduced appetite, increased nutrient needs or desire to improve their sense of health and well-being.  The choice of supplements available is huge, and the 11% coverage of this topic area probably reflects both the growing consumer interest in dietary supplements, and the wide range of products available.

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD)

CVD is a primary cause of death and disability in the region. CVD is characterised by a narrowing and hardening of arterial blood vessels, which can lead to stroke, heart disease, heart attack, and loss of circulation in limbs. Established dietary recommendations for the prevention of CVD include restriction of total and saturated fat intake, limit cholesterol and sodium consumption, maintain energy balance and avoid excessive weight gain, adequate consumption of dietary fibre, fruit and vegetables, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. There is also much research ongoing into the potential benefits of other dietary modifications such as increased folic acid, soy-based flavonoids, monounsaturated fatty acids.

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For information on other hot diet and food safety topics featured in April Singapore press, please refer to previous issues of AFICNews or search AFIC’s website www.afic.org

 

 

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