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‘EPIDEMIC OF BAD CHINESE ASTRONAUT NUTRITION ’ IN TOWN FRENCH VOTE Interview with former nutrition Macau marked the second SHUTS OUT and obesity professor Rocio anniversary of China’s Space MAINSTREAM Medina, who growth of obesity Day yesterday by holding an POLITICS cases in the region educational session P2 P7 P14-15 TUE.25 Apr 2017 T. 19º/ 23º C H. 80/ 98% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2789 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS FOLLOWING GRAFT BUSTER REPORT AP PHOTO IC scraps irregular KOREAS Fresh off an immense North Korean parade that revealed an arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles, rival South Korea and its employment contracts allies are bracing for P3 the possibility that Pyongyang’s follow-up act will be even bigger. There’s a chance N.Korea will conduct its sixth nuclear test or its maiden test launch of an ICBM around the founding anniversary of its military today. More on p11,13 CHINA Alibaba’s Jack Ma said society should prepare for decades of pain as the internet disrupts the economy. The world must change education systems and establish how to work with robots to help soften the blow caused by automation and the internet economy, Ma said in a speech to an entrepreneurship conference in Zhengzhou. More on p10 TAIWAN “Digital minister” Audrey Tang, appointed by leaders hoping to better connect with young voters who helped sweep independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen into office last year, is using her expertise to more directly involve the public in policymaking, and to counter “fake news.” More on p10 PHILIPPINES Regular troops, backed by airstrikes, captured a jungle camp belonging to an extremist band allied with the Islamic State group yesterday and killed several militants in the country’ south, military TERRORISM | RUSSIA officials said. An army general raised the Philippine flag in the camp of the Maute armed group near Piagapo town in Lanao del BlastVintage in St. plane Petersburg’s busy Sur province a few hours after troops occupied the rebel base. subwaymakes Macaustation stopoverkills 10 P5 More on backpage PAULO BARBOSA PAULO 25.04.2017 tue th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO ROCIO MEDINA we have been seeing in the Q&A last years regarding health VICE PRESIDENT, WORLDWIDE NUTRITION TRAINING conditions in younger peo- ple that we didn’t used to see 20 or 30 years ago. Diabetes, hypertension, hypercholeste- ‘We are living in an epidemic of rolemia – those were health condition for older people (40 years old and above) but now we see them in very you- bad nutrition and obesity’ ng people: kids and teena- gers. Renato Marques ORMER nutrition and obesity professor Rocio School is very F MARQUES RENATO Medina, who is one of the designers of a new study pro- important; we gram to train professionals in the field at the University of can and should Monterrey in Mexico, visited have at least Macau as part of the “Her- balife Asia Pacific Wellness one nutrition Tour 2017.” Medina is also the vice president of Herbali- class from fe’s Nutrition Institute. Since starting her private kindergarten practice in Mexico in 1994, Medina has been addressing MDT – In your opinion, multiple issues related to bad what is the role of schools nutrition and its consequen- in regards to this parti- ces in Mexico - a country that cular topic or educating is known as the “The Fattest young generations? Country of the World” be- RM – I think education is a cause Mexico’s obesity rate is key point. It is really important extremely high. to educate our kids in the field To learn more about these of nutrition, but [it is also the topics and their relation to role of] the family, as what we the modern lifestyle, and the are doing at home is crucial. growth of obesity cases in the I will give you the example region, the Times spoke to Dr of Mexico, [one of the world’s Medina on the sidelines of the leading countries] on obesi- Herbalife tour at Landmark ty. The government started Hotel in Macau. a program in schools that prohibited the sale of junk Macau Daily Times food, but you know what ha- (MDT) – As an urban so- ppened? The parents provi- ciety, Macau is facing the ded the junk food to the kids same challenges as other and they took it to school. developed societies. Is There wasn’t any good result obesity a worldwide pro- after that program. blem? So I think the government, Rocio Medina (RM) – society and family should all There are currently trends have that knowledge. Of cou- that we are living worldwide rse the government can and and HK and Macau are not an should invest in education exception. They are growing of the parents and kids from markets [for our products] MDT – What are these more than three percent cause we don’t have time to a very young age, so they because we are living in an problems related to? Is it compared to 2010. Is it prepare meals. can receive that education at epidemic of bad nutrition and just about what we eat? what we are feeding our With all this, we are giving home and at school. obesity. The latest surveys RM – The lifestyles that youth that is the major them the wrong idea and the School is very important, show a growth [in the number we are living right now don’t problem? wrong knowledge of what and we can and should have of people who are overweight] make it easy for us to get RM – What I think is that good nutrition is, and since at least one nutrition class in most of the age groups, good nutrition. It’s really dif- parents are not at home any- we are not at home we don’t from kindergarten, but fa- with the exception of the older ficult these days with everyo- more, since they are working, push them to eat vegetables mily plays a very important ones, but even those results ne rushing, women working and kids are not as active as and fruits, and they are not role. We need to follow the [of Body Mass Index (BMI)] … we don’t have time to have they used to be. As parents, as tasty as pastries and cakes same path, otherwise kids are due mostly to the loss of meals in a balanced way. we want to keep our kids safe and sweets, and we let them get confused. If their parent fat mass and not fat, which at home, and so we provide eat whatever they want be- is giving them junk food and leads us to talk now about MDT – The last survey them tools that are conve- cause we are working. So the school is saying it is bad body composition instead of done in Macau in 2015 nient to keep them at home. it’s in fact a combination of [to eat those foods], of course just weight. We are trying to found that between 15-20 They are not doing enough factors that are leading our they will believe their parents educate our members and percent of the population exercise, they are more se- young generation to increa- more. They won’t think their let them know that obesity is between the ages of four dentary and we bring home se their weight and the fat in parents aren’t doing a good not just overweight, it’s about and 22 were facing obesi- fast food that is cheap and their body composition, and thing for them. 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