Voting for the word that represents minor health problems: obesity

Obesity is the public enemy and is also the representative word in the annual vote for "minor health ailments" among Chinese people. According to a questionnaire survey, throughout last year, the word "fat" topped the list of minor physical ailments that Taiwanese people were most concerned about, followed by representative words such as "tired, sore, pain, cold, depression, and sleep." Young people under the age of 30, both men and women, all suffer from depression. Chinese medicine practitioners suggest that young people can improve their depression by eating some ginseng and desserts, but if the condition is serious, they need to seek medical help.

Obesity is the public enemy and is also the representative word in the annual vote for "minor health ailments" among Chinese people.

This survey is mainly aimed at the "2012 Representative Word Election for Minor Physical Ailments" activity among those who participated in health checkups in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and other three places. The organizer provided 50 candidate words for minor health ailments to vote on. As a result, out of 8,033 votes, the word "fat" took the top spot and became the representative word for minor health ailments in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia in 2012.

The top 10 characters representing "minor physical ailments" are "fat (overweight, thick waist and obesity)", "tired (fatigue, lack of energy)", "sore (sore and tight joints and muscles)", "pain (headache, menstrual pain, body pain)", "cold (cold hands and feet)", "depressed (negative emotions, bad mood)", "sleep (insomnia, dreaminess, not getting enough sleep)", "itchy (itchy eyes, ears, nose, throat and skin)", "craving for food" and "weak (poor immunity, feeling sick)".

Obstetrician and gynecologist Zhu Dawei said that overeating and lack of exercise are the main causes of obesity. Among the 10 representative characters, "tired", "depressed" and "sleep" have the highest correlation, because "tired" has two aspects, psychological and physiological. Psychological tiredness can easily lead to depression; some people work overtime and excessively, which can easily cause physical tiredness; and some people feel tired because it is related to liver diseases.

In addition, tense muscles and maintaining the same posture for a long time can easily cause muscle soreness; stress caused by busy work can also cause body pain; and senile pain is caused by degeneration. The minor problem of cold hands and feet that troubles Taiwanese women is mostly caused by lack of exercise and poor blood circulation.

Obesity is the main cause of all diseases

Dr. Chen Chaozong, honorary chairman of the Taipei Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association, said that although the first 10 representative words may not seem serious at first glance, they may turn into serious diseases if they are delayed for a long time without active efforts to improve them. Especially since "obesity is the root of all diseases", in this day and age, obesity is not a blessing.

"Tiredness" includes both mental and physical aspects; the first stage of fatigue is mainly due to the liver's dysfunctional regulation, the second stage is liver-spleen imbalance and mild depletion of Qi and Yin, and the third stage develops into chronic fatigue syndrome with organ dysfunction and loss of Qi, blood, Yin and Yang.

What is noteworthy about the results of this poll is that young people under the age of 30, both men and women, all have depression problems, with depression being the third most common problem among men and the sixth among women. Regarding the "depression" that troubles young people, it is recommended to eat some ginseng and desserts to improve the condition, but if it is serious, you need to seek medical help.