Healthy Weight Consultation now offers Internet and telephone services

Many computer users have become obese due to long periods of sitting. To facilitate those who are used to using a mouse, the National Health Bureau's healthy weight consultation hotline will add the "Internet Weight Loss e-Point" function. By entering the website and pressing "Transfer to Customer Service", you can consult via Internet telephone.

Since June last year, the National Health Administration has set up a healthy weight management consultation hotline at 0800-367-100 (to lose weight, you need to exercise), and commissioned nutritionists and sports professionals from Shuanghe Hospital to provide services to promptly answer people's questions about healthy eating, exercise in daily life, and healthy weight loss, and provide customized suggestions based on personal needs. As of the end of April this year, 4,876 people have used this service.

However, many E-generation people's lifestyles are computer-related, and computer users are also a high-risk group for obesity, so an Internet phone dial-in function is added (URL: http://210.59.250.202/BHP_WebCall/). As long as you move the mouse and wear headphones, you can also conduct telephone consultations. The service hours are the same as the dedicated line, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you call outside of the service hours, you can leave a question via voice mail and a professional will call back to answer it.

According to statistics from the National Health Administration, a common question in telephone consultations is "what to eat to lose weight." For example, some people say that they should not eat sweet fruits when losing weight. However, the consulting team of Shuanghe Hospital said that a fist-sized portion of fruit has about 60 calories, which is lower than the calories in many snacks. In addition to being rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and water, it also contains phytochemicals that can enhance the body's immunity. Therefore, it is necessary to consume enough fruit during weight loss.

Eating out is also a weight loss hurdle that many people find difficult to overcome. The consulting team recommends that people who eat out choose a variety of dishes. For example, when ordering dishes at Chinese restaurants, stir-fry shops, and buffets, they can choose 1 meat, 1 semi-meat and vegetarian, or 2 vegetarian ingredients, and reduce the use of fried dishes. In addition, general pasta often cannot provide enough vegetables. It is recommended to add a plate of blanched vegetables, or choose cold dishes, such as cold kelp and cold cucumber, to increase the intake of vegetables.

In response to common caller questions, the National Health Administration has compiled a Q&A collection and placed it on the Obesity Prevention and Control Website (URL: http://obesity.bhp.gov.tw/). If you have any questions about weight loss, you can also call the relevant hotline or click on the online weight loss e-point.