Lose weight and win! Volunteers bring scales to community

The Changhua County Health Bureau has promoted the "Lose Weight and Win" plan and established a "Volunteer" Corps on the 11th. Led by Secretary Xiao Huiling, the Corps swore an oath to combat obesity and protect health. The Corps will carry scales to various communities to help busy township mayors, representatives and community residents weigh themselves. If they are overweight, they will be counseled to adjust their diet and exercise more to ensure their health.

The Changhua County Health Bureau promoted the "Lose Weight and Win" plan and established a "Volunteer" Corps on the 11th. The Corps, led by Secretary Xiao Huiling, swore an oath to fight obesity and protect health. (Photo provided by Taiwan Good News)

Being overweight may lead to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, which are harmful to health. Losing weight is temporary, but maintaining a healthy body is a lifelong task. This year, the Changhua County Health Bureau will call on the public to "take care of their own health" with the concept of self-weight management, and encourage everyone to "take care of their health at all times and weigh themselves every day" to arouse the public's attention to their own health and to check their weight changes at all times.

As the weather gets warmer, many people find that they have a tuna belly and a shape-shifting body after taking off their heavy winter clothes. The clothes they bought last year no longer fit them. When they step on the scale, they are shocked to find that their weight has increased significantly. Only then do they regret eating too much and moving too little in the cold weather. The sequelae have already emerged, and they may even endanger their health due to excessive obesity. Therefore, the Changhua County Health Bureau continues the achievement of last year's total county residents losing up to about 50 tonnes of weight, and continues to promote the "Lose Weight to Win" plan.

Secretary Hsiao Hui-ling said that a "volunteer" corps has been specially established this year. They will carry scales and go deep into various township communities to measure the weight of township mayors, village heads, representatives and community residents who are busy with official duties. Once anyone is found to be overweight or has abnormal body fat, they will be provided with information on adjusting their diet and how to exercise properly, or they will be referred to health consultation and counseling agencies in the hope of ensuring their health.

Health Department Director Shang Xiaojing emphasized that excessive obesity not only causes metabolic syndrome, but also induces high blood pressure, diabetes and various cardiovascular diseases, which seriously endangers health. She hopes to carry out in-depth promotion in various communities and remind the public to "measure their weight every day", eat a healthy diet and exercise more to take care of their health.