日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

The govt must step up efforts to monitor levels of childhood obesity

Updated: 2016-02-17 08:10

By Peter Liang(HK Edition)

  Print Mail Large Medium  Small

While the government is preoccupied with the challenges posed by a rapidly aging population, it seems to overlook the issue of childhood obesity. The latest study on the problem was done in 2012. Although the results of that study showed a slight drop in the rate of childhood obesity from before, they did not indicate an established trend.

To be sure, many parents in Hong Kong are aware of the health issues caused by consumption of fast foods and soft drinks. But many children have turned to the consumption of various so-called "health" drinks - not knowing they can be just as bad. Studies in several overseas countries have shown that drinks that are pumped full of Vitamin C and other supposedly healthy elements have high levels of sugar.

The problems arising from a rapidly aging society are real. This is all the more reason why Hong Kong should spare more efforts in improving the health and productivity of the next generation - who will be entrusted with the burden to care for the swelling ranks of retirees. In doing so, it is important that the young workers are healthy enough so that they will not add pressure on the already escalating healthcare costs.

The governments of some developed economies have set specific guidelines on the sugar content of a wide range of processed foods and beverages. It has been reported that some beverage manufacturers and food processors have been dumping products that exceed the stringent guidelines on less-developed economies, causing havoc to the health of children there.

In Mexico, for instance, the per capita consumption of carbonated drinks is higher than that of any other country, resulting in the world's highest rates of childhood obesity. This forced the Mexican government to introduce a tax on sugary drinks two years ago. According to a BBC report, a study by Mexico's National Institute of Public Health together with a US university showed that in the first year the tax reduced consumption of sugary drinks by an average of 6 percent. In the poorest households, monthly purchases of sweet drinks fell by 17 percent in the same period, the report said.

Before the problem of childhood obesity gets out of hand as it did in Mexico, it is necessary for the Hong Kong government to do a fresh study to ascertain whether there is a need to introduce a similar tax.

(HK Edition 02/17/2016 page7)

主站蜘蛛池模板: 噜噜色综合 | 欧美爱爱爱 | 国产一区自拍视频 | 理论片亚洲 | 日本二区在线观看 | 最近2019中文字幕大全第二页 | 亚洲狠狠| 免费特级黄毛片 | 黄色a免费| 999国产精品 | 免费成人av| a视频免费在线观看 | 秋霞不卡| 黄色小视频免费 | 国产又粗又猛又爽又黄的视频四季 | 黄色大片一级片 | 欧美三级黄色大片 | 日韩在线观看 | 国产精品久久久久久免费播放 | 欧美黄色短视频 | 99资源在线 | 亚洲永久av | 日本不卡中文字幕 | 欧美日韩高清免费 | 亚洲精品无 | 亚洲精品二区 | 精品国产一区二区三区久久久蜜臀 | 久久人人爽人人爽人人片 | 国产理论片在线观看 | 中文字幕精品久久久 | 免费黄色一级片 | 亚洲天堂av在线免费观看 | 六月丁香激情综合 | 永久免费在线视频 | 亚洲7777 | 欧美精品在线免费观看 | 精品国产乱码久久久久久蜜臀网站 | 日韩在线激情 | 永久黄网站 | 亚洲网站在线观看 | 日韩在线不卡视频 |