Herbalife Health Poll: 9 in 10 Filipinos ”highly
concerned” about the potential diseases that an unhealthy lifestyle can cause
Are you one of them? A recently survey was conduct
regarding health issues of the Filipino and you would be amazed by the result.
Health issues are now a major concern
and there are things we need to know to combat this.
Nine in 10 Filipino consumers surveyed by global
nutrition company Herbalife are “highly concerned” about the potential diseases
that an unhealthy lifestyle can cause them, with the same number believing that
simple lifestyle changes can help improve their overall well-being.
A good number of the respondents expressed willingness to
adopt a healthy lifestyle; 79 percent said that they would cut down on
unhealthy foods, 78 percent expressed their willingness to exercise more
regularly, and 72 percent said they would make better nutrition choices.
“We welcome the results of the survey. It gives an
understanding of Filipinos becoming even more health concious and self-aware
that they need to make some lifestyle changes to improve their overall
well-being. It also gives Herbalife an idea where we are needed, because as the
survey revealed only four out of 10 would spend 10 to 30 minutes a day to make
simple lifestyle changes,” said Rosalio Valenzuela, Herbalife Philippines
General Manager.
The respondents, however, cited the following as the top
obstacles to achieving a healthy lifestyle: lack of time for exercise (75
percent), lack of time to make proper nutrition choices (64 percent), and high
cost of healthy food (62 percent).
The same health poll likewise showed that the top three
aging-related concerns in the country were heart, brain, and eye health.
Better knowledge and understanding
“The findings from
the Herbalife survey clearly show that the majority of people in Asia Pacific
that we questioned believe in the value of good nutrition and exercise as
contributing to their overall well-being. We aim to play a greater role in
providing practical tips and information to people to help them understand that
the journey to a healthier, more active lifestyle is not difficult to achieve.
With as little as 10 minutes a day, consumers can take positive steps to
improve their nutrition and be more active, which will improve their overall
well-being,” said William M. Rahn, Senior Vice President and Managing Director,
Herbalife Asia Pacific.
Herbalife conducted the survey in September 2015 in the
lead-up to its Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour. It surveyed 1,200 respondents across
six countries, including the Philippines, on perceptions towards their health
and current lifestyle. Respondents from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, South
Korea, and Thailand were likewise included in the survey.
Herbalife Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour
Now on its fourth year, the Herbalife Asia-Pacific
Wellness Tour aims to deepen people’s practical understanding of the various
aspects of living a healthy active lifestyle. Its previous tours in the past
three years saw close to 60,000 participants across the region.
This year’s Wellness Tour will feature five members of
the Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB) visiting 14 markets and 21 cities
across the Asia-Pacific in the month of October. They will share their expert
views on how people can make use of the little time they have to make simple
lifestyle changes that will enhance their well-being.
Herbalife’s NAB experts will likewise share their views
on a wide range of health-related topics, including weight management, brain
health and aging; heart health; immunology; and skin care at the medical
symposia being held in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnamn.
The Herbalife NAB experts participating in this year’s
Wellness Tour include Dr. David Heber, who incidentally will be coming to
Manila, is a leading expert in the field of nutrition and named as one of “The
World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” by Thomson Reuters in 2014 and
considered one of “The Best Doctors in America”; Dr. Lou Ignarro, a Nobel
laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1998 for his discovery of nitric oxide’s
health benefits; Dr. Gary Small, a specialist in brain health and aging who has
authored over 500 scientific works and has received numerous awards and honors,
including the “Senior Investigator Award” from the American Association for
Geriatric Psychiatry; Dr. Marion Fltechner-Mors, a health nutrition specialist
who is currently heading the nutrition and obesity research group at Ulm
University, Germany; and Dr. Wang Jae Lee, a physician and academic
specializing in immunology and a professor at Seoul National University College
of Medicine.
Dr. Heber, who is the founding Director of the UCLA
Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles, will
be conducting a symposium for free to Filipino medical practitioners on October
23, 9am, at the Manila Hotel. The symposium will gather a group of 100 doctors,
nurses, physical therapists and medical practitioners. The title of the
symposium is “Obesity: More Than Just Being Overweight and Nutrition Forecast
for 2020.” Seminars of Dr. Heber are recognized by US hospitals as part of
Continuing Education Studies, which are often required of applicants. The
following day, Oct. 24, Dr. Heber will be holding seminars for thousands of
Herbalife Independent Members in the same hotel.
This is the first time Dr. Heber, who is also the
Chairman of the NAB and the Herbalife Nutrition Institute, to conduct a seminar
in Manila since the company was founded in the Philippines 22 years ago.
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About Herbalife
Herbalife is a 35-year-old global nutrition company that sells
weight-management, nutrition and personal care products intended to support a
healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in more than 90 countries to and
through a network of independent members. The company supports the Herbalife
Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition
to children. To learn more visit Herbalife.com.
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