Boosting the Immune System & Weight Management | Herbalife Nutrition

Do you still look after your body while you work from home?
Do you know that being thin doesn’t necessarily mean you’re healthy?
In fact, it’s possible to be thin on the outside but fat in the inside which can be worrisome. This is what I've learned from the recent online workshop, that those who seemingly healthy people may have high cholesterol or blood pressure, or be borderline diabetic.
TOFI. This is used to describe thin individuals with a disproportionate amount of fat (adipose tissue) stored in their abdomen. The main cause of TOFI is metabolic syndrome—a cluster of signs that mostly result from chronically high insulin levels indicating the body isn't processing carbohydrates properly.

So, how do you manage your weight while boosting the immune system, especially in a pandemic? You can start doing some of the things I will mention below that your body will thank you for.

Be active. Set your heart pumping at home with a cardio kick home workout by Herbalife Nutrition on their Facebook page.The benefits of being physically active go far beyond the physical. Exercising releases endorphins that make you feel good. Regular exercise also helps improve your blood circulation, which gives your skin that youthful post-exercise glow.

Love the sun. Visit your mini garden regularly to get sun exposure. Vitamin D stimulates the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the digestive tract. Vitamin D is also necessary for proper muscle function and it supports activity of the immune system.

Eat healthy. Start off your day with an ideal protein-packed breakfast. Herbalife Nutrition offers a well-balanced breakfast that may help you reach your daily nutritional goals.

At Herbalife Nutrition, their first priority is quality. Check out their 14-step Seed to Feed process, as it ensures the effectiveness, safety, purity, and consistency of Herbalife Nutrition products. They start with high quality ingredients with multiple testing. At final stage, they deliver them in the right amounts for what the human body needs to enjoy optimal nutrition.

Herbalife Nutrition Survey Reveals Filipinos Need to Close Nutrition Knowledge Gap

Did you know?
Only 19% of Filipino consumers got 50% of the answers correct in a general nutrition knowledge quiz conducted by premiere global nutrition company Herbalife Nutrition?The Philippines’ score was lower than the Asia Pacific (APAC) average of 23%.
The quiz was administered as part of Herbalife Nutrition’s Asia Pacific Nutrition Myths Survey 2020, which was conducted in March with 5,500 respondents from Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. To test the nutrition knowledge of the survey participants, the quiz included a total of 48 “True or False” questions spanning nine nutrition areas - general nutrition, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, caffeine, weight management and breakfast. 

“The results of the quiz and the survey show that there is a significant nutrition knowledge gap among Filipinos. We hope to help close the gap to empower them with the nutrition knowledge they need to make better nutrition choices,” said Sridhar Rajagopalan, Senior Director, Sub-Region Head, and General Manager of Herbalife Nutrition Philippines. 

Only 7% among those surveyed said that they were extremely confident about their nutrition knowledge. Fifty-four percent claimed that they were only somewhat well-informed.

Filipino consumers, however, expressed that they believe in the importance of balanced nutrition. It is among the top three nutrition advice that they were most interested in along with how to improve ailment/condition through nutrition and managing weight through nutrition.

“This is a good sign, so the next step is helping them achieve this,” Rajagopalan said.

What Filipinos Got Right and Wrong About Nutrition Knowledge 

Majority of the Filipino respondents (85%) falsely believe that one needs sufficient calcium intake at any age to optimize peak bone mass for bone health.

“Our peak bone mass (max bone size and strength) is dependent on calcium intake and reaches its peak by age 30. However, sufficient calcium intake throughout life can reduce the risk of osteoporosis,” Rajagopalan said.

When it comes to fats, 68% got it right that fats provide the body with energy but only 42% correctly believed that it helps the body absorb vitamins.

80% correctly said that exercise helps the body rebuild muscles and increase lean muscles. However, 51% falsely believe that protein powder is not a healthy source of protein as compared to protein found in natural foods.
“Protein powder can be as good as protein from natural foods if derived from high-quality sources. For instance, soy protein from soybeans is a complete protein, providing a full range of nine essential amino acids for the body’s nutrition requirements,” Rajagopalan added. 

94% of the Filipino consumers were right in their belief that fruits and Vitamin C supplements can help boost immunity and resistance to infection. Among the APAC respondents, they were the highest in this belief.

Online Myths and Misinformation: Top Barrier to Gaining Accurate Nutrition Knowledge
While 47% of Filipino consumers believed that it is extremely important to be educated with proper and accurate nutrition knowledge, they also said that too much misinformation and myths online prevent them from gaining accurate nutrition knowledge (39%).

The other top barriers were lack of information from government websites and health authorities (22%) and the lack of information from healthcare professionals (17%).



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