Mind Your Body - Nutrition for overweight and chronic diseases prevention

In Singapore, chronic diseases have been on a worrying increase, and nutrition is closely linked to people’s health outcome.Based on MOH’s 2022 data (1), alarming high rates of hypertension (high blood pressure) to 32% (from 24.2% in 2017) and hyperlipidaemia (high cholesterol) to 37% (from 35.5% under the same period of comparison) is noted. It is crucial for professional and evidenced-based support be rendered to a fast-aging population, such as the senior women. This course focusses on nutritional approaches for weight management, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes mellitus. It is structured to empower women of WINGS with food and nutrition knowledge in the prevention of chronic diseases.