Health Concerns

Imagine someone offers you a box of bak kwa, what would your reaction be? 

"One will do." *finishes that piece* "Hey can i have another piece?"

& the amount of calories increase and increase, and what would be the consequences? Gaining of weight, what else?

FACT:
1 Piece of Bak Kwa = 370kcal
Can you make a guess on how long you will have to jog? Yes, 47 minutes, for a piece of thinly sliced bak kwa. So if you ate two, 94 minutes, which is 1 hour and 34 minutes.

Note the sides of the bak kwa, which is usually burnt. Many of us like burnt foods, but have we ever thought of the consequence behind it?

FACT:
Foods that are burnt or overcooked can initiate the formation of certain chemical compounds which are carcinogenic, in other words, cancer-causing compounds.
What to do?????? Avoid overcooking foods and scrape off the burnt parts if possible!

FACT:
Here's the nutritional content of a sample Bak Kwa taken from Health Promotion Board, HPB.

	Bak Kwa, Chicken	Bak Kwa, lean pork
Energy (kcal)	388.9	393.6
Protein (g)	24.4	38.3
Total fat (g)	13.3	4.3
Saturated fat (g)	5.6	1.8
Dietary fibre (g)	2	1.8
Carbohydrate (g)	40	50
Cholesterol (mg)	31.1	8.5
Sodium (mg)	900	901

* based on per 100g

Whether is it bak kwa or any other high calories-containing foods, high intake of fats, and even calories can lead to obesity, which can further lead to Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), Type 2 diabetes mellitus, or even hypertension. Therefore, be reminded to eat in MODERATION! & lastly, be mindful of what you eat!

Written by: Gladys Lim 0901188C