MANILA, Philippines - 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.
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.
(press release)
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