第 十 二 課 健 康 的 身 體
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyLiving/
Provides articles related to different health
topics and tips for keeping your body healthy.
Prevention of SARS http://www.info.gov.hk/info/sars/eindex.htm
Introduces SARS and its precaution. (The website has been
stopped updating since July 2004. It will be updated again when there is relevant
news on SARS.)
Are you healthy? http://www.mingpaohealth.com/cfm/
Checks your health condition by completing the test.
Nutrient Information Inquiry http://www.fehd.gov.hk/niis/nutrientscircle.shtml
Provides information about descriptions and food sources of
nutrients.
Kwashiorkor http://www.msdchina.com.cn/manual/section_1/1-2/3.html
Introduces kwashiorkor.
Anaemia http://www.healthno1.com/health/feature/html/fe-blood-990924b.html
Introduces the causes, symptoms and treatment of anaemia.
Biofeedback on constipations http://www.takungpao.com:82/news/2005-2-7/GW-363236.htm
(Takung Pao) A study by the Department of Medicine, Faculty
of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and the Physiotherapy Department, Queen
Mary Hospital. Treats constipation by training patients' abdominal muscles.
Number two killer among cancers http://www.hkacs.org.hk/tc/common_cancer4.htm
Introduces the causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention
of colon cancer.
Balanced diet http://www.ha.org.hk/dic/gn_01_01.html
Gives suggestions for balanced diet.
Energy values of common foods http://www.hkrecipes.com/calories.html
Provides the energy values of dairy products, meat and dim
sum, etc.
Food calories http://www.fmshk.com.hk/phe/foodcalories.htm
Another website which provides energy values of food.
Calculation of food calories http://www.she.com/channels/body/eatwell/index.cfm?object_id=6
Calculates the total energy intake from food.
Do you have any signs of eating disorders?
http://www.heda-hk.org/eng/index.php
Provides the causes, adverse effects and prevention of different
kinds of eating disorders. Enter "Self Test", and test if you have
any signs of eating disorders.
Design your own menu
Provides a lot of useful information that may help design
a menu.
BMI Calculator http://food.doh.gov.tw/1824/a2-0.html
Provides a BMI calculator.
Slim is beautiful? http://www.cheu.gov.hk/eng/info/exercise.htm
Provides correct ways of reducing weight and deals with some
misconceptions about slimming.
Use of preservatives and colouring matter in Chinese
New Year foods http://www.fehd.gov.hk/safefood/report/newyear/index.html
A report on Chinese New Year foods by the Food and Environmental
Hygiene Department in 2000 found that 3% of the sampled food did not pass the
preservative test and about 4% contained non-permitted colouring matter in the
colouring test.
Is MSG harmful? http://www.healthliving.com/food/boil11.htm
Provides the pros and cons of using MSG.
More about food additives http://www.fehd.gov.hk/publications/text/additives.html
Introduces what are food additives, functions of food additives
and guidelines for using them.
The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
of USA http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
Introduces the effects of food additives on health.
Food and public health posters http://www.fehd.gov.hk/safefood/pamphlet.html
Provides some pamphlets about food labelling.
The first organic farm in Hong Kong ── Produce
Green Foundation http://www.producegreen.org.hk/eng/index_e.htm
Produce Green Foundation introduces the effects of organic
farming and conventional farming on our health and the environment, and also
different environmental protection topics.
Green Peace: Say "No" to GE food!
http://www.greenpeace.org/china/en/campaigns/
"Shoppers' Guide to Avoiding GE Food" lists food
products which do not or may contain GM ingredients. It helps consumers to make
decision on buying the food products.
Regulation of Health Food in Hong Kong (8 May 2001) http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr00-01/english/library/0001rp11.pdf
In Hong Kong, health food is not defined in law. Health food
products are regulated under four different ordinances, which are the Public
Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (PHMSO), the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance
(PPO), the Chinese Medicine Ordinance (CMO), and the Undesirable Medical Advertisements
Ordinance (UMAO).
Liquid candies http://cspinet.org/sodapop/
Provides information about how colas affect Americans' health.
Tooth Club http://www.toothclub.gov.hk/en/en_index.html
Provides a lot of information about oral care.
Youth Dental Healthcare Street http://www.hkda.org/!YDC%20Backup%20Mar02/hkda/map.htm
Provides a lot of funny information about oral care for youths.
Stomach problems http://www.hkma.com.hk/chinese/pubmededu/special/stomach.htm
Introduces several stomach problems.
Stool Occult Blood Test http://www.df.org.hk/index.asp?menu_zh_tw=%C1T%ABK%C1%F4
Blood in stool implies that there may be problems in the digestive
system. The Hong Kong Digestive Foundation provides this test.
Dyspepsia ﹝消化不良﹞ http://www.hku.hk/uhs/dyspepsia.htm
Provides the symptoms, causes and treatment of dyspepsia.
Artificial heart http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1420737.stm
Provides information about the world's first completely implanted
artificial heart.
An artificial heart manufacturing company http://www.abiomed.com/
Introduces some heart assist and replacement systems manufactured
by ABIOMED, a company in USA.
Blood donation http://www5.ha.org.hk/rcbts/e_donation.html
Introduces Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service.
Francis Y.H. Tien Vascular Disease Centre http://www.hku.hk/surgery/vdc/vdc.htm
Provides information about vascular diseases.
Heartbeat animation http://www.innerbody.com/anim/heart.html
Provides an animation of the heartbeat. You can adjust the
rate of the heartbeat in the animation.
High blood pressure http://www.hkma.com.hk/chinese/pubmededu/special/hpress.htm
Introduces high blood pressure.
Search for Nutrients by Food Items http://www.fehd.gov.hk/niis/presearch3.shtml
You may find out the weights of nutrients of food (per 100
g).
Cholesterol and fats http://www.info.gov.hk/aids/english/itc/pdf/lipid.pdf
Introduces cholesterol and fats.
Heart disease and high blood pressure http://www.ha.org.hk/org/antitb/etoch.htm
Provides a lot of information about the health of the heart.
Number two killer http://www.chp.gov.hk/data.asp?lang=en&
According to the data of the Department of Health, in Hong
Kong, 5868 people died of heart disease in 2005. Heart disease is the number
two killer in Hong Kong.
Coronary heart disease http://www.hkma.com.hk/chinese/pubmededu/special/heart.htm
Introduces the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of
coronary heart disease.
Stroke http://www.info.gov.hk/elderly/english/healthinfo/
Introduces the symptoms and causes of stroke.
Know more about fats http://www.cheu.gov.hk/eng/info/exercise_05.htm
Introduces the types, origins and appropriate consumption
of fats.
Hong Kong Physical Education Net http://www.hkpe.net/
Provides a lot of information about sports, health and physical
fitness.
Components of fitness http://www.hksports.net/hkpe/running/components_fitness.htm
Introduces different components of fitness, including body
composition and flexibility, and good habits for health and fitness.
Healthy exercise for all campaign http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/healthy/en/over.php
Introduces ways of controlling body weight.
Sports injuries http://www.hksi.org.hk/hksdb/html/big5/
Introduces common sports injuries and how to avoid sports
injuries.
Sports science http://www.socialwork.com.hk/sport/sports_science/index.htm
Provides information about sport science.
World Day of Sleep http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/
31st March is recognized as the World Day of Sleep in order
to raise public awareness on sleep problems.
Stress test http://www.mhahk.org.hk/E_stress.htm
Provides a stress test.
Healthy games http://www.cheu.gov.hk/eng/games/index.htm
Provides interactive games which can test your knowledge about
health.
Student stress counsellor http://stress.hkedcity.net/stress/eng/teachrkit1.html
Analyses students' stress problems and provides solutions.
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