Strengthen communication and dissemination of diseases caused by obesity

Hương Giang |

The contest "I am healthier and more beautiful" promotes and disseminates knowledge about nutrition and exercise, minimizing the risks of diseases caused by overweight and obesity.

Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan - Deputy Minister of Health, Head of the Steering Committee of the contest "I am healthier and more beautiful" highly appreciated the health communication programs that the Health and Life Newspaper is trying to deploy on a large scale.

In particular, "I am healthier and more beautiful" not only creates a playground for candidates but also encourages people to exercise and improve their health, thereby contributing to the health sector in promoting and disseminating knowledge about nutrition and exercise, minimizing the risks of diseases caused by overweight and obesity.

The Organizing Committee said that this year's contest has achieved many impressive indicators: The total weight change is 1,680kg; The percentage of candidates with a clear change in weight index is 99.2%; Nearly 12,000 people responded to practice from community nutrition models; 100% of candidates proactively learned about nutrition and exercise; 97% of candidates spread and shared with family and relatives to improve their health. Candidates come from all provinces and cities across the country, covering all industries, fields, ages...

Similar to the previous 2 times, the competition consists of 3 rounds (each round lasts 1 month), including:

Round 1: Register and participate in an online test, practice and practice nutrition for 1 month to select the Top 100 candidates with the most positive changes in weight and share knowledge;

Round 2: Online competition and interaction with experts, knowledge sharing;

Round 3 is the round to rank the best candidates for the final night award. The candidate must have the most positive weight change, also have a suitable waist-hip ratio, and give a convincing answer to the Jury.

Journalist Tran Tuan Linh - Editor-in-Chief of Health and Life Newspaper, Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest informed that the contest is not simply a weight loss race, so the Jury relies on many criteria to select candidates, including spiritual factors, inspirational stories and spread within the scope of family, friends, colleagues...

At the recent award ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded a special prize worth 50 million VND to candidate Le Quoc Chinh (born in 1983, Phu Tho); the first prize worth 30 million VND to candidate Nguyen Tuong Van (born in 1975, Hanoi). The remaining prizes included 2 second prizes, 3 third prizes, and 5 fourth prizes awarded to 10 candidates.

In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded 2 additional prizes, including: the Inspirational Character award to Mr. Tuong Phi Vuong - the oldest candidate in the contest; the Most Favorite Candidate award to Ma Thi Nguyet (born in 1997, the girl participating in "I am healthier and more beautiful" for the 3rd time in a row) with the highest number of votes on the contest website.

Candidates in the Top 30 who are not on the award list will be sent a certificate of "Top 30 Outstanding Candidates" by the Organizing Committee.

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