Nestlé Omega Plus showcases healthy cooking options
It’s a new year and with it comes new resolutions and hopefully healthier eating. Nestlé Omega Plus kicked the year off with a special workshop which saw Dato’ Dr. Rajbans Singh, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at Pantai Medical Centre, TV host Wong Chui Ling and fitness personality Linora Low sharing ways and tasty recipes for people to adopt healthier eating habits. The workshop showcased how to incorporate Nestlé Omega Milk into recipes such as the infamously tasty yet insidiously unhealthy Butter Prawns along with other delicious recipes. According to Nestlé, regular consumption of their Nestlé Omega Plus milk, which contains Acticol – plant sterols that have a beneficial effect by inhibiting Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) absorption; ergo bad cholesterol in main street argot, and in turn help to contribute towards better health management.
“One of the major contributing risk factors to heart disease nowadays is high cholesterol, due to the intake of too much fatty foods in the body. The issue of cholesterol is prevalent amongst Malaysians, with 1 in 2 Malaysian adults suffering from high cholesterol1. From that figure, we also found that young Malaysians below the age of 40 are exposed to the risk of suffering heart attacks due to unhealthy lifestyles and stress.” said Dr Rajban.
Dr. Rajbans added that,“Taking care of your heart health from a young age will benefit in the long run, reducing the risks of heart failure or strokes. Preventive measures such as taking care of your diet by eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids (i.e. salmon, nuts), and increasing your fibre intake found in vegetables, beans, lentils, supplemented with a regular exercise routine also helps to improve cholesterol levels.”
From left: Cher Siew Wei, Corporate Wellness Marketing Manager of Nestle Malaysia; Linora Low, Fitness Personality; Chef Roy; Wong Chui Ling, TV Host and Dato Dr. Rajbans Singh, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at Pantai Medical Centre, Bangsar