This document contains a summary of current affairs from Beacon Current Affairs 2014. It discusses several topics including a campaign by HPB to encourage consuming less sugar in drinks due to health risks from excess sugar intake. It also describes a school trip to a eco-living precinct developed by HDB and ways to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. Two animal topics are also summarized, about the armored pangolin mammal and why milk can cause digestive issues for some lactose intolerant people. The document encourages sharing thoughts in the comments on these topics and wishes students best of luck on upcoming exams.
We were asked to give a talk to colleagues as part of a "COP26 fortnight" at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP on the benefits of a lifestyle eating less meat.
We were asked to give a talk to colleagues as part of a "COP26 fortnight" at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP on the benefits of a lifestyle eating less meat.
Jumping off the artisanal breads trend, ancient grains like spelt, kamut and amaranth are now a hot commodity due to their interesting flavors and array of nutrients.
Healthy Eating and Living Lesson PowerPoint, Childhood Obesity, Dangers of Fa...www.sciencepowerpoint.com
This is the healthy eating and living lesson PowerPoint from my Human Body Systems and Health Topics Unit. This lesson explores the dangers of fast and junk food, child obesity, eating disorders, and much more. A homework bundle, lesson notes, and much more follow the 13 part 8,500 slide PowerPoint.
Feeding of infants and baby friends hospital initiativeJayaramachandran S
At the end of this session, you will be able to
List the advantages of breastfeeding
Describe artificial feeding of Infants
Enumerate the differences b/n human and cow’s milk
Explain the concept of weaning
Enumerate the 10 steps of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
Get Wasted, Session 4: The Low Hanging Fruit = Food WasteGA Circular
This is the slide deck presented at our 4th event of a pressing Series on 'Circular Economy & Waste Management' in Asia.
Globally, about 1/3 of the total amount of food produced in the world never reaches our plates - that's equivalent to $1 trillion dollars! Meanwhile, just a quarter of this is enough to feed 780 million hungry people.
Worst still, if food waste were a country, it would be the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, with an economic cost of up to US$680 billion.
This session aims to shed light on the current food waste situation, especially in Asia and throughout the food value chain, to look at innovative business solutions, to both reduce food waste & to ensure that unavoidable food waste goes to something useful - i.e. compost to grow our next harvest of nutritious food.
We look forward to stimulating discussions on how to reduce food waste and to turn it into an opportunity for business!
3. Names in the news Places in the news
Shinzo Abe (pg9) Japan / Kuala Lumpur / India (pg9)
Words in the News
(pg4)
campaign
rebate
consume
chronic disease
(Pg5)
precinct
retractable
dual
irrigation
(Pg18)
pangolin
overlapping
camouflage
voracious appetite
(pg19)
calcium
bloating
enzyme
diarrhoea (try
spelling this)
4. It’s good to consume less sugar (pg4)
❖ HPB recently launched “Life’s
Sweeter with Less Sugar”
campaign
❖ Purpose is to encourage us to order
drinks with less sugar
❖ On average, studies show that we
each consume 20kg of sugar a year
(⅔ come from drinks)
❖ This sugar has no nutritional value
and can lead to obesity
❖ Let us all try to consume drinks
with less sugar
5. Tour teaches tips for green living (pg5)
❖ Pupils from East Coast Primary
recently visited Treelodge@Punggol,
HDB’s first precinct for eco-living
❖ Do you know what HDB stands for?
❖ The playground is made of recycled
materials, while residents are
encouraged to grow their own crops
to eat
❖ Can you think of other ways to 1)
Reduce 2) Reuse 3) Recycle materials
around us? Share your thoughts in the
comments section
6. Armoured recluse (pg18)
❖ The pangolin gets its name from the
Malay word “peng-guling”, referring
to its ability to roll itself into a ball to
protect itself from danger
❖ Also known as scaly anteater
❖ Looks like a reptile, but is actually a
mammal
❖ They consume millions of insects each
year
❖ Read on to find out more facts about
this lovable little mammal and share
your findings in the comments section
7. Why milk is bad for some people (pg19)
❖ Milk contains calcium to help build
strong bones and teeth
❖ However, some people are lactose-intolerant
❖ This means their body cannot digest
lactose, a type of sugar found in dairy
products like milk, cheese and butter
❖ They may feel unwell after drinking
milk, get bloated stomach and even
suffer from diarrhoea
❖ They can try drinking plant
alternatives like soya milk
8. Look forward to hearing from all of you on the
Current Affairs Blog, and all the best for the
upcoming exams :)
-Mr Ng