For much of the world Chinese New Year, the Lunar New Year, is a massive cause for celebration, a time of family reunions and feasting. And sometimes stress and ill health.
In the article we link through to some of the key Chinese New Year health articles that we have written for our community, to maintaining their health and wellbeing. Covering everything from healthy eating and weight management to tips on managing long periods of festivities. After all, for many of us Chinese New Year is the culmination of several months of festivities, starting in October with the Mid-Autumn Festival and Thanksgiving in November.
All the feasting can bring some weight gain. Here we share practical steps to stay on top of your eating practices and to maintain your weight...
Eating healthily is one step to wellbeing. Sleep, stress, physical and social health, managing your relationships, all have a role to play too...
The New Year is often associated with eating dumplings. Here we look at the origins of this tasty tradition. Hint hint... Traditional Chinese Medicine involved...
Some people practise plant based traditions over the new year. These are suitable for anyone who wants to 'eat light' after the holiday feasting...
Lastly, all that partying can lead to a hangover. If this applies to you, here we help you to make the best out of a bad situation...
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祝大家新年快乐, 身体健康！
Stay Healthy,
Felicia and Alastair
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Related Studies
Hengrong Luo & Xiaohua Yu (2022) National day holiday and Weight Gain in China: evidence from the CHNS surveys, Applied Economics Letters, 29:2,145-149,DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1861184
Spiering BA, Mujika I, Sharp MA, Foulis SA. Maintaining Physical Performance: The Minimal Dose of Exercise Needed to Preserve Endurance and Strength Over Time. J Strength Cond Res. 2021 May 1;35(5):1449-1458. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003964. PMID: 33629972.
Yeo MTY, Yeo PLQ, Bi X, Henry CJ. Energy Density and Nutrient Contents of Selective Chinese New Year Snacks. Foods. 2020 Aug 18;9(8):1137. doi: 10.3390/foods9081137. PMID: 32824781; PMCID: PMC7466284.
Mason F, Farley A, Pallan M, Sitch A, Easter C, Daley AJ. Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention to prevent weight gain over the Christmas holiday period: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2018 Dec 10;363:k4867. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4867. PMID: 30530821; PMCID: PMC6287121.
Díaz-Zavala RG, Castro-Cantú MF, Valencia ME, Álvarez-Hernández G, Haby MM, Esparza-Romero J. Effect of the Holiday Season on Weight Gain: A Narrative Review. J Obes. 2017;2017:2085136. doi: 10.1155/2017/2085136. Epub 2017 Jul 4. PMID: 28744374; PMCID: PMC5514330.
Hull HR, Hester CN, Fields DA. The effect of the holiday season on body weight and composition in college students. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2006 Dec 28;3:44. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-3-44. PMID: 17192197; PMCID: PMC1766354.
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