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HEALTH AND MEDICINE AND FITNESS (ensuring food safety (do not buy food in…

- - - - chronic sleep deprivation may leas to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and early mortality
  - - - programme initiated by the Health Promotion Board to allow consumers to make informed decisions
  - - - Health promotion board educates and encourages the public to follow the food pyramid
  - - - impacts
        
        enormous toll in healthcare costs
        
        deprive families of breadwinners
    - - research has shown that drinking one or two glasses of wine can have a positive impact on a person
      - drinking excessively can cause a disruptive life with more social problems such as conflicts with loved ones
      - more health problems such as kidney failure and earlier mortality
  - - - makes you think and try harder
      - stimulates and provides excitement
- - - - more energy and help you maintain a healthy weight.
    - - reduce the risk of certain diseases
- - - - Muscle strength helps to reduce children's risk of injury. Lifting things, including their own body weight, keeps them healthy and limber, so they feel well and function optimally.
    - - Moving vigorously cultivates a healthy heart and lungs and helps prevent hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure), which can develop during childhood
    - - prevent the onset of osteoporosis by encouraging them to do weight-bearing activities like jump rope, running games, pivoting and balancing.
  - - - Exercise improves overall immune function, which is important for seniors as their immune systems are often compromised
    - - Older adults are at a higher risk of falls, which can prove to be potentially disastrous for maintaining independence. Exercise improves strength and flexibility, which also help improve balance and coordination, reducing the risk of falls
    - - Regular physical activity and fine-tuned motor skills benefit cognitive function. Countless studies suggest a lower risk of dementia
- - - - Cheaper and offers more subsidies
    - - Some services offered in private Hospitals are not subsidised by govt schemes
      - Has a more exclusive clientele
      - attracts individuals in search of advanced and complicated treatments such as stem cell therapy or specialised cancer treatments
      - Shorter waiting times
      - More expensive for luxury benefits
  - - - Ministry of Health
    - - SIngapore General Hospital
      - Mount Elizabeth
      - GENERAL HOSPITALS
        
        Eg SGH (Singapore General Hospital)
        
        Ranked sixth in the world WHO
        
        Functions
        
        Provide a variety of functions and services
        
        24-hour emergency centres
    - - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of surgery (MBBS)
        
        Doctor of Medicine (MD)
        
        Local Universities