Taking Control of Obesity and Hypertension in the Workplace

According to the American Heart Association (AHA) 2017 guidelines, if your BP is 130/80mmHg, you are considered to have:

• Normal Blood Pressure

• Pre-hypertension

• Hypertension Stage 1

• Hypertension Stage 2

People with uncontrolled hypertension are advised to avoid or minimize the following, except:

• Eating salty food like tuyo and potato chips

• Lifting heavy weights at the gym

• Taking anti-hypertensive medication only when the BP is elevated

• Lose weight

Calorie deficit is all about ingesting more calories than what you burn.

• True

• False

According to the WHO classification, if Mr. Jose’s BMI is 25.5kg/m^2, he is classified as:

• Underweight

• Normal

• Overweight

• Obese

In the Food Plate Diagram, 50% of the food that we eat should be:

• Fruits Only

• Protein

• Starchy Carbohydrates

• Non-starchy Vegetables and Fruits