Milking benefits for your health

WORLD Heart Day began in 1999 and was created to raise awareness around the world of heart diseases and stroke, which are the world’s leading causes of death.

About 17.5 million people died from cardiovascular disease in 2005, representing 30% of all global deaths.

Risk factors for heart disease and stroke include raised blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels, smoking, inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables, being overweight and physical inactivity.

Heart disease in Malaysia

Similarly, heart disease is also the leading cause of death in Malaysia, according to The Heart Foundation of Malaysia (Yayasan Jantung Malaysia).

While many people think of heart disease as generally being a man’s problem, women are also at risk.

Based on data collected by the Health Ministry of Malaysia, cardiovascular disease accounts for about 25% of deaths among women and causes almost two and a half times more deaths than cancer.

As a woman gets older, it is more likely that she will develop heart disease, especially during menopause.

Today, there are 10 million Malaysians with unhealthy cholesterol levels.

One in five Malaysians are diabetic and about 40% are overweight or obese.

Cultivate a healthy lifestyle

According to WHO and the World Heart Federation, at least 80% of premature deaths are due to heart disease and stroke.

These can be avoided if the main risk factors such as smoking, having an unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are taken care of.

This year’s World Heart Day is focused on cultivating a healthyheart environment where we can take steps towards healthier living through performing activities such as eating healthy and nutritious food and exercise.

This includes reducing intake of saturated and trans fat, sugar and salt, and eating a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables.

Start eating plenty of fruits and vegetables as they contain fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, which are beneficial to the body.

An easier way will be to incorporate two glasses of Marigold HL Low Fat Milk with Plant Sterols into your daily diet.

A good milk option

Marigold HL Low Fat Milk with Plant Sterols has been shown to lower blood cholesterol. Plant sterols occur naturally in foods such as nuts, seeds, legumes, fruits and vegetables.

It works by blocking the body’s cholesterol absorption. It is also low in fat, containing only 1% fat compared to regular milk (4% fat), which helps keep you healthy and slim.

In addition, the high calcium content helps keep bones strong to prevent osteoporosis and its high protein content builds and repairs muscles.

It is also low in lactose to suit people with lactose intolerance and fortified with nine essential vitamins, including vitamin A, B1, B3, B6, B12, C, D, E and folic acid.

These meet most of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamins, providing more nutritional benefits than what other regular milk can offer.

Including Marigold HL Low Fat Milk with Plant Sterols in your daily diet, coupled with exercise, can help maintain your cholesterol levels at a healthy range.

Two glasses of Marigold HL Low Fat Milk with Plant Sterols every day will provide you with 1.6g of plant sterol esters.

This will ensure that getting your daily dosage of plant sterols is made easy.

Marigold HL Low Fat Milk is available in four variants – plant sterols, plain, chocolate and strawberry.

Being the first to introduce high-low milk in Malaysia 26 years ago, Marigold HL lowfat milk continues to reign as consumer’s No.1 choice for pasteurised low-fat milk in the market.