超重比例上升 美國正視肥胖問題

根據美國疾病管制與預防中心2020年的資料顯示,各州都有超過 20% 的成年人患有肥胖症,有的甚至高達35%。不分男女老少、種族年齡,肥胖似乎已是一種正常現象,含有高熱量的食物儼然成為他們生活中的一部份。肥胖引起的不僅是體型改變與健康危機,甚至間接造成家庭負擔,更帶來無數社會成本。

The Breath of Gods

In Taiwan’s temple culture, incense sticks and joss paper are mostly used as a medium to pray to the gods, but the gas emitted could be a hidden danger to the environment. Thus, in 2009, the Environmental Protection Administration encouraged major temples to reduce incense and joss paper burning, as well as firecracker setting in hope of reducing air pollution and protecting people’s health.

Art on Your Nails

Nowadays, people hold different views about beauty. In order to jump on the bandwagon in fashion, some people buy lots of luxurious and elegant-looking clothes, jewelry, bags and so on. Others polish their nails as a way to show their good taste in fashion. In fact, nail salons are ubiquitous in Taiwan, as more and more people like to decorate their nails in gorgeous ways.

寵物行為訓練 為人寵生活創造雙贏

近年來越來越多人飼養寵物,無論是認養、購買或棄養都可能衍生出各種不同問題,以具攻擊性的狗為例,近來有許多品種狗攻擊其他家犬致死的案例,造成一般人對攻擊性較強的犬種有敵意,甚至要求政府設立禁養該犬種的法條。在些許家犬有行為問題的狀況下,有了寵物行為訓練師的存在,透過課程訓練,幫助飼主及家犬改善行為,在飼主與毛孩共同努力下,才更能降低家犬的棄養率。

公益彩券發行22年 身障者街頭擺攤換溫飽

公益彩券每逢春節前後一直是國人盛行的娛樂活動,要申請成為彩券經銷商也需要有一定的資格,根據台彩公司規定,凡屬中華民國國籍,年滿20歲且具工作能力之身心障礙者、原住民或低收入單親家庭,可申請成為立即型彩券經銷商。公益彩券發行至今22年,造福了許多弱勢族群,其中身障人士的比例更是高達快80%,原住民的比例第二高,最後則是低收入單親家庭。

兒少家暴頻傳 即時通報降低發生率

家庭暴力一直是台灣需要面對的課題,而兒虐更是政府近年來著重預防的部分,根據衛生福利部保護服務司統計,2017年的兒少受虐通報人數為59,912人,而到2019年受虐通報人數高達73,973,在兩年內多了14061人。從數據看來,兒虐議題刻不容緩,台灣防暴聯盟祕書長廖書雯也表示,通報數據明顯上升不一定是不好事。

Pingxi Sky Lanterns’ Environmental Issues

Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival was voted by the Discovery Channel as the second-largest New Year’s celebration in the world. It won the National Geographic Magazine editor’s recommendation“2016 Top Ten Winter Tourism First Choice”. In this festival, combining the New Year’s wishes and the Chinese Lantern Festival tradition, the sky lanterns carry the prayers of the people. When the lanterns are lit, hopes slowly rise, and the flames of prayers dance in the air.

Traditional Brewing Art of Taiwan Black Bean Soy Sauce

Indispensable to daily cooking, especially among Chinese, soy sauce has become a crucial seasoning in cooking Chinese dishes.  Black bean or soybean sauces have evolved as time passes with people nowadays usually prefer buying soy sauce sold in supermarkets at affordable prices.  In fact, most of these low-priced soy sauce consist of harmful additives that might endanger our health. 

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