Tainan ranked most overweight city in Taiwan for second year in a row
Tainan ranked most overweight city in Taiwan for second year in a row
2023-11-02
Tainan is a paradise for foodies – and the top city in Taiwan for packing on the pounds. According to the Sports Administration, Tainan was the most overweight special municipality in 2022. More than 43% of the city’s population was overweight, with a body mass index of 25 or higher. Responding to the top ranking, Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che rallied the city to slim down together.
Steaming hot rice is covered in a thick layer of braised meat. Inside the pot, meatballs are cooked on rolling boil. Of course it all goes on the table with a side dish or two. Tainan’s hearty breakfasts are famous islandwide.
Member of public
I think there are tons of great food and snacks at cheap prices for everyone to enjoy.
A savory rice pudding is served up with a bowl of piping-hot soup. As any Tainan native will tell you, the city’s food tends to run sweet, due to its history of sugarcane production. That makes it all the more delectable.
Member of public
We love sugar. This is where sugarcane grows, after all. It’s been this way since very early on.
Member of public
There are a lot of deep-fried foods here and sugary drinks. There are lots of beverage shops here.
With indulgent breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and drinks, the calories pile up fast.
Food vendor
There’s tasty food and sweets. Sometimes I go out to buy something and don’t feel like walking, so I ride my scooter instead.
Tempting food and too little exercise could be behind the latest overweight ranking. According to the Sports Administration, Tainan was the most overweight special municipality in 2022. More than 43% of the population was overweight, with a BMI of 25 or more. Tainan is followed by Taichung, with 42.3%, Taoyuan with 41.7%, Kaohsiung with 40.3%, New Taipei with 38.9%, and Taipei with 35.6%. Tainan has topped the list four times in the last five years. Even Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che is battling the bulge.
Huang Wei-che
Tainan mayor
All these years since I became mayor, I’ve gained a lot of weight. So I, the mayor, will lead the city in losing weight together. Perhaps we can start with education at schools. Let’s start in the schools, get students to lose weight, and then find ways to reduce the number of overweight people in society as a whole.
The mayor stresses that food is not the villain. He says he’ll ramp up efforts to instill good habits from childhood, so that everyone can lead healthier lives.
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六都肥胖排行榜! 台南第一胖 黃偉哲"帶頭喊減肥"
2023-11-02
台南是美食之都，難道也成了肥胖的原罪？根據教育部體育署公布，111年六都肥胖排行榜，台南市蟬連奪冠，比例是43.2%，等於每十個人當中，就有四個人過重。針對這樣的結果，市長黃偉哲強調，面對美食的諸多誘惑，多吃難免，不過提醒市民朋友，也要養成健康的好習慣。
熱騰騰的米飯，淋上香噴噴的肉燥，還有鮮美的丸子，在熱湯裡滾動跳躍，還有其他小菜做伴，台南人的澎派早餐，遠近馳名。
[[民眾]]
“我是覺得美食小吃很多，到處都很平價，大家都吃得很開心”
碗粿配上香濃滑嫩的羹湯，老台南人都知道，產糖的歷史加上文化的典故，讓全糖市甜滋滋，又好好吃。
[[民眾]]
“愛吃糖嘛，種蔗糖的地方嘛，從古早以前就這樣了”
[[民眾]]
“就是炸的啊，然後可能含糖飲料，因為手搖飲也是滿多間的”
早餐澎派，午餐、晚餐加點心，飲料也能隨時補充熱量。
[[攤商店家]]
“好吃的東西再加上吃了甜的東西，有時候要買點東西出門，都懶得走路都要騎摩托車”
美食誘惑多，又少了運動，根據教育部體育署公布，111年六都肥胖排行榜，台南市43.2%、台中市42.3%、桃園市41.7%、高雄市40.3%、新北市38.9%、台北市35.6%，台南市蟬連奪冠，近五年來，有四年都是肥胖冠軍。連市長黃偉哲也中招。
[[台南市長 黃偉哲]]
“擔任市長以來，這幾年也胖了滿多的，所以說呼籲市長帶頭一起來減肥，可能要從學校教育開始，先在學校裡面減少一些小胖子，然後在社會裡面減少一些大胖子”
市長強調，美食不是原罪，會從小讓市民朋友建立觀念，大小朋友一起養成，健康的好習慣。
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