QUESTION BOOKLET D

REFLECTIVE WRITING ASSESSMENT

SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2021/2022

CENTRE FOR FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES

DEGREE PROGRAMME

COURSE NAME : ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION I

COURSE CODE : PBI10102
DURATION : ONE WEEK

INSTRUCTIONS :
1. This question booklet contains ONE (1) newspaper article.
2. Based on the article, both members must write ONE (1) REFLECTIVE
WRITING in NOT MORE THAN 500 WORDS.
3. The task must be completed in ONE (1) WEEK.
4. Write the Reflective Writing in the Answer Booklet provided.
5. Upload and submit the Reflective Writing answer into Kelip.

This Question Booklet consists of THREE printed pages.

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RIGHT ATTITUDE, DISCIPLINE KEY TO HEALTHIER LIFE

By C. Sathasivam Sitheravellu

The Star, 14 November 2021

The launch of a 10-year health agenda to deal with Covid-19 on a health wellness-
living culture platform, through partnership with Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat,
should be lauded.

Strong evidence shows that physical inactivity increases the risk of many adverse
health conditions, including non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular,
blood pressure, hypertension, as well as breast and colon cancer.

World Health Organisation reports that low physical activity causes 27 per cent of
diabetes and 20 per cent of Ischemic heart diseases and it is one of the eight main
risk factors of cardiovascular death.

The health-care cost of low physical activity was estimated at US$53.8 billion,
including US$5 billion coronary heart disease and US$37.5 billion for type 2 diabetes
in 2013.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said it is preparing us for the endemic
phase aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle and environmental sustainability not just in
words but in action through community health agents or MyCHAMPIONS on the
educational aspects of monitoring, preventive steps against illness and taking care of
health and complications.

Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah agreed, given the rise in
non-communicable diseases such as heart and obesity which had seen more having
diabetes — from 11.2 per cent in 2011 to 13.4 per cent in 2015 and 18.3 per cent in
2019 — with 1 in 5 or 3.9 million adults living with diabetes.

Uncontrollable high blood sugar can increase risk of multiple complication involving
heart, eyes, kidney, nerves and other organs in the body.

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Excess sugar is not good for us including aerated sweet soft drinks, but education and
knowledge are not good enough.

We have regulations such the sugar tax beverages 2019, healthy food options, more
green lung areas, jogging, cycling, brisk walking, jungle trekking, road runs, half and
full marathon runs and creating a healthy sporting culture, and playing fields in housing
areas although many have disappeared with housing development for commercial
reasons.

Canteens in our public schools must be randomly checked on the quality of food and
sweet drinks being sold by its food committee.

There should be properly conducted physical education classes at our schools — not
just kick-the-ball kind.

It is a wake-up call for us all that one in five are living with non-communicable diseases.
It should force us to take care of our health with proper eating habit and regular
exercise at home, gym or workplace.

Having the right attitude and discipline are the gateway to a longer and healthier life.