EBSCO Database Search Competition for “Weight Management”

Are you looking for information about weight management? In fact, neither overweight nor underweight is healthy! Let’s participate in EBSCO's award-winning activity to find out more! The prize is drawn every month from October 1 to December 31,2022!

October and November competitions are ended, Check the bottom of the page to see who won the prize!

December competition is begun!

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Competition Details

In recent years, weight management has become a popular topic, and there are many books and videos about weight loss. According to the perspective of public health, obesity is closely related to various chronic diseases, but this does not does not necessarily mean thin people are healthy. BMI (Body Mass Index) is an index that you should really care about. For adults aged 18 to 65, the healthy BMI should be within the range of 18.5kg/m² to 24kg/m². If the BMI value is lower than 18.5kg/m², it is too thin. People who are too thin may have poor immunity and may be prone to different illnesses and conditions.

Through the activity of searching EBSCO’s award-winning databases, we hope that everyone will have a correct understanding of weight management, especially as there is a great deal of incorrect information about losing weight on the internet. Let’s answer the questions below and learn how to lose or gain weight in a healthy way!

Who Should Enter

Students or faculty members of universities and research institutions in Hong Kong or Macau that subscribe to EBSCO full-text databases.

Contest Dates

October, November, December 2022
We will have three total winners in the event period. The winner will be randomly selected at the end of each month.

The winner will be announced on EBSCO Facebook Page (EBSCO Taiwan) and this event page (please see the bottom of this page).

Prize Level

Prize: SONY SRS-NB10 Wireless Neckband Speaker (3 pcs)
The winner each month will get this prize!

How to Join

Attention: Questions will be different each month, so you will have more than one chance to win a prize.
Make sure you come back to join the competition every month!

Step 1. Follow the instructions to complete the question below.
Step 2. Send at least Ten PDF full-text results to us using the link below.
Step 3. Submit your contact information on the survey form at the bottom of this page so we can send the winning prize! Here you can review our privacy policy.

How to Claim Your Prize

Each winner will be notified by email and must respond to the email notification within three (3) days. You do not need to wait until the event is ended. For example, October’s winner will get the prize in November.
Prize will be sent to winner’s library and must be claimed with student/faculty ID.
Prize must be claimed within one week.

December - Question 1

Have you downloaded the EBSCO Mobile App ? Please check our tutorial to learn more about how to download and activate the EBSCO App. Send your link of search results to our LINE account (@ebscotw) to increase the chance of winning. If you have any questions about sending the link, you can also ask questions in our LINE official account .

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December - Question 2

There is a joke that says some people even gain weight by drinking water. But did you know that drinking water can also help people lose weight ? According to a study, people who drank 500 cc of water 30 minutes before meals for 12 weeks lost an average of more than one kilogram.
Please search for at least ten of the most relevant articles from the past five years by using keywords (water benefits) and send PDF full text to our mailbox ([email protected] ). Please make sure you leave the same email address as you used in our questionnaire.

Tip 1: You can utilize the “folder” function on EBSCOhost to send multiple articles at a time.
Tip 2: If you are in the campus domain, you can directly click on our hint here to find relevant search results.

Source: Parretti, H. M., Aveyard, P., Blannin, A., Clifford, S. J., Coleman, S. J., Roalfe, A., & Daley, A. J. (2015). Efficacy of water preloading before main meals as a strategy for weight loss in primary care patients with obesity: RCT. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 23(9), 1785–1791 https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21167

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