Health Update: Health Update: Record-breaking Hong Kong powerlifter and dietitian now battles bad online health advice – What Experts Say– What Experts Say.
Jaclyn Hei Tsang was working at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong as a clinical dietitian in 2021 when she left her job to become a professional powerlifter.
Just a year after she became a full-time athlete, she set a Hong Kong record in the under-57kg (125lb) weight class when she bench pressed 90kg at the 2022 Hong Kong Powerlifting Championships.
In the same competition, she squatted 120kg and dead lifted 151kg, for a total weight count of 361kg – also a Hong Kong record.
Tsang says there are many health myths on the internet, with much unfounded advice on which diet to follow or which supplement to take for a successful fitness journey.
In her role as a dietitian and personal trainer, she is on a mission to debunk the myths – mostly through her Instagram page, @fitness_dietitian_hk.