Effect Of Obesity In Malaysia
Sad way how malaysian lifestyle leads to obesity.
Effect of obesity in malaysia. Malaysia is recorded as the highest number of obese rates in the south east asia with prevalence of obesity was at 13 3 per cent while overweight was at 38 5 per cent farezza hanum rashid 2017. Obesity in malaysia has genetic and behavioural underpinnings and policies need to be weighed against political practicability. Deputy health minister datuk seri dr hilmi yahaya recently said. People who watched tv more than 40 hours a week had a three times more risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who watched for less than 1 hour a week.
Battling malaysia s obesity with a sugar tax. The health ministry have taken decisive action in a bid to combat malaysia s growing obesity epidemic by introducing a tax on sugary beverages the sugar tax of 40 sen per litre on sugary drinks was introduced at the start of july 2019. Obesity is a complex multifactorial condition characterized by excess body fat which resulted in excessive weight. The malaysian ministry of health has attributed malaysia s rising obesity to malaysians poor eating habits.
A nutritionist here conducts one on one and group dietary counseling sessions for clients with as diabetes coronary heart disease weight issues pregnancy childhood nutrition and active individuals. These alarming obesity statistics are attributed to the easy availability of food 24 hours a day. Malaysia is ranked 6th in asia for obesity. In the past decade various steps have been taken to diminish this scourge of obesity in malaysia.
More than 18 years old 33 were classified as pre obese and 27 2 were obese. Member nutrition society of malaysia nutriweb member malaysia association study of obesity maso. Among the measures taken was the 10 000 steps a day campaign in 2009 by the malaysian ministry. In malaysia the national health and morbidity survey 2011 reported that in adult.