The Truth about Overweight
Are you overweight? Do you understand the crisis of being overweight and obese?
- 1 in 6 (16.3%) adult Malaysians are now rated obese under the guidelines issued by WHO.
- 17.2% of Malays and 19.9% of Indians were obese compared to 12.1% of Chinese.
- Obesity is posing a growing threat to the health of Malaysians.
- Obesity rate has increased to 16.3% in 2006, from 5.8% in 1996.
- In Malaysia, it is estimated that some 4.2 million people are obese.
Being obese does not only affect your appearance but can also cause serious health consequences. According to WHO, obesity has become another major epidemic besides AIDS & heart disease.
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