PUTRAJAYA: There has been a surge in the number of overweight and obese Malaysians in the past decade, according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023.

"A persistent rise in the prevalence of overweight and obese individuals was observed. The number has surged by nearly 10% over a decade from 44.5% in 2011 to 54.4% in 2023," the report stated.

Based on the report, the trend of being overweight and obese is measured by a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or more.

Also noted in the report was that abdominal obesity among adults Malaysians also saw a surge of nearly 10%, from 45.4% in 2011 to 54.5% in 2023.

Abdominal obesity is measured based on a waist circumference of 90cm or more for men and 80cm or more for women.

Meanwhile, the NHMS noted that 95.1% of adult Malaysians do not consume adequate fruits and vegetables.

"On average, adults consume only two servings of fruits or vegetables instead of the recommended five servings," the report stated.

One serving of vegetables is equivalent to a 250ml cup of raw vegetables or a half-cup of cooked vegetables.

One serving of fruit is equivalent to one medium apple or banana, half a guava or a slice of papaya.

Based on the report, 13.5% of Malaysians above 60 have adequate fruit intake while it was at 13.9% for those between 50 and 59 years old.

The lowest intake was from those age between 18 and 19 years old (7.1%) followed by the 20 to 29 band (9%), 30 to 39 (11.4%) and 40 to 49 (12.7%)
The NHMS 2023 also noted that one in five Malaysians do not drink enough plain water every day, with the proper daily intake set at between six to eight 250ml glasses of water daily.

The NHMS 2023 Report is based on data collection sessions conducted between July and September last year.

A total of 13,616 respondents participated in the survey, representing an overall response rate of 83.2%.

The NHMS report was launched by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Also launched during the event was the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Malaysia 2023.

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Wait for KBT to come in and mock fat people.

you know, despite all the oil and fried things the chinese eat in China , I am surprised they are not fat.

is it because of our weather? hot weather with sweet food = becomes fat fast?

Fatty eat alot is good news for F&B biz

they walk a lot... just see how many steps u register a day. they can walk for easily 10-5k per day,

1 serving is ekcelli a size of a fist

Big pharma also loves them that's why the sponsor fat acceptance campaign

Kkm singgit

which makes me suspect warm weather has something to do with it.

We don't walk because of our impossible weather.

There, at least for 9 months in 1 year, you walk you don't sweat. and cold weather makes you want to move to generate heat.

One stone fatty, two birds

Our urban development is not cycle-friendly, let alone pedestrian-friendly.

u do notice that their food is oily but not that salty and sweet as ours

cant stop the overfilling sweetness into our drinks and cheese meleleh on most dishes tho

bcoz healthy food not cheap..

ppl getting poorer everyday. nasi lemak with ayam rm8 everyday can tahan skip lunch.

pergi ofis kerajaan pun sudah majority yg...

Yeah...KKM every other year publish this but the priority seems to go to vaccine deployment.

Priority kelaut

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salty yes some parts of china.

But agree, their sweetness comes from natural sources , not from added sugar.

I don't see syrup, chocolate there. Even their tea, they don't add sugar. the sweetness comes from the quality tea leaves.

Actually, their food is not that oily. Only certain cuisines are oily.

Most food are also not deep fried like fast food. Deep fried food are the biggest culprit.

They eat a lot of vegetables.

They use less salt and sugar.

Most importantly, they walk a lot.

This post has been edited by 30624770: May 16 2024, 05:11 PM