Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer'
The ban, albeit a limited one, seems to be on after all. This followed the Health Ministry's change of heart on an earlier proposal to ban advertising related to fast food in general. In the words of the Health Minister: "The time has come." Of concern is the increasing number of M...
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| description | The ban, albeit a limited one, seems to be on after all. This followed the Health Ministry's change of heart on
an earlier proposal to ban advertising related to fast food in general.
In the words of the Health Minister: "The time has come."
Of concern is the increasing number of Malaysians with chronic lifestylerelated
diseases.
Among the 26 million citizens, one in three aged 30 and above is said to suffer from highblood
pressure. One
in four is over weight or obese.
One in 10 has diabetes, while about one in 15 has high cholesterol. Significantly, the percentage of obese
Malaysians doubled what it was a decade ago. Aptly, Malaysia has earned the dubious honour of being the
"fattest" Asian nation. |
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| spelling | usm-332862017-04-18T01:28:37Z http://eprints.usm.my/33286/ Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer' Abd Razak, Dzulkifli RC648-665 Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology The ban, albeit a limited one, seems to be on after all. This followed the Health Ministry's change of heart on an earlier proposal to ban advertising related to fast food in general. In the words of the Health Minister: "The time has come." Of concern is the increasing number of Malaysians with chronic lifestylerelated diseases. Among the 26 million citizens, one in three aged 30 and above is said to suffer from highblood pressure. One in four is over weight or obese. One in 10 has diabetes, while about one in 15 has high cholesterol. Significantly, the percentage of obese Malaysians doubled what it was a decade ago. Aptly, Malaysia has earned the dubious honour of being the "fattest" Asian nation. 2007-03-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33286/1/DZUL289.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2007) Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer'. The New Sunday Times. |
| spellingShingle | RC648-665 Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology Abd Razak, Dzulkifli Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer' |
| title | Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer' |
| title_full | Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer' |
| title_fullStr | Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer' |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer' |
| title_short | Ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer' |
| title_sort | ban or no, let's keep a lid on the other 'silent killer' |
| topic | RC648-665 Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/33286/ http://eprints.usm.my/33286/1/DZUL289.pdf |