AMN:
Obesity is on a rampage, with the World Health Organization pegging the numbers at more than 300 million worldwide, with a billion more overweight.
With obesity comes the increased risk for cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, and hypertension.
Now comes more discouraging news.
In the current online edition of the journal Human Brain Mapping, Paul Thompson, [...]
TheStar:
The Health Ministry has issued its staff with a warning - shape up and lose weight.
Concerned with the rising cases of obesity, the ministry wants its staff to check their weight and has warned them against the dangers of obesity.
Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said he was concerned with the escalating number of obese [...]
Bernama:
It is estimated that one out of eight Malaysians aged 30 years and above has diabetes, which amounts to over 1.6 million adults, based on the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey 2006.
Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the prevalence of diabetes also showed a drastic increase of 80 per cent [...]
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