Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said over half a million of Malaysian adults were living with four NCDs all at once, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol , and obesity. — Bernama picPUTRAJAYA, May 16 — The National Health and Morbidity Survey 2023 launched by the Health Ministry today found that two in five adult Malaysians, or 38 per cent, are suffering from insufficient sleep.
The report also showed that one in three adults have hypertension, which translates to 6.7 million Malaysians. Diabetes is also now one of the top killers in Malaysia, with 3.6 million, or one in six Malaysian adults, diagnosed with it.While the report said the prevalence of diabetes in this age group remains low, the risk increases as they age with poor dietary habits the leading cause.
One serving of vegetables is equivalent to one cup of raw vegetables or half cup of cooked vegetables and one serving of fruit is equivalent to one medium apple or one medium banana.In the report, abdominal obesity and being overweight has gone up 10 per cent over the past decade.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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