Obesity rate rises to highest level since 2010; MOH urges public to exercise and adopt healthier diet

To encourage residents to be more active, MOH said it will continue to improve accessibility to its regular exercise programmes, such as by bringing them online and creating more exercise sessions in community spaces.

HPB will also embark on a nationwide campaign to encourage residents to reduce sodium consumption in their diets, with more details to be released in the coming months, said MOH. Results from the latest survey showed a decrease in smoking prevalence, in line with trends observed over the past decade.According to the report, the decline was more pronounced in men compared to women, with the latter’s prevalence remaining relatively constant at around 3 per cent in recent years.The report also found that daily smoking was most prevalent in adults aged between 50 and 59 years and least prevalent among older adults in the 60 to 74 years age group.

“There are innovative ways that we reach out to the different age segments for them to understand the message as well as to be the influence to the family to help with smoking reduction,” said MOH. The survey defines binge drinking as five or more alcoholic drinks for men and four or more alcoholic drinks for women in a session.

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