Obesity In Malaysia Journal

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Obesity in malaysia journal. Submit your best research and join the community of thought leaders in the fight against obesity. According to the world health organisation who obesity has been a global public health concern since 1975. The issue of obesity is nothing new in malaysia or in the world for that matter. Malaysia is recorded as the highest number of obese rates in the south east asia with prevalence of obesity was at 13 3 per cent while overweight was at 38 5 per cent farezza hanum rashid 2017.

Asia pacific journal of clinical nutrition. The prevalence of obesity in malaysia over the last three decades since large scale population data became available. Leading papers from the journal are presented at the annual obesity journal symposium at obesityweek each november. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult malaysians.

Deputy health minister datuk seri dr hilmi yahaya recently said. In a statement published today in the leading journal obesity reviews the world obesity federation confirms its support for defining obesity as a chronic relapsing disease. The concern is understandable as obesity not only increases the risk of contracting various chronic diseases but also puts a strain on the finances of governments in terms of healthcare allocations. Growing epidemic of coronary heart disease in low and middle income countries.

Eric ravussin phd associate editor in chief. Obesity in malaysia obes rev. Prevalence of obesity and daily lifestyles of the registered nurses in malaysia. Malaysian journal of public health medicine 2018 vol.

2011 20 1 35 41 gaziano ta bitton a anand s abrahams gessel s murphy a. 2008 14 2 125 35 mohamud wn musa ki khir as m ismail aa s ismail is kadir ka et al. In the global context alongside development and prosperity in many countries especially in asia obesity has become a leading health issue. To assess the recent data on malaysian adult body weights and associations of ethnic differences in overweight and obesity with comorbid risk factors and to examine measures of energy intake energy expenditure.

The rise of obesity is not a problem unique to malaysia. The statement was prepared by a scientific committee of the federation which concluded that obesity fits the epidemiological model of a disease process except that the toxic or pathological agent is diet related rather. International journal of innovation and applied studies issn 2028 9324 2014 vol. Malaysia is ranked sixth in the asia pacific region for obesity and tops the list in south east asia for both obesity and diabetes.