Brunei parents concerned about child obesity problem in country


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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei Darussalam has the highest rate of obesity among children in South-East Asia.

A United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) survey revealed that 14.1 per cent of Bruneian children between the ages of five and 19 are obese, if not overweight.

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