Brazil and Malaysia have similar childhood obesity problems, with both countries having around 30 of their young population over the ideal weight range. Photo: SPH
When consultant paediatrician and medical nutritionist Dr Nataniel Viuniski first decided to subspecialise in childhood obesity about 20 years ago, his colleagues thought he was crazy.
This was because the main nutritional problem in his country at that time was malnutrition.
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