Why nutrition education is a critical element in raising a healthy generation

Studies suggest that families who eat together during mealtimes tend to have a higher quality diet with more fruits and vegetables. — Photos: 123rf

MALAYSIA may be a food paradise, but its children aren’t getting enough nutrients – at least not of the right kind.

In November last year, Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said in Parliament that some 29.7% of kids between zero and four years old had, or are currently suffering, from stunting, citing Health Ministry’s data in the last five years.