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Malaysians love good food, but equally important is the knowledge on how to eat healthily. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

The latest National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) in 2019 showed that Malaysians continue to be plagued with a high level of risk factors connected to diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

It is alarming that one in two adults in Malaysia is overweight or obese, one in every five adults has been diagnosed with high blood sugar, while three in ten people have high blood pressure, and a concerning two in every five people are living with high cholesterol.

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