Over half of Malaysia's adults overweight or obese, says Health Ministry


KUALA LUMPUR: Half of Malaysian adults are either overweight or obese, with obesity rates increasing every year, says the Health Ministry.

Out of 50.1% of Malaysian adults, 30.4% were overweight and 19.7% were obese according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019.

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