More than three quarters of T’ganu residents overweight or obese


KUALA TERENGGANU: About 76% of Terengganu's population, equivalent to 988,000 out of 1.3 million residents, are either overweight or obese, according to the State Health Department.

Its director, Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong, said the figure marks a worrying increase of 15.2% from 60.8% recorded in 2011.

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