HEALTH Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai announced on Sunday that effective immediately the body mass index (BMI) of students would be listed on their report cards, and unhealthy foods and drinks would be banned from school canteens.
This was in response to data indicating that around 1.7 million, or 30%, of Malaysians are overweight, with another 30% considered obese.
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