Focus on tackling double burden of malnutrition 


Nicely plated meals done by preschoolers in Nabawan.

AFTER working for more than 50 years on food and nutrition issues in Malaysia, I was eager to follow the Dewan Rakyat session on Feb 25, where the chair of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health presented its statement on strengthening nutrition policy in the country.

Several MPs expressed serious concern about the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) borne by the population and the urgent need for interventions.

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