MALAYSIA has the highest diabetes rate and the second-highest obesity rate in Asean. Although sedentary lifestyles contribute to both problems, the bigger culprit is sugar consumption.
On average, Malaysians consume 16kg of sugar per capita annually, half from food and the other half from drinks. This is roughly twice the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation for adults.
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