Dr Mat: Weight issues: Childhood obesity is a potential time-bomb that threatens our nation’s future. Learn what steps you can take to address this issue.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Weight issues: Childhood obesity is a potential time-bomb that threatens our nation’s future. Learn what steps you can take to address this issue.

http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Health/2014/04/13/Weight-issues-Fighting-flab-from-young/

Childhood obesity affects one in seven children in Malaysia, according to recent statistics from the NHMS carried out in 2006 and 2011. – Reuters

A boy poses with a chicken burger at a fast food outlet in Taipei January 29, 2010. The Taiwan Department of Health on Thursday proposed a ban on junk food advertisements aired around children's television programmes, to tackle the growing child obesity rate, said officials. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD HEALTH MEDIA)

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