Did you know half of Malaysia children will have a weight problem and a third will have diabetes?

In the recent Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of T2DM, Prof Nor Azmi Kamaruddin, president of the Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society highlighted the following alarming facts:

Nearly two million Malaysians suffer from diabetes. Obesity and weight management are linked to this rising trend. – AFPRelaxnews

• At the present rate, half of our children will have a weight problem and a third will have diabetes!
• Two-thirds of patients with diabetes will die due to cardiovascular diseases.
• Obesity-related cancers will double in 40 years time.
• If all of us were to do something about our lifestyle, the current rate of diabetes and obesity will only come down in 20 years time
• The implications on the economy when a greater portion of our national income will be spent on diseases brought about by obesity and diabetes (treating heart diseases and cancers are not cheap)

Read full article from The Star here.

What can we do to combat this?

Stay tune to healthpointecoach.wordpress.com for the next post on how we can do out bit by teaching our children about healthy eating and prevent them for being part of the unwanted statistics.

Have you got any ideas to share?

Update: Teaching Your Children About Healthy Eating

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