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PETALING JAYA: A hot topic during many Chinese New Year feasts is how China-born actress Jia Ling lost 50kg for her role as a boxer in the new movie Yolo.

PETALING JAYA: Medical experts have suggested a ­moderate consumption of red meat ­rather than eliminating it entirely from the diet, despite new research showing a substantial link with an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian consumers, like those anywhere in the world, have had to deal with the occasional food recalls.

PETALING JAYA: While Menu Rahmah is being lauded as a money-saving initiative, experts say the meals offered must also be nutritionally balanced and healthy.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is heading for an obesity crisis if eating and lifestyle habits do not change for the better, health and nutritional experts have cautioned.

OBESITY is a crucial public health problem that is increasing globally. Adults are considered overweight when their body mass index (BMI) is above 25, and obese when it hits more than 30. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 39% of adults aged 18 years and above were overweight in 2016, while 13% were obese. It also stated that 38 million children under the age of five were overweight or obese in 2019. Clinical dietician and certified bariatric educator Ng Kar Foo said obesity shou...