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Wednesday, 07 Apr 2021 08:02 AM MYT
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APRIL 7 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people, accounting for 71 per cent of deaths annually.
In Malaysia, NCDs accounted for 74 per cent of all mortalities in 2016. Typically manifesting as four disease clusters, i.e. cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, they are compounded by behavioural risk factors such as unhealthy diets, tobacco use, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. This piece focuses on diet.
Changing consumption patterns from traditional diets towards high-salt, high-sugar, high-fat Western diets has led to an epidemiological transition in Malaysia.
Monday, 15 Mar 2021 02:22 PM MYT
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MARCH 15 It has been a month since World Cancer Day. This year’s theme “together, all our actions matter” is a vivid reminder of the power of collective action, collaboration and solidarity. At no other time in our recent history, has this mantra been more important for us to believe in and practice during this period of crisis and disruption caused by the Covid-19 public health emergency.
For a year, the people in Malaysian and those in countries around the world have been told to limit their movement, and stay at home. Lockdowns which have been seen to yield mixed results in addressing the spread of the coronavirus, have instead had a devastating impact on the management of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, the outcomes of which will likely be seen in the months and perhaps even years to come, well beyond the direct effects of Covid-19.