Childhood Obesity In Malaysia Statistics 2019
One of the consequences is that the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 18 years and above has increased from 11 6 to 17 5 over a period of 9 years from 2006 to 2015.
Childhood obesity in malaysia statistics 2019. According to the world population review 2019 malaysia has the highest prevalence of obesity among adults in south east asia at 15 6 per cent followed by brunei 14 1 per cent thailand 10 0 per cent and indonesia 6 9 per cent. In developing countries like malaysia childhood obesity is prevalent. Farhan not his real name was taken to a private hospital by his parents to seek treatment for an infection on his right leg.
Public health wales observatory 2019 prevalence of overweight and obese in ages 4 5 at 26 4 was statistically higher in wales than in england. Though body fatness is heritable the environmental factors play a more important role in body weight because we can modify our environment. Studies by the nutrition society of malaysia revealed that almost 30 of children and teenagers aged between 6 and 17 were either overweight or obese.
However in developing countries like malaysia childhood obesity is prevalent among both the rich and poor families. Ages 4 5 black children have the highest percentage of childhood obesity at 15 7. Obesity in childhood is associated with a wide range of serious health complications and an increased risk of premature onset of illnesses including diabetes and heart disease.
Judging from the current statistics and the co morbidities obesity among children is. Malaysia has the highest rate of obesity and overweight among asian countries with 64 of male and 65 of female population being either obese or overweight. The poor families may not have enough money hence consume the less nutritious but high calorie foods which are usually cheaper while the rich families can afford to buy food sometimes make the unwise decision of buying the wrong kinds of food high calories.
Exclusive breastfeeding from birth to 6 months of age is an important way to help prevent infants from becoming overweight or obese. Modified 8 jul 2019. 514 med j malaysia vol 74 no 6 december 2019 in malaysia ncds were estimated to account for 74 of all deaths in 2016 2 the prevalence of obesity increased from 4 4 in 1996 to 12 3 in 2004 10 11 the national health and morbidity surveys nhmss carried out in 2006 2011 and 2015 showed further increase in the prevalence of overweight.
Less than 1 of childhood obesity referred to hospital is due to endocrine and genetic disease.
