Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Watch what you eat advice

MALAYSIANS have been advised to watch what they eat before they become like the Americans, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad said.

“Sixty-three per cent of Americans are all besar dan kembang (big and bloated), obese,” he said when replying to a supplementary question from Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadiq (BN – Tenggara).

Halimah had asked if the ministry had plans to educate society about keeping a healthy lifestyle.

Dr Abdul Latiff said it would not be easy to change the people’s lifestyle, adding that a person needed strong will and determination.

He said most people were used to their eating habits.

“For example, it used to be all right if a man ate rice five times a day because of hard labour. But today, the man continues to have rice five times a day even though he has an office job,” said Dr Abdul Latiff.

Earlier, while replying to the original question from Er Teck Hwa (DAP – Bakri), Dr Abdul Latiff said there were 180 kidney dialysis patients for every million residents in Johor.

He said that in 2007, there were 102 end-stage renal disease patients who needed treatment.

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