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How to solve Malaysia’s obesity crisis

2025/1/24
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Fatin Keri:马来西亚肥胖问题与快节奏生活、外食习惯、缺乏营养教育以及不同种族饮食习惯差异有关。许多马来西亚人工作繁忙,没有时间在家准备健康饮食,只能选择方便快捷但通常不健康的食品。此外,马来西亚缺乏营养教育,人们对健康饮食知识了解不足。不同种族之间饮食习惯差异也导致肥胖问题,例如印度菜系高饱和脂肪含量。马来西亚人饱和脂肪摄入量高,水果蔬菜摄入量不足,糖分摄入量也远超世卫组织建议值,这些都是导致肥胖的重要因素。肥胖会导致高血压等慢性疾病,但许多人缺乏疾病意识,这使得问题更加严重。 Kevin Zahri:马来西亚缺乏运动文化,城市规划不利于步行,学校体育活动不足,导致人们缺乏运动机会。健康教练帮助人们减肥的关键在于管理预期,强调营养和积极的生活方式,避免极端方法。减肥计划应因人而异,注重个人需求和生活方式,避免盲目跟风。减肥需要个人承担责任,而不是依赖权威人士的意见。减肥是一个漫长的过程,需要享受过程中的点滴进步。 Ain:我从小就体型较大,尝试过各种节食方法,但效果不佳。由于我是家庭主妇,运动较少,饮食也比较随意。我意识到自己需要寻求帮助才能成功减肥,并加入了减肥小组。过去人们认为多吃才能更健康,与现在观念不同。 Lana:疫情期间居家办公导致我体重增加,朋友的关心促使我开始改变生活方式。2022年开始积极运动,例如跑步和骑自行车。通过参加减肥项目,在8个月内减重10公斤。政府的控糖措施是积极的,但仅靠宣传不足以解决问题。即使减少糖分摄入,仍然可能体重增加,因为问题可能出在食物本身。政府应从整体角度出发,关注饮食、运动和心理健康等多个方面,并通过学校、企业和国家层面传递健康信息,帮助人们养成健康的生活方式。

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Malaysia has the highest obesity rate in Southeast Asia, with experts predicting that two in three children could be overweight by 2035. This episode explores the cultural and societal factors contributing to this issue, including the prevalence of eating out, lack of nutrition education, and high consumption of saturated fats and sugar.
  • Malaysia has the highest obesity rates in Southeast Asia.
  • Two out of three children could be overweight by 2035.
  • High consumption of saturated fats and sugar.
  • Lack of nutrition education in schools.
  • Cultural practices and dietary habits contribute to high obesity rates.

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Malaysia has the highest obesity rate in South East Asia, and experts say that by 2035 two in every three children could be overweight. On our recent trip to Kuala Lumpur we wanted to find out why obese rates are so high, and what’s being done to address the issue.

We’re joined by nutritionist Fatin Keri, health and fitness coach Kevin Zahri, and two women who he trained - who’ve both been on their own weight loss journey.

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