Fighting obesity

With our love for food and the culture of entertaining guests with food and lack of exercise, it comes as no surprise that Malaysia is the most obese nation in Southeast Asia with over 50% of Malaysians being overweight. According to Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Consultant Surgeon Dr Pok Eng Hong, today, obesity is not just an image problem. Excessive fat in the body can be caused by genetic, environmental, and social factors and it is a chronic disease that requires treatment. This condition severely affects quality of life and is associated with health problems including high blood pressure, infertility, joint pain, arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease.