Over-weight means Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.0 – 29.9; Obesity means BMI >30.0
1996 Second National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS II)in Malaysia: % of adults that were overweight 16.6% and obese was 4.4%. Total adult overweight and obese was 21%.
2006 Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III)in Malaysia: % of adults that were overweight was 29% while those obese was 14%. The proportion of the adult population that are overweight and obese totalled 43%.
The rise in proportion of adult overweight and obese was double within 10 years.
NHMS III also found that 5.4% of children below 18 years old were overweight.
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