Speaking at the opening of the North Seberang Perai Wellness Hub at the Sungai Dua health clinic in Penang on Saturday (Feb 8), Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said Penangites appear to be slightly heavier than the average Malaysian, with the overweight and obesity rates in Penang at 56.5%, surpassing the national figure of 54.4%.
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00:00And then, to complete the inauguration of Wellness Hub North Seberang Prairie, the Majlis with all due respect, please.
00:09In the 2023 National Mobility Health Survey, I mentioned the following categories.
00:151 in 5 of our people have diabetes.
00:221 in 5.
00:24Let's count in front of me.
00:26Every 5, one has diabetes.
00:29Every 3, one has high blood pressure.
00:33Hypertensive, 1 in 3 has high cholesterol.
00:391 in 5 has diabetes.
00:41And I would like to ask this question.
00:43From the point of view of maintaining the body weight, how much is it in Malaysia?
00:501 in 2.
00:5454% to be exact.
00:57So, this is a challenge for this minister.
01:00Because all of these will put the number one killer, premature death,
01:07before he should have died.
01:09It is said that premature death is the highest heart attack.
01:14And the second is related to parliamentary.
01:18Data from 2020 to 2024 shows that almost 1 million clients have visited the Wellness Hub throughout Malaysia.
01:30With 20,000 clients from Seberang Prairie, 2.1%.
01:37And the first program that I can mention is the iFeeder program.
01:42iFeed and Eat Right is iFeeder.
01:46I know this program is very popular in Suraya.
01:49If you do it in Kuala Selangor, there will be a lot of people who want to be a participant.
01:57But not all of them can be included.
02:00Now, the iFeeder program recorded 60% success in reducing body weight.
02:08We want to reduce body weight.
02:11But we don't know.
02:14In Pulau Bintang, there is a balloon.
02:19If we eat a little,
02:25not a lot, but a little.
02:30Not a little, but a little.
02:33This is a big problem.
02:36In addition, the Wellness Hub also provides health literacy programs,
02:40free health check-ups,
02:42basic counselling,
02:44which has helped the community
02:46on health risks,
02:51and to take the right preventive measures.