overweight Archives

20 April 2026

Malaysia

Perodua Halts Popular Diabetes Injection Prescriptions For Staff

Perodua Manufacturing directs panel clinics to stop prescribing GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 shots for diabetes to staff, pending further evaluation, and to prescribe other oral hypoglycaemic drugs instead. GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 meds treat both diabetes and obesity.

12 November 2025

Animal health

France Pitches ‘Farm-To-Fork’ Nutrition Model As Malaysia Confronts Diet-Related Diseases

France urges Malaysia to link diet policy with farming practices, as changing livestock feed can improve animal and human health. MOH says healthy diets must be made affordable. DVS says Malaysia’s livestock sector still depends on imports and costly feed.

13 October 2025

Malaysia

Stigma Prevents Malaysians From Getting Medical Help For Obesity: Experts

Many Malaysians with obesity struggle to seek medical help due to stigma, experts said. They urged for compassionate care, recognition of obesity as a disease, and highlighted new treatments like GLP-1 drugs and bariatric surgery beyond lifestyle changes.

9 October 2025

World

Should You Use Weight Loss Drugs? First, Measure Obesity Right

There’s a boom in the use of weight loss medications with more new ones on their way, but they are recommended only for the clinically obese.

27 March 2025

Malaysia

Kids Living With Obesity Aren’t Cute, Experts Tell Malaysian Parents

Endocrinologists advise parents to treat obesity in children/teens seriously, warning of serious health complications like diabetes, hypertension, kidney issues, etc. Children living with obesity aren't cute and adolescents living with obesity are not okay.

12 February 2025

Malaysia

Overweight, Obesity Not A Harmless Lifestyle Condition: Experts

Experts say overweight and obesity need to be recognised as a chronic and debilitating disease, not a mere lifestyle condition, that is linked to many other more serious diseases, like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer. But it's reversible.

12 December 2024

Malaysia

61% Of Civil Servants Overweight Or Obese, Health Screening Shows

Some 61% of civil servants screened in Putrajaya as of Sept 2024 were found to be overweight or obese: 34% overweight, 27% obese. The screenings also revealed high rates of high blood pressure (20%), high cholesterol (36%), and elevated blood sugar (13%).

27 May 2024

Malaysia

NHMS 2023: Over Half Of Malaysian Adults Overweight Or Obese

The trend in overweight and obesity among Malaysian adults over the past decade, based on a BMI of ≥ 25.0 kg/m, has increased by 10 percentage points, rising from 44.5% in 2011 to 54.4% in 2023, according to the NHMS 2023.

4 March 2024

Letter

Let’s Talk About Obesity And Cancer — Soh Yih Harng & Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming

Positive lifestyle changes can reduce obesity and cancer risks.

29 February 2024

Letter

Lose Weight, Gain Fertility: Men’s Guide — Ruthashini Selvasingam, Tan Cia Vei & Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming

Obese men are more likely to have a lower sperm count, reduced sperm motility, and a higher percentage of abnormally shaped sperm.

Tag: overweight

Perodua Halts Popular Diabetes Injection Prescriptions For Staff

France Pitches ‘Farm-To-Fork’ Nutrition Model As Malaysia Confronts Diet-Related Diseases

Stigma Prevents Malaysians From Getting Medical Help For Obesity: Experts

Should You Use Weight Loss Drugs? First, Measure Obesity Right

Kids Living With Obesity Aren’t Cute, Experts Tell Malaysian Parents

Overweight, Obesity Not A Harmless Lifestyle Condition: Experts

61% Of Civil Servants Overweight Or Obese, Health Screening Shows

NHMS 2023: Over Half Of Malaysian Adults Overweight Or Obese

Let’s Talk About Obesity And Cancer — Soh Yih Harng & Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming

Lose Weight, Gain Fertility: Men’s Guide — Ruthashini Selvasingam, Tan Cia Vei & Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming

Health Ministry’s Spending Cuts: New Positions Frozen, Overtime Allowance Controlled

Malaysia Mulls Mandatory National Insurance For Long-Term Care

MOH Sets Charging Protocols For Select Medical Procedures

JPA Admits Concerns About New Subspecialty Training Requirement

PM Orders MOH, MOHE To Resolve PharmD Non-Recognition