ALOR SETAR, Aug 16 – Malaysia Fit program can hopefully be a culture among young people to continuously towards to reducing the risk of diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this program will be held on a large scale throughout the country which is to establish a National Sports are not only providing an insight into fitness but also about healthy eating.
“It’s a lot to education, information and exposure so that they understand about nutrition, about food content,” he told reporters after launching the Malaysia Fit involving nearly 20,000 people here on Saturday. Activities in Malaysia Fit program does not require special facilities or equipment, easy to learn and can be done at any time singly or in groups such as cycling and running.
“Education on health awareness among young people should be applied to prevent the deadly disease. Every year we are faced with the question of how much we want to build a hospital spending, I think we better use the money for the awareness of young people about health,” said Kedah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir.
He added that Sabah was among the highest states suffering from diabetes in the country. In the same time, State Health Director Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail also told the reporters in March about the one in four people diagnosed with diabetes in Kedah higher rate than the national rate.
