A "war" against excessive consumption of sugar will be launched soon and it is aimed at preventing the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Malaysians, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
The Health Minister said on Thursday (May 16) that the Health Ministry was also currently engaging with stakeholders including industry players on strategies for the war against sugar, adding that the sugar grading system for sweetened beverages is a continuation of the government's efforts to reduce the consumption of excessive sugar by the public.
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The Health Minister said on Thursday (May 16) that the Health Ministry was also currently engaging with stakeholders including industry players on strategies for the war against sugar, adding that the sugar grading system for sweetened beverages is a continuation of the government's efforts to reduce the consumption of excessive sugar by the public.
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00:00 Prevalence, excess weight and obesity in adults has increased
00:07 From the three things we mentioned earlier
00:11 Diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol all experienced a decrease
00:16 But the weight prevalence and obesity in adults increased
00:27 So this one is climbing up
00:32 This is an increase, this is a situation that is not satisfactory, needs to be balanced and needs to be acted on
00:42 One of the factors contributing to the increase in this problem is the excess intake of sugar
00:48 This has been proven by several local studies
00:52 To solve this problem, the KKM has implemented several approaches
00:57 The first is to impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages
01:04 And pre-mixed drinks, which is a request from the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Customs and Tourism
01:11 We also want this to be continued
01:15 Excise duty on sugar or sugar-sweetened beverages
01:20 And next, in the near future, KKM will introduce a system
01:27 For grading drinks according to the sugar content
01:35 Nutri-grade as mandatory
01:38 This is on, be careful
01:41 We will be grading our drinks according to the sugar content
01:48 Just like across the causeway, Singapore has a category A, B, C and D
01:55 When they do this program
01:58 War on liquid sugar
02:00 Next, the campaign to reduce sugar intake will be implemented
02:06 Through the initiative "War on Sugar"
02:09 This is coming
02:11 Dr. Seri, you were saying earlier
02:14 Drop in NCD, there's an improvement in diabetes
02:23 But in the data, obesity has surged 10%
02:29 And with obesity and being overweight, won't that contribute in the future report to higher cases of NCDs?
02:40 Diabetes, hypertension
02:42 You are correct
02:43 That's one view that has scientific evidence
02:48 Because we know that obesity and overweight
02:54 Not all people end up with obesity
02:59 But obesity is definitely overweight
03:01 And overweight now is about 1 in 2
03:13 Why do we say that?
03:15 Because with obesity and overweight
03:19 We know that diabetes is linked to people who are overweight and obese
03:28 We know that they are risk prone to type 2 diabetes
03:34 And insulin resistant
03:37 These are scientific facts that we cannot deny
03:41 So with obesity comes type 2 diabetes mellitus
03:47 And they are prone to type 2 diabetes
03:56 When they are overweight and obese
03:58 And with obesity and overweight
04:03 They are prone to cancer
04:11 They are also at higher risk of getting cancer
04:19 And thirdly, fatty liver
04:27 And fatty liver is also at higher risk of liver cancer
04:35 That I mentioned in my speech
04:37 So all of these, as you correctly said
04:41 Even though the risk factors are lower
04:45 But with diabetes and overweight alone
04:48 They can attract other NCDs
04:55 NCDs to do with diabetes, NCDs to do with cancer
04:59 And of course hypertension and cholesterol
05:03 Even though they are low, diabetes is also subject to CVA
05:09 Or stroke, etc
05:14 Therefore, why we mention about war on sugar
05:23 War on diabetes and overweight
05:26 Because in the end, it is also related to the increase of NCDs
05:34 And the most important thing is the sequelation
05:44 To the NCDs that cannot be treated
05:49 Cannot be treated, if the treatment is not effective
05:54 You get into the burden of NCDs
05:58 Which is, one, heart attack, IHD
06:03 The highest killer in NCDs is heart attack
06:07 17.3%
06:09 And of course, what we did would be other things
06:12 Including cancer, etc
06:15 For war on sugars, how does the Malaysian government engage in this?
06:23 And what are the related initiatives from the industry?
06:27 For a strategy towards war on sugars
06:33 One of the things that we do not do, but we are informed by the Ministry of Health
06:38 Is to educate people about sugar
06:42 And also to reduce the value of sugar
06:46 If we remember, we have a choice logo
06:52 And we want to introduce the term "brain" to the students
06:59 So that it will strengthen the sugar control
07:03 And we remember that, besides the writing, we also need to have some advocacy
07:08 Sometimes we see from the results of HMS23
07:12 We get a high literacy rate
07:15 But we see from the practical side, this is what we are concerned about
07:19 For example, we see from the group
07:23 The literacy percentage is very high
07:27 But do they practice or not?
07:30 If they get this knowledge, do they practice or not?
07:34 Do they share it with the requirements?
07:37 This is what we need to emphasize from day to day
07:41 That's why we have a program called National Nurses Hub
07:47 If you have heard of it, NMS
07:50 It's not NMS, it's ANMS
07:53 It's a national health program
07:57 With the aim of promoting healthy health for the public
07:59 For the public to see that the public is healthy
08:03 We want to empower the individual
08:07 Each individual and community
08:09 To ensure that they are healthy
08:12 For health, they have to be aware of the risk of diseases
08:18 They have to have hope to promote health
08:22 So that they can understand the health aspect
08:25 Whether it's healthy or not, the risk of disease
08:29 Or the diagnosis of disease
08:32 So that's why we need to encourage them
08:35 To have interventions or treatments
08:37 This is what we need to do
08:39 As the Minister of Health said
08:41 We have a lot of activities
08:45 To encourage the public to show their support
08:49 To make a friendly relationship
08:51 This is very important
08:52 For example, the National Nurses Initiative
08:55 We see that it's a program
08:57 Led by the KKM
08:59 Which shows the power to bring individuals
09:02 Including young people, 18 years and above
09:04 We started with 40 years
09:06 We have reduced it to 18 years
09:08 So now we encourage those who are 18 years and above
09:12 To be prepared for the risk of health
09:15 Whether it's work or private
09:18 To make a friendly relationship
09:20 To hope to get the early diagnosis
09:22 And to get the experience
09:24 [silence]