While we are busy gaining wealth, we are losing health.
Obesity increased 4.4 % in 1996 to 14 % in 2006. For adults above 30, the proportion of those who were diabetic increased from 8.3 % in 1996 to 14.9 % last year and of those who were hypertensive increased from 29.9 % to 42.6 % for the same 10-year period.
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Chua: Eat right, exercise regularlyNew Straits Times - Persekutuan,MalaysiaHealth Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said overeating or poor eating habits contributed to an increase in the prevalence of many chronic diseases like ...
Malaysians like to spend more time accumulating wealth only to look good in a sedentary lifestyle. What good is a 5-star bathroom at home when we have a kidney failure? We can’t even pee right.
Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.
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Good God, kelakar gila. But you've made your point!
M biking 5km to work. Thx 4 d inspiration. Keep up d good deeds !
Thanks Pencil, you are probably my most faithful reader.
Thanks Gan, I am glad I could be an inspiration to others.
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