The Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (Maso) has launched a nationwide screening campaign for diabetes in conjunction with its biennial Scientific Conference MASO 2009.
The campaign is part of Maso’s ongoing efforts to combat obesity and is supported by Abbott Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd, which is supplying the diabetic diagnostics kits.
The screening is available free at selected clinics nationwide, and individuals aged 35 and above who are at risk are advised to undergo the screening.
According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey III conducted in 2006, 43.3% of Malaysians are either overweight or obese, and the prevalence of abdominal obesity (AO) in Malaysian adults is higher than in other Asian countries, except for South Asia.
Abdominal obesity is strongly linked to the risk of chronic illnesses like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Diabetes is one of the most prevalent co-morbid conditions, occurring in 61% of obese patients, and 90% of Type 2 diabetes is attributed to excess weight.
Obesity also increases the risk of developing pre-diabetes condition, in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal, and studies have shown that overweight pre-diabetics will develop Type 2 diabetes within 10 years...
The campaign is part of Maso’s ongoing efforts to combat obesity and is supported by Abbott Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd, which is supplying the diabetic diagnostics kits.
The screening is available free at selected clinics nationwide, and individuals aged 35 and above who are at risk are advised to undergo the screening.
According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey III conducted in 2006, 43.3% of Malaysians are either overweight or obese, and the prevalence of abdominal obesity (AO) in Malaysian adults is higher than in other Asian countries, except for South Asia.
Abdominal obesity is strongly linked to the risk of chronic illnesses like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Diabetes is one of the most prevalent co-morbid conditions, occurring in 61% of obese patients, and 90% of Type 2 diabetes is attributed to excess weight.
Obesity also increases the risk of developing pre-diabetes condition, in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal, and studies have shown that overweight pre-diabetics will develop Type 2 diabetes within 10 years...
