Food prices are rising, and while most of us think of what a cart-load at the local grocery is going to cost us, it exposes structural vulnerabilities that intensify malnutrition among children, especially among the B40 community. - NSTP/AIZUDDIN SAAD


Addressing malnutrition among children of public housing community
New Straits Times, 15 June 2022

LETTERS: Food prices are rising, and while most of us think of what a cart-load at the local grocery is going to cost us, it exposes structural vulnerabilities that intensify malnutrition among children, especially among the B40 community.

Malnutrition includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, obesity, and resulting diet-related non-communicable diseases.

Malnutrition rates in Malaysia are a great concern because the effects are reflected in lower educational attainment and poorer health throughout life. In turn people will have higher healthcare costs and lower-level jobs, perpetuating poverty into the next generation.


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