Expert: Govt intervention needed to ensure reduced intake of salt, sugar

INTERVIEW | Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society (MHAS) president Dr Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman wants to see the government mandate less sugar and salt in food products and restaurants.

This is to help decrease the incidence of diabetes, high blood pressure and other related ailments among the public.

“I dream of the day the government takes a firm line on these issues as there is clear evidence of its adverse effects in Malaysia in terms of childhood obesity, diabetes, premature cardiac deaths and strokes in the middle age to older population.

“The needs of Malaysia’s ageing population will only increase and...