Anwar urges people to reduce sugar intake

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded the people to take health knowledge seriously, particularly regarding the dangers of excessive sugar consumption.  He said this is because Malaysia has the highest number of diabetes cases in Southeast Asia, reflecting that the level of health literacy among the people in the country remains low.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mr4cz864   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00When he talked about sugar, I said, what's the problem?

00:04Tell the people,

00:07that Malaysia's diabetes disease is the number one record in Asia.

00:13We shouldn't be proud.

00:15It shows that there is no health degradation.

00:18Talk about artificial intelligence, industry,

00:21great growth, education,

00:24good hospitals,

00:26not foreign hospitals.

00:28There are a lot of hospitals here.

00:30But people's health degradation is still at the lowest level.

00:35Obesity means,

00:37excessive weight,

00:39is high.

00:41Diabetes is high.

00:44So, please,

00:46we save our country,

00:49save our children,

00:51save our parents' families,

00:55not to stop it.

00:57If you don't have diabetes,

01:00you don't have to stop sugar.

01:02But you don't have to

01:04pray for diabetes.

01:07How do you pray for diabetes?

01:09Eat sugar first.

01:11So,

01:13I want to emphasize,

01:16this campaign,

01:17health degradation,

01:19health month,

01:21or the literature that we want to introduce,

01:26and also this campaign to reduce sugar,

01:29will only have an effect if we start reducing it now.

01:33All these shops

01:35that sell

01:37goods,

01:38I think we have to monitor it now.

01:42If we give excess sugar for drinks,

01:46it's already a business.

01:48To take care of family's well-being.

01:51But don't sacrifice other people.

01:54Excessive sugar means,

01:57the seller gives a donation

02:00towards

02:02physical and health damage.

02:05The buyer.

02:07So, let the other side be ready.

02:10If they say,

02:11can I add more sugar?

02:13Then, it's okay.

02:14But don't start like the tea in Pulau Pinang.

02:18The tea in Pulau Pinang is served in a glass.

02:21One third of it is sweetened condensed milk.

02:25One third of it.

02:27When I went there,

02:28I said,

02:29Mamak, is it less sweet?

02:30It's less sweet.

02:32But the shopkeeper said,

02:33it's too sweet.

02:35It's too sweet.

02:37So,

02:39in the past,

02:41diabetes,

02:42diabetes was the highest in Kelantan.

02:46Then, it's gone.

02:49Now, if I'm not mistaken,

02:51the highest record of sweetened condensed milk

02:53is in Negeri Sembilan.

02:56The Minister of Health was born in Negeri Sembilan.

03:00The Minister of Health was born in Negeri Sembilan.

03:02The Prime Minister was also born in Negeri Sembilan.

03:06I'm ashamed.

03:09So, there must be a big campaign.

03:12From the Ministry of Health,

03:14to the hospitals,

03:15regional offices,

03:16offices,

03:17everywhere,

03:18we must reduce it.

03:20It's a burden.

03:22Imagine,

03:23our future life,

03:25our family.

03:27Okay?

03:28Good.

03:29We have to understand the old songs.

03:32I saw a song by Sam Salim.

03:34But if I know,

03:35sweet is not just sweet and sugar.

03:38Huh?

03:39Sweet smile.

03:41Sweet, sweet, sweet,

03:43sweet is not just sweet and sugar.

03:51Sweet smile again.

03:57That's right.

03:58Let's popularize that song.

03:59Who wants to be sweet?

04:00We want sweet smile to be better

04:02than sweet and sugar.

04:04Sweet, sweet, sweet,

04:06sweet is not just sweet and sugar.

04:10Who wants to be sweet?

04:12We want sweet smile.

04:17Okay.

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