HERBALIFE Nutrition has embarked on a year-long collaboration with the Nutrition Society of Malaysia (NSM) to further reinforce nutrition education and its importance to one's overall wellbeing across the nation.
The partnership involves the two organisations collaborating on a series of initiatives and planned programmes.
"According to our Asia Pacific Nutrition Myth Survey 2020, more than seven in 10 Malaysians are interested in receiving nutrition advice from healthcare professionals. Hence, we are pleased to play a bigger role in public nutrition education alongside NSM that has been championing nutrition education and awareness for the past 35 years," says Herbalife Nutrition Malaysia general manager/director, Steven Chin.
The partnership is driven by a shared belief in promoting good nutrition and a healthy active lifestyle among Malaysians from all walks of life, he adds.
Planned activities include the development of educational content co-authored by experts on various subjects including nutrition, health and wellness.
The collaboration comes at a time when the health of Malaysians is a cause for national concern as revealed by the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019.
According to the survey, one in two adults in Malaysia is either overweight or obese while diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol are among the main non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that are prevalent amongst Malaysians, which also happen to be major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) – the current leading cause of death in Malaysia.
It's been revealed that 1.7 million people in Malaysia live with three major risk factors.
The survey results are certainly a cause for concern, especially when such diseases are very closely linked to obesity which can be avoided through a healthy diet and proper nutrition, says Chin.
Through the collaboration with NSM, Herbalife Nutrition seeks to educate every individual on the benefits of consuming right nutrition, so they can start practising a healthy lifestyle which will benefit them in the long run.
NSM president, Dr Tee E Siong says the organisation is guided by a simple belief that the more people understand good nutrition, the better they can care for their health and wellbeing.
With this in mind, NSM partners with other organisations on public education initiatives across Southeast Asia.
It also works closely with regional organisations such as the Southeast Asia Public Health Nutrition Network (SEA-PHN), Southeast Asia Probiotics
Scientific and Regulatory Experts Network (SEA Probiotics SREN) and Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS) to create awareness on the importance of nutrition and active living.
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