In a report issued in February 2020, WHO stated that obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese.
Many people have been complaining about their weight gain during the movement control order (MCO) period, which was not really a surprise considering that they were homebound and less active physically.
In addition to that, Malaysia has the highest prevalence of obesity among adults in South-east Asia, according to the World Population Review 2019.