Overweight And Obesity Among Malaysians

Following is a news release by the Malaysian Health Ministry. I found it through Warkah.com.

The recent statement by the Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai that overweight and obesity among Malaysians needs urgent attention again illustrates public ignorance on the problem.
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Abs or Water? Getting rid of excess water?

What is water retention?

Ever heard to water retention? Yup, other than storing fat, excess water retention (takungan air badan berlebihan) can make you look soft as well, especially an issue once you have managed to reduce your body fat and "still" dont look as toned as you envisioned, ah yes vanity rules hahaha.

Water or fat: How to tell the difference?

You can do a lil pull test. Just grab a nice layer of fat (you tummy would be a good idea), and pull. Water will tend to wobble more than fat will over the abs tetapi susah jugak to identify sekiranya you have lots of fat (salah nisbah nanti). But typically, reducing water retention becomes relavant once your body fat percentage hits below 15%.

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