Parents: Address root cause of obesity


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MEASURING pupils’ body mass indices (BMIs) may not be a good solution to tackle the issue of obesity and may also unnecessarily increase teachers’ workload, said Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education chairman Mak Chee Kin.

“What is the point of knowing whether pupils are overweight, obese and so on, if there are no long-term solutions to tackle this issue? Parents, canteen operators and school management have a role to play,” he said, adding that it’s important for parents to lead by example as many of them eat unhealthy food and drinks, such as fast food and carbonated drinks.

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