Kota Kinabalu: It is estimated that up to 5.6 million school-going children in Malaysia face the double burden of malnutrition. The double burden of malnutrition is defined as the coexistence of both undernutrition and overnutrition in the same population across the life course. In short, malnourished children run the risk of becoming obese adults.
KOTA KINABALU: Smiles were plastered on the faces of some 40 over orphans and single mothers when they were treated to a sumptuous buffet dinner on their first day of fasting at a hotel in the city here.