2022 – Page 16 – Consumers Association Penang

WHY WALKING IS GOOD FOR YOU

Lai Cheng August 8, 2022 0 Comments

Walking improves your health in many ways. It’s free and can be done anywhere. You don’t need to take 10,000 steps a day to reap the benefits. All you need to do is move regularly throughout the day. Read more:

17 SIDE EFFECTS OF EATING FAST FOOD

Lai Cheng August 8, 2022 0 Comments

Fast food is highly processed and contains large amounts of carbohydrates, added sugar, unhealthy fats, and sodium. When fast food frequently replaces nutritious whole foods in your diet, it can lead to all sorts of bad health outcomes. Here are 17 serious side effects of a fast-food diet — all of which can happen to your body in a relatively short amount of time. You'll be lethargic. Your...

CAP: Improve our Public Health System

Lai Cheng August 5, 2022 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls upon the Ministry of Health to improve our public health system in view of the threats from five communicable diseases (Covid- 19, Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), Monkey Pox, Influenza and Marburg)which are presently affecting a large section of the global population. Malaysia has also not been spared as some of these communicable diseases are also...

MANUFACTURING ILLNESS?

Lai Cheng August 5, 2022 0 Comments

“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry which pays no attention to food.” ~ Farmer & activist Wendell Berry Big Food and Big Pharma (the pharmaceutical industry) are closely intertwined, it has been said. Sponsorship by Big Food influences dietary guidelines while Big Pharma’s influence has been proven to alter...

SMOKING: A Deadly Pleasure

Lai Cheng August 4, 2022 0 Comments

(A reflection on the Tobacco Bill by Afiqah Sumayyah, a 14-year-old student) Smoking feels like a comforting embrace. Like a friend that consoles you through a hard time, even if it’s only temporary. Like a breath of fresh air, after drowning in the endless pool of life. Like the light that shines bright even in the darkest of places. Smoking feels timeless – there is an enticing charm to...

Tobacco Industry Trying To Derail Tobacco GEG Legislation

Lai Cheng August 2, 2022 0 Comments

Being a strong tobacco control advocate for many decades, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) have consistently argued against tobacco use with evidence-based reasons. Hence, we support the Health Ministry (MoH)’s tobacco generational endgame (GEG) legislation as an important effort to denormalise the addictive habit. The reason people smoke and find it very difficult to quit is because...

WHY SMOTHER FRUIT & VEGGIE IN PLASTIC?

Lai Cheng July 29, 2022 0 Comments

Fruit and vegetables come in their own compostable wrapping designed by nature. Corn and bananas for example, come with their own protective covering that is easy to remove and creates no plastic waste. Packaging merely simplifies the handling process of these products for the supermarkets and to facilitate fixing of use-by dates. An 18-month study by the UK food waste charity Wrap found that...

MPs: Do Not Fall Prey To Tobacco Industry Antics To Subvert The Tobacco Control Bill

Lai Cheng July 28, 2022 0 Comments

CAP strongly welcomes the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 which is before the current parliamentary sitting. This is a significant step in implementing Malaysia’s obligations under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) that was adopted in 2003. Malaysia was part of that...

Govt Needs A Long-Term Plan For Chicken Shortage Than Importing Frozen Chicken

Lai Cheng July 27, 2022 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked by the Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development (Kuskop) Tan Sri Noh Omar announcement that the ministry is currently trying to import frozen chicken to ensure sufficient chicken supply in the country. Such a move will destroy the local poultry farming industry if the imported chicken is indeed cheaper. Chicken farmers may find it...

CAP: Care Delayed Is Care Denied

Lai Cheng July 26, 2022 0 Comments

Access to medicine is a crucial matter which will decide who lives and who dies. Medicines form a very important component of healthcare services. Shortages of medicines will have a huge impact on healthcare outcomes. There was a report in the mainstream media captioned “Fatal Prescription” on 25 June 2022 where industry players said the shortage of medicine is not only unique to Malaysia...

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