While Malaysia is blessed to be a land overflowing with varieties of mouthwatering food, it also comes with a huge problem — obesity.
This was clearly seen in a clip which recently went viral on social media, where it showed a young boy being grossly overweight and wolfing down an entire pack of rice solo.
2yo M’sian boy weighing 26kg devours meal all by himself
In the clip posted to the Facebook group Malaysia Punya Hal on Saturday (Oct 5), it began with the father of the boy struggling to get him off off a high chair due to his bulging belly at an unknown restaurant.
After getting off the high chair, the boy, who was clad in a red t-shirt and jeans, was seen walking around the restaurant while his belly jiggled underneath his clothes.
The camera then panned to the boy devouring a packet of nasi ayam goreng all by himself with his bare hands while his father watched on.
According to the in-text caption, it claimed that the boy was only 2-years-old and weighed a staggering 26kg, a body weight that’s definitely not ideal for kids his age.
‘Not healthy at all!’
In the comment section, netizens expressed concern for the boy’s health, saying that being overweight at such a young age would pose major health complications in the future.
‘It’s not good to let your children overeat and become obese. It will bring about a lot of diseases.’
‘Not cute. Stop normalising kids becoming obese from a young age.’
One shared how his parents indulged him in his eating habits when he was young, only to have him deal with the consequences when he got older.
Another remarked that the boy would be vulnerable to school bullying due to being teased for his weight by schoolmates.
Aside from kids, Malaysian adults are also struggling with obesity:
