National Health and Morbidity Research 2015
shows mental health issues among 16-year-old youth spiked from 10.7% in 2011 to
29.2% last year.
PETALING
JAYA: Mental health problems, smoking and obesity are on the rise among youths
in Malaysia, New Straits Times Online reported today.
This was
revealed in the National Health and Morbidity Research 2015, which showed
mental health issues among 16-year-old youth spiked from 10.7% in 2011 to 29.2%
last year.
The
report quoted Penang Health Department deputy director Dr Noorlia Yahaya as
saying an inactive lifestyle led to people developing an addiction to smoking
and eating unhealthy food.
“This, in
turn contributes to physical and mental health,” said Noorlia at the launch of
the Program Siswa Sihat in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, yesterday.
She said
the health ministry was working towards conducting programmes and campaigns to
raise awareness among students, in a bid to tackle the problem.
It was
reported earlier this month that a new study by the University of California
Los Angeles revealed that physical exercise could be an effective way of
reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia.
This
supports other recent studies that suggest that physical activity can relieve
the symptoms of mental concerns such as depression and anxiety.
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