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Sharifah Farah, together with her husband Edzwan Redza Anwar, 45, who have an 11-year-old son, Hamza, and a nine-year-old daughter, Imaan, said maintaining good health is an important part of practising Islam itself.

Besides financial capability, physical endurance, disease control, nutrition, hydration and mental resilience are now equally crucial for pilgrims to complete the journey safely. Photo: Edited via Canva

SOME of the unhealthiest people look perfectly slim. They receive compliments about their figure, register a "normal" reading on the bathroom scale and see nothing alarming in the mirror. Yet beneath that exterior, something quietly damaging is taking place, their bodies are accumulating excess fat while losing the very muscle that keeps them alive and well. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Pixabay

A growing fear of missing out (FOMO) on trendy sweet foods, combined with poor nutrition and unhealthy eating habits, is seen as one of the serious concerns.

Education director-general Datuk Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad said the influence of viral food trends on social media has been identified as a new contributing factor to systematic nutritional problems among children and adolescents. - Inset: Datuk Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad

Malaysia’s struggle with obesity is deepening, but health experts caution that the issue extends far beyond sugar alone. Instead, they point to a broader mix of excessive calorie intake, poor dietary habits and increasingly sedentary lifestyles.

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Many Muslims face a common dilemma after sahur, namely whether to stay awake or catch a brief nap to ease drowsiness. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Pixabay

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Building your Iftar around protein can help stabilise blood sugar, curb overeating and keep your energy steady through tarawih prayers. Photo: Canva