Malaysians are urged to normalise their lifestyle with less sugar consumption in their diet as diabetes and the 'sugar culture' in the country have become a norm.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said diabetes was among the major problems in Malaysia as one in five adults in the nation suffered from diabetes with the risk of serious complications.

Noor Hisham said according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019, the prevalence of diabetes among Malaysian adults...