"So we thought of who we could bring back without making the audience feel like they were missing out if they didn't get a whole episode about them. Georgina initially claimed that Milo was Dan Humphrey's, but her lie was eventually uncovered when we found out she got pregnant by a married man named Serge with whom she had an affair.Įxplaining how the cameo came to be, showrunner of both the original Gossip Girl and the reboot Joshua Safran told TVLine: "At first, we were like, 'Do we bring people back from the original?' I would die to have Michelle on the show, but we made the decision – and I fully support the decision – to let the audience get to know the new characters before hopefully bringing some people back. “A lot of other factors cause obesity, including your “teh tarik” (pulled tea), condensed milk, “roti tisu” (thin, fried bread) … not just chocolate drinks.Hardcore fans of the original show will know Milo as the child of Michelle Trachtenberg's character, born between seasons three and four. Lau also recommends at least 150 minutes of exercise per week for weight maintenance. For example, one cup of the drink as a food substitute at breakfast, and not together with a piece of ‘”roti canai” (local fried bread). Milo too, but in the right amount and at the right time. Sugar can be part of a healthy diet, Lau says, provided it makes up not more than five percent of total energy intake daily. Between the 1960s and 2005, the country’s sugar intake shot up 33 percent.Ĭeleste Lau, a dietitian at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur, believes Malaysians’ “sweet tooth”, coupled with a less active lifestyle and a lack of awareness about food labels, is the real problem here. In comparison, Japan’s and South Korea’s obesity prevalence rates are 2.9 and 4.2 percent respectively. having a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above 25 and 30 kg/m2 respectively) – a problem that is straining its public health services. Obesity is highest in Malaysia compared to its ASEAN neighbours, according to a white paper published by the Economist Intelligence Unit last year.Ībout 13 percent of its adults are obese, while another 38.5 percent are overweight (ie. Malaysia’s national dish is nasi lemak – translating literally as “fatty rice”. The Health Ministry could not be reached for comment. “We (consumers) are not scientists, we do not go to the laboratory nor check the analyzed data.” Even the word ‘healthy’ is enough for (consumers) to view it as a healthy product,” Hishamuddin said. “The red sticker is produced by the Health Ministry and any person will portray it as healthy. The product’s advertisements make the same claim too, according to PPIM legal bureau head Hishamuddin Hasim. The cause of concern seems to lie in a red Health Ministry sticker stating the product was a “pilihan lebih sihat” (healthier choice), which is printed on some Milo products. The Muslim Consumers’ Association (PPIM) is urging the Health Ministry to give a clear-cut answer to the debacle. That math equation is not placating consumers, however. Three percent from milk and another three percent is sugar,” he said. “(Thereby) the beverage will only have six percent of sugar. Its head of halal affairs, Othman Mohd Yusof, said the recommended serving of a Milo drink was mixing five teaspoons of Milo powder to 200ml of water. On Tuesday, Nestlé’s denied the video’s claim that Milo contains 40 percent sugar, Malaysiakini reported. It’s made some schools stop serving the drink, consumer groups call for an investigation into Milo, and medical associations to come up with their own set of advice on how to consume the drink. The original post now has 812,716 views at the time of writing. Because sugar makes you hungrier, so you buy more of their poisonous shit,” he said. They’re incentivized to keep you pumping your body with sugar. “Big pharma and food companies are not incentivized to make you feel healthier. In the video, Laisheni spoke about the culture encouraging young children to consume several glasses of the drink per day when he was growing up in Malaysia. This claim is now the subject of debate after a video by businessman Vishen Laisheni pointed out that sugar makes up 40 percent of a serving of the drink in powder form. Milo’s website states there are 40.5g of sugar in every 100g serving of the powder. Milo, a hugely popular drink in Malaysia, is marketed as a healthy and “nutritious” drink locally. FRESH from being crowned ‘The Fattest Country in Asia’, Malaysia is now debating whether a malt chocolate drink by Nestlé is healthy or not.
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