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Diabetes is a chronic disease which affects how your body converts food into energy. It is a condition when your blood sugar level is higher than normal. The three main types of diabetes are diabetes type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide which is responsible for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Breast cancer ranks as the second most common cancer and the fifth most common cause of deaths due to cancer globally. In Malaysia, this disease has accounted for 34.1% of all cancer among the females.
Food allergy is a serious public health issue with an increasing prevalence that affects both the children and adults. It occurs when the body has a specific and reproducible immune response to certain foods which can be severe and life-threatening (anaphylaxis).
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behaviours factors.
Hepatitis is a group of infectious diseases that affects 325 million people worldwide. Hepatitis C alone has been estimated to infect around 71 million people globally with either acute or chronic infection.