If you look at the Malay population, one thing you will notice is that obesity is a problem. I bet if you check the stats diabetes is a problem.
contrary to the false notion that coconut milk is fattening and contributes to obesity, diabetes, and even bad cholesterol, coconut milk is actually very healthy. if the egg, fish, ikan bilis, and peanuts are fried with vegetable oil, the combo is healthier than chink food cooked with pork lard. there's hardly oil in the rice, as it is steamed, not fried, unlike chink fried lice which is greasy and full of eggs and fatty pork. cucumbers and sometimes slices of tomatoes are buried under the rice in nasi lemak, and they offset the fried stuff. the sambal chili has both chili peppers and onions in it, plus spices and other nutritious ingredients.
health issues associated with the malay population in sg have more to do with behavioral, hereditary and dietary patterns connected to other meaty consumption, consumption of sugar, smoking, genes, etc. cholesterol only comes from meaty fats and the body.
