According to the World Health Organization's latest research, nearly 43 million children under the age of five are overweight around the globe. With the pandemic mostly caused by unhealthy diets, the Department of Health is now drafting a law to ban the sales of sugar-sweetened snacks and beverages on campus.

Many students snack on deep-fried chicken fillets and bubble milk tea after school, but sales of high-fat, high-sugar items may be banned on campuses in the future.

According to a new World Health Organization study, the four most prevalent non-contagious diseases worldwide are cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic lung disease.

Most of these conditions can be attributed to unhealthy diets, and WHO statistics also show that there are now 43 million overweight children under the age of five around the world.

The organization is calling on its member nations to ban junk food advertisements targeting children, and encouraging schools and gaming venues to stop selling relevant food products.

The Bureau of Health Promotion is drafting a dietary health act to regulate advertisements and sales of products harmful to human health, and establish a fine scale for violations.

It is also working with the Ministry of Education to start implementing dietetics classes at schools.