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INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background Information

“Do I look fat?” That is the common question people always ask their friends even when they are not fat actually. This is because some people are obsessed to become slim. Obesity is a menace that gives many men and women sleepless nights. Losing weight, nowadays, has become many people’s obsession and with **innocent ?**reason that people want to look the best. It has also become a trend among us. Some people think by being slim they will look more attractive and beautiful. This kind of people might take fast ways or not to get slim. Slim fast simply means lose the body weight quickly. It has been seen that a majority of the overweight people prefer to abstain from exercising which is the most effective way to shed the flab. Many people cannot even stick to a balanced diet due to the hectic pace of life. Therefore a lot of them resort to alternative ways for becoming slim.

One popular way to lose weight is resorting to the weight loss pills or diet pills. They are also known as appetite suppressants. However, before using any diet pills, it would be advisable for an obese person to talk with a veteran dietitian or doctor. This is because some of the diet pills can cause adverse effects in a person's body if he or she is allergic to any of its ingredients. According to Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad, certain weight losing pills being sold over the counter may contain harmful chemicals that lead to kidney or liver failure, or skin cancer (//The Star, 16 July 2007).//

Therefore, this survey will make people aware about the effect of improper way to become slim. 1.2 Definition of Terms Obsessed : to occupy the mind of a person continually Slim : not fat, attractively thin. Become : to develop or grown into, to be as a result after a period of time. 1.3 Research questions: The research study is to gain the answers of the three questions: a) How obsess UMP student’s to be a slim person in order to get good appearance? b) What are the effects of improper diet to be slim? c) What is the importance of a healthy diet? 1.4 Objectives The current study aims at fulfilling three objectives: a) To find out how obsess UMP student’s to be a slim person in order to get good appearance. b) To investigate the effects of improper diet to be slim. c) To identify the importance of a healthy diet.