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KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will soon introduce a nutrient rating system to classify food based on its health value.

This is to raise awareness about healthy eating.

Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, said yesterday that food would be categorised into Grade A for healthy food and Grade B for unhealthy food, which will not be allowed to be advertised.

"In that same spirit, unhealthy food will be labelled as 'unhealthy'.

"This is important so the public understands that such food should not even be touched, let alone consumed."

He said this after attending a dialogue on healthy eating in Parliament.

Dzulkefly added that the ministry would engage with social media influencers so they could play a role in educating the public about healthy eating habits.

He said influencers could shape public behaviour either positively or negatively.

To encourage healthier food choices, the ministry, said it was looking into more specific measures, including recommending that government events serve more vegetables, legumes and milk.

The ministry wants to discourage the serving of sweetened beverages at government functions.