According to a survey in Malaysia conducted in December 2018, 86 percent of respondents aged 55 years and older agreed that it was their responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet. Malaysia has one of the highest rates of obesity in Asia, and recent government efforts to combat this health problem included introducing a sugar tax in 2019.
Share of respondents who agreed that it was their responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by age group
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? It's up to me to follow a healthy balanced diet."
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Food Industry Asia. (April 29, 2019). Share of respondents who agreed that it was their responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056609/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-age-group/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of respondents who agreed that it was their responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by age group." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056609/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-age-group/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Share of respondents who agreed that it was their responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056609/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-age-group/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of Respondents Who Agreed That It Was Their Responsibility to Follow a Healthy Balanced Diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056609/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-age-group/
Food Industry Asia, Share of respondents who agreed that it was their responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056609/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-age-group/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of respondents who agreed that it was their responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by age group [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056609/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-age-group/
