According to a survey in Malaysia conducted in December 2018, 83 percent of male respondents and 79 percent of female respondents agreed that it was their personal responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet. Malaysia has one of the highest rates of obesity in Asia, and part of the government efforts to combat this health problem included introducing a sugar tax in 2019.
Share of respondents who agreed that it was their personal responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender
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 personal responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056699/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of respondents who agreed that it was their personal responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056699/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Share of respondents who agreed that it was their personal responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056699/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of Respondents Who Agreed That It Was Their Personal Responsibility to Follow a Healthy Balanced Diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056699/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia, Share of respondents who agreed that it was their personal responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056699/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-gender/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of respondents who agreed that it was their personal responsibility to follow a healthy balanced diet in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056699/malaysia-responsibility-for-a-healthy-diet-by-gender/
