According to a survey in Malaysia conducted in December 2018, 57 percent of male respondents and 50 percent of female respondents admitted that while their diets were not as healthy as it could be, they were satisfied that it was healthy enough. Malaysia has one of the highest rates of obesity in Asia, and has recently introduced a sugar tax to combat obesity.
Breakdown of respondents who believed that their diets were not as healthy as it could be but was healthy enough 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? - My diet isn't as healthy as it could be but it's healthy enough."
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Food Industry Asia. (April 29, 2019). Breakdown of respondents who believed that their diets were not as healthy as it could be but was healthy enough in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057116/malaysia-respondents-satisfied-with-their-diet-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. "Breakdown of respondents who believed that their diets were not as healthy as it could be but was healthy enough in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057116/malaysia-respondents-satisfied-with-their-diet-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Breakdown of respondents who believed that their diets were not as healthy as it could be but was healthy enough in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057116/malaysia-respondents-satisfied-with-their-diet-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. "Breakdown of Respondents Who Believed That Their Diets Were Not as Healthy as It Could Be but Was Healthy Enough in Malaysia as of December 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057116/malaysia-respondents-satisfied-with-their-diet-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia, Breakdown of respondents who believed that their diets were not as healthy as it could be but was healthy enough in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057116/malaysia-respondents-satisfied-with-their-diet-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Breakdown of respondents who believed that their diets were not as healthy as it could be but was healthy enough in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057116/malaysia-respondents-satisfied-with-their-diet-by-gender/
