According to a survey in Malaysia conducted in December 2018, 59 percent of female respondents stated that they checked for the amount of sugar stated on the nutrition labels prior to purchase, compared to 55 percent of male respondents. Malaysia has one of the highest rates of obesity in Asia, and the government has taken measures to curb this problem such as introducing a sugar tax in 2019.
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Food Industry Asia. (April 29, 2019). Share of respondents who checked for the following nutritional information before purchasing food and beverages in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058859/malaysia-nutritional-information-important-to-consumers-before-purchase-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of respondents who checked for the following nutritional information before purchasing food and beverages in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058859/malaysia-nutritional-information-important-to-consumers-before-purchase-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Share of respondents who checked for the following nutritional information before purchasing food and beverages in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058859/malaysia-nutritional-information-important-to-consumers-before-purchase-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of Respondents Who Checked for The following Nutritional Information before Purchasing Food and Beverages in Malaysia as of December 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058859/malaysia-nutritional-information-important-to-consumers-before-purchase-by-gender/
Food Industry Asia, Share of respondents who checked for the following nutritional information before purchasing food and beverages in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058859/malaysia-nutritional-information-important-to-consumers-before-purchase-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of respondents who checked for the following nutritional information before purchasing food and beverages in Malaysia as of December 2018, by gender [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058859/malaysia-nutritional-information-important-to-consumers-before-purchase-by-gender/