According to a survey in Malaysia conducted in December 2018, 58 percent of respondents did not agree with the view that food companies should not interfere in their diets by changing product formulation and recipes to make them healthier. 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.
Share of respondents who agreed that food companies need not interfere in their diets by changing product reformulation in Malaysia as of December 2018
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - My diet is my responsibility and food companies should not interfere by changing their product formulations/recipes."
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Food Industry Asia. (April 29, 2019). Share of respondents who agreed that food companies need not interfere in their diets by changing product reformulation in Malaysia as of December 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061816/malaysia-opinions-responsibility-of-food-companies-on-consumer-diets/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of respondents who agreed that food companies need not interfere in their diets by changing product reformulation in Malaysia as of December 2018." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061816/malaysia-opinions-responsibility-of-food-companies-on-consumer-diets/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Share of respondents who agreed that food companies need not interfere in their diets by changing product reformulation in Malaysia as of December 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061816/malaysia-opinions-responsibility-of-food-companies-on-consumer-diets/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of Respondents Who Agreed That Food Companies Need Not Interfere in Their Diets by Changing Product Reformulation in Malaysia as of December 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061816/malaysia-opinions-responsibility-of-food-companies-on-consumer-diets/
Food Industry Asia, Share of respondents who agreed that food companies need not interfere in their diets by changing product reformulation in Malaysia as of December 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061816/malaysia-opinions-responsibility-of-food-companies-on-consumer-diets/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of respondents who agreed that food companies need not interfere in their diets by changing product reformulation in Malaysia as of December 2018 [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061816/malaysia-opinions-responsibility-of-food-companies-on-consumer-diets/
