The accelerated phase of industrialisation and urbanisation in recent decades has inevitably
brought about changes in the lifestyle of Malaysians. Changes in dietary habits and …

Background The main purpose of this paper is to understand the multidimensional
phenomenon of the nutrition transition in Malaysia, from 1980 to 2014, to inform future …

Rapid and marked socioeconomic advancements in Malaysia for the past two decades have
brought about significant changes in the lifestyles of communities. These include significant …

ObjectiveThe present study was done to confirm the relationship between changes in food
patterns and nutrition transition in three South-East Asian countries, namely the Philippines …

ABSTRACT Introduction: The Malaysian society is undergoing rapid modernisation. The
emerging middle class in Malaysia is influencing the lifestyles and traditional food habits of …

It is estimated that more than 1.1 billion adults and 115 million children worldwide are
overweight. In Malaysia, the second and third National Health and Morbidity Surveys in …

Abstract The Malaysian Adults Nutrition Survey (MANS) was carried out between October
2002 and July 2003, involving 6,775 men and 3,441 women aged 18-59 years …

The Malaysian society is experiencing and coping with a fast modernization process, which
is characterized by a rapid urbanization and rural exodus, an important reduction of the size …

Double burden of malnutrition (DBMN), the coexistence of under-and overnutrition in the
same population, is an emerging public health concern in developing countries, including …

Objective: To explore and describe the nutrition and health transition in Thailand in relation
to social and economic changes, shifts in food consumption patterns and nutritional …