Eating Habits of Malaysian Children

Chong, Kar Hau; Wu, Suet Kei; Hafizah, Yatiman Noor; Bragt, Marjolijn C. E.; Poh, Bee Koon

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“…After the SNP, the children in the IG increased in physical activity at post-intervention and 3-month follow-up, which was consistent with past studies among primary school children [ 58 , 59 ]. In Malaysia, children and adolescents are suggested to perform moderate- or vigorous-intensity physical activity for at least 60 min daily [ 15 ]. The improvement in the physical activity in the SNP may be attributed to the various physical activities run by the trained teachers and the nutrition education, which emphasized the importance of physical activity and a reduction in sedentary activity.…”

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“…The World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that changes in eating behaviors and physical activity pattern are the key factors in the high prevalence of childhood obesity [ 12 ]. Studies have also shown that school-aged children are at risk of poor dietary behaviors (such as skipping breakfast, low intake of fruits and vegetables, and unhealthy snacking) and low physical activity in Malaysia [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ], which may affect their cognitive performance and nutritional status [ 11 , 17 , 18 ]. Based on the Malaysian National Health and Morbidity Survey (2017), only 33.1% of primary school children consume breakfast every day of the week.…”

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Impacts of a School-Based Intervention That Incorporates Nutrition Education and a Supportive Healthy School Canteen Environment among Primary School Children in Malaysia

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In this study, a school nutrition program (SNP) that incorporates nutrition education and a healthy school canteen environment was developed to improve nutrition knowledge among intervention respondents and provide a healthier environment for them to practice healthy eating. In the current study, we evaluated the impacts of the SNP on eating behaviors, physical activity, body mass index-for-age (BAZ), and cognitive performance at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up points between intervention and comparison groups. This intervention study involved 523 primary school children (7–11 years old) from six selected schools in Batu Pahat District, Malaysia. Each respondent completed anthropometric and cognitive performance assessments and a set of standardized questionnaire at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up points. Multiple linear mixed model analysis was performed to determine the impacts of that SNP after being adjusted for covariates. After the program, the intervention group increased their frequency of breakfast, lunch, and dinner consumption and morning tea snacking and showed more frequent physical activity and better cognitive performance as compared to the comparison group overtime (p < 0.05). At 3-month follow-up, the intervention group showed lower BAZ scores than their comparison counterparts (p < 0.05). The SNP showed positive effects on eating behaviors, physical activity, BAZ, and cognitive performance in school children. Hence, the SNP is highly recommended for all primary school children.

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Impacts of a School-Based Intervention That Incorporates Nutrition Education and a Supportive Healthy School Canteen Environment among Primary School Children in Malaysia

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“…Many of these influences were adopted and integrated with local produce and flavors, resulting in significant variation throughout Southeast Asia. In more recent times, the wave of rapid globalization has also brought in a whole new set of flavors through the introduction of fast food into the region [23,[41][42][43].…”

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“…Therefore, ethnicity, culture and even religion has a pronounced impact on the choice of foods, types of local ingredients used, structure of meals and patterns of eating behavior. There are further distinctions between urban populations and rural villagers; between the wealthy and the poor; and between the educated and the less educated, and these factors greatly affect access, as well as choice of foods [39,41]. This level of diversity can make it difficult for consumption patterns and behaviors to be accurately defined on a population level [23,41,44].…”

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Current Developments in Digital Quantitative Volume Estimation for the Optimisation of Dietary Assessment

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Obesity is a global health problem with wide-reaching economic and social implications. Nutrition surveillance systems are essential to understanding and addressing poor dietary practices. However, diets are incredibly diverse across populations and an accurate diagnosis of individualized nutritional issues is challenging. Current tools used in dietary assessment are cumbersome for users, and are only able to provide approximations of dietary information. Given the need for technological innovation, this paper reviews various novel digital methods for food volume estimation and explores the potential for adopting such technology in the Southeast Asian context. We discuss the current approaches to dietary assessment, as well as the potential opportunities that digital health can offer to the field. Recent advances in optics, computer vision and deep learning show promise in advancing the field of quantitative dietary assessment. The ease of access to the internet and the availability of smartphones with integrated cameras have expanded the toolsets available, and there is potential for automated food volume estimation to be developed and integrated as part of a digital dietary assessment tool. Such a tool may enable public health institutions to be able to gather an effective nutritional insight and combat the rising rates of obesity in the region.

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“…Lifelong nutritional patterns are formed during childhood, which can reach at influential stages in their lives [18, 19]. Previous studies reported that Malaysian primary school children are at increased risk of poor dietary behaviours, including breakfast skipping, low fruits and vegetables intakes, unhealthy snacking behaviours and low physical activity [7, 20, 21], which may affect their nutritional status and expose children to malnutrition [22, 23], lower cognitive performance and poor quality of life [24–26]. There is a need to have a holistic nutrition intervention programme that promotes healthy eating and active living for all primary school children, so that they can have a healthy lifestyle, good nutritional status, better cognitive performance and good quality of life.…”

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School-based intervention that integrates nutrition education and supportive healthy school food environment among Malaysian primary school children: a study protocol

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BackgroundMalnutrition among school children may contribute to adverse health consequences such as non-communicable diseases, poor cognitive performance, psychological distress and poor quality of life that may persist into adulthood. In order to prevent childhood malnutrition, an intervention programme that integrates nutrition education and healthy school food environment is needed to provide nutrition information and reinforce the skills on healthy eating behaviours in schools. This paper describes a study protocol of a school-based intervention programme that integrates nutrition education and healthy school food environment, namely School Nutrition Programme (SNP). The SNP is a primary prevention programme that promotes healthy lifestyle among primary school children in light of the high prevalence of malnutrition in Malaysian children.Methods/designThis quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the SNP between intervention and comparison groups before and after the SNP, and after a 3-month follow-up. The SNP consisted of two main components, whereby three nutrition education sessions were implemented by trained teachers using three standardised modules, and healthy school food environment was implemented by the canteen food handlers with the provision of healthy menu to children during school recess times. Children from intervention group participated in the SNP, in addition to the standard Physical and Health Curriculum. The comparison group attended only the standardised Physical and Health Curriculum and the school canteen food handlers were reminded to follow the standard canteen guidelines from the Ministry of Education Malaysia. The assessment parameters in evaluating the effectiveness of the programme were knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, eating behaviours, physical activity, body composition, psychological distress, cognitive performance and health-related quality of life. Assessments were conducted at three time points: pre-intervention, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up.DiscussionIt was hypothesised that the SNP would be effective in promoting healthy lifestyle among school children, and further contributes in preventing malnutrition problem, enhancing cognitive performance and improving health-related quality of life among school children. Findings of the present study can be expanded to other schools in future on ways to improve nutrition education and healthy school food environment.Trial registrationUMIN Clinical Trial Registration UMIN000032914 (Date of registration: 7th June 2018, retrospectively registered).Protocol version16th September 2019 & Version 4

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Eating Habits of Malaysian Children

Cited by 21 publications

References 23 publications

Impacts of a School-Based Intervention That Incorporates Nutrition Education and a Supportive Healthy School Canteen Environment among Primary School Children in Malaysia

Impacts of a School-Based Intervention That Incorporates Nutrition Education and a Supportive Healthy School Canteen Environment among Primary School Children in Malaysia

Current Developments in Digital Quantitative Volume Estimation for the Optimisation of Dietary Assessment

School-based intervention that integrates nutrition education and supportive healthy school food environment among Malaysian primary school children: a study protocol

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