Effects of Malaysian Eating Habits

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A REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Obesity is described as being in the state of being grossly fat or overweight (Oxford Dictionaries). It is also defined as a condition where a pathological exorbitance of body fat is present in a person, said Zahra Aycan (2009). In November 2013, Malaysia has become the top in the list for obesity and diabetes in South-East Asia and ranked sixth in the Asia-Pacific region for obesity (Edwards, 2013). As we all know, a person is categorized as obesity when he or she has a body mass index (BMI) that is more than thirty. A research on ‘prevalence of obesity among children’ has been conducted in 2008 by University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and resulted to a finding that shows an increase of 30% in obesity among six to twelve years old age group (Weight Loss Malaysia). It is also has been reported that Malaysia has a percentage of 38% in teenage obesity and the Malaysian Ministry of Health is worried of this issue. According to Sherina & Rozali (2004), in developing countries, obesity has become the most well-known nutritional botheration among children (cited in Sorof & Daniels, 2002). Habits of eating out frequently, aggrandizing in eating fast food, letting children to have too many soft drinks and significant in changes of dietary pattern which can gives a major effect to children in Malaysia and leads to obesity. The ramification¬¬ of obesity toward children in Malaysia is they will have to suffer critical diseases at young age and deterioration in psychosocial problems. This paper is discussing about Malaysian eating habit that could leads to obesity among children based on these two questions:
1. Can eating habits cause obesity among children in Malaysia?
2. What are the health risks that will be faced b...

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...nger without serious diseases so that we will be able to tell and teach the toddlers of eating nutritious foods. It is also safe to say that parents ought to be more careful of what they serve on the dish for their children in order for their loved ones to get a balance nutrition despite of their hectic lifestyle and busy schedule. They should teach their children to love and include nutritious foods such as vegetables and proteins in everyday meal. Parents play a bigger role in their youngster’s life more than they expected no matter what they think. Quoting Weight Loss Malaysia, citing researchers from UPM, in a study on obesity in Malaysian children, “family has to be engaged as a whole to remedy childhood and overweight issues”. If parents love their child, they shan’t let their excuses come in the way and should mind and pay attention to what their little eats.

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