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The role of public health dietary messages and guidelines in tackling overweight and obesity issues

Yi Yi Lee, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, David Tan, José Siri, Barry Newell, Yi Gong, Katrina Proust, Terry Marsden, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Fenner School of Environment & Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Sustainable Places Research Institute & School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom (+2 others)
2020 Malaysian journal of nutrition  

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Overweight and obesity in Malaysia pose serious threats to health. Prevalence has escalated to alarming levels in recent decades despite a multitude of public health dietary messages geared towards obesity prevention and health promotion. Gaps between health messages, messengers, and the public must be identified and closed to effectively combat obesity and overweight. This review article aims to examine public health dietary messages, guidelines, and programmes for the prevention of obesity in
more » ... Malaysia, and explore potential reasons for the continued rise in its prevalence. Public health dietary communication in Malaysia has progressed and improved substantially over the years. However, most messages have been designed for the general audience, with little consideration of differences in physical, social, cultural, and environmental backgrounds, and varying levels of comprehension. We offer several recommendations to increase the effectiveness of public health dietary messages in fighting the obesity epidemic, based on a cross-sectoral, place-based approach that recognise the complexity of the underlying causes of obesity.
doi:10.31246/mjn-2019-0084 fatcat:h4kckn4yyrdxfkcp3n5qvt6ugq
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Yi Yi Lee, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, David Tan, José Siri, Barry Newell, Yi Gong, Katrina Proust, Terry Marsden, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Fenner School of Environment & Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Sustainable Places Research Institute & School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Fenner School of Environment & Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Sustainable Places Research Institute & School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. "The role of public health dietary messages and guidelines in tackling overweight and obesity issues." Malaysian journal of nutrition 26.1 (2020) 031-050