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Smart healthy diet box and plate / Gomathy Sankaran

Malaysia is known as Asia’s fattest country, recorded an increase in its obesity rate last year (2016) with the latest statistics showing that the overweight and the obese make up nearly half o f its 30 million populace. The country’s children and teenagers have a dietary problem that needs to be ad...

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Main Author: Sankaran, Gomathy
Other Authors: Ismail, Shafinar
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Division of Research and Industry Linkages 2017
Subjects:
Life style
Health behavior and habits
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49018/1/49018.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.490182021-08-24T03:25:45Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49018/ Smart healthy diet box and plate / Gomathy Sankaran Sankaran, Gomathy Life style Health behavior and habits Malaysia is known as Asia’s fattest country, recorded an increase in its obesity rate last year (2016) with the latest statistics showing that the overweight and the obese make up nearly half o f its 30 million populace. The country’s children and teenagers have a dietary problem that needs to be addressed immediately. The current research involving 8705 primary and secondary school students nationwide indicated that more female students 32.9% were overweight compared to their male counterparts (24.7%). So, national strategy needs to be developed to tackle dietary problem among Malaysian student’s population. “Healthy diet box and plate" is designed to overcome the dietary problem among our students. Healthy diet box and plate is innovated based on the food pyramid. Inside the ‘Healthy diet box and plate’ there will be 4 to 5 food portion. The larger food portion is allocated for the green vegetables and fruits group. Two same size portions are allocated each for the grain group (bread, cereal, rice, pasta) and the meat& milk group. A very small portion is allocated for fats & oils. “Healthy diet box and plate” will help to keep their food intake of total fat and saturated fat low and also reduce their chances of getting certain diseases and help them maintain a. healthy weight. The usage of "Smart healthy diet box and plate" needs to implement in all school in Malaysia because awareness of calorie intake is very important for students for them be more careful with their dietary habits. Students, teachers, parents, school canteen operators, social media and the government should be integrated and spend time for “Smart Healthy diet box and plate” to teach them to practice a healthy diet and lifestyle. Division of Research and Industry Linkages Ismail, Shafinar Mahphoth, Mohd Halim Abas, Aemillyawaty Mohd Radzi, Fazlina Alias, Aidah Jamil, Ilinadia Hassan, Nor Yus Shahirah Shaari, Shafirah Zahari, Farihan 2017 Book Section PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49018/1/49018.pdf ID49018 Sankaran, Gomathy (2017) Smart healthy diet box and plate / Gomathy Sankaran. In: Melaka International Intellectual Exposition (MIIEX 2017). Division of Research and Industry Linkages, Alor Gajah, Melaka.
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Health behavior and habits
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Health behavior and habits
Sankaran, Gomathy
Smart healthy diet box and plate / Gomathy Sankaran
description Malaysia is known as Asia’s fattest country, recorded an increase in its obesity rate last year (2016) with the latest statistics showing that the overweight and the obese make up nearly half o f its 30 million populace. The country’s children and teenagers have a dietary problem that needs to be addressed immediately. The current research involving 8705 primary and secondary school students nationwide indicated that more female students 32.9% were overweight compared to their male counterparts (24.7%). So, national strategy needs to be developed to tackle dietary problem among Malaysian student’s population. “Healthy diet box and plate" is designed to overcome the dietary problem among our students. Healthy diet box and plate is innovated based on the food pyramid. Inside the ‘Healthy diet box and plate’ there will be 4 to 5 food portion. The larger food portion is allocated for the green vegetables and fruits group. Two same size portions are allocated each for the grain group (bread, cereal, rice, pasta) and the meat& milk group. A very small portion is allocated for fats & oils. “Healthy diet box and plate” will help to keep their food intake of total fat and saturated fat low and also reduce their chances of getting certain diseases and help them maintain a. healthy weight. The usage of "Smart healthy diet box and plate" needs to implement in all school in Malaysia because awareness of calorie intake is very important for students for them be more careful with their dietary habits. Students, teachers, parents, school canteen operators, social media and the government should be integrated and spend time for “Smart Healthy diet box and plate” to teach them to practice a healthy diet and lifestyle.
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