Malaysian Food Barometer (MFB): a study of the impact of compressed modernisation on food habits

Tibère Laurence, . and Laporte Cyrille, . and Neethianhantan Ari Ragavan, . and Anis Ashraf Zadeh, . and Poulain Jean-Pierre, . and Ismail Mohd Noor, . and Mognard Elise, . Malaysian Food Barometer (MFB): a study of the impact of compressed modernisation on food habits. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1394-035X

Introduction: The Malaysian society is undergoing rapid modernisation. The emerging middle class in Malaysia is influencing the lifestyles and traditional food habits of the main three ethnics (i.e. Malays Chinese and Indians). This article studied the impact of compressed modernisation on food in a multicultural context. The Malaysian Food Barometer (MFB) published in the year 2014 focuses on the socio-cultural determinants of food habits in Malaysia. Methods: The methods applied in the study were qualitative and quantitative surveys of the food barometers developed at the national level to study the transformation of eating habits. The surveys studied the socio-economic demographic and cultural determinants of food consumption as well as identifying their possible influences on health issues. Results: The results showed two major distinguishing characteristics of Malaysian food patterns i.e. linking with Malaysias multi-ethnicity background and the high frequency of foods consumed outside of home by the urban population. Conclusion: The article concluded that like many societies in transition Malaysia has to face a rise in the prevalence of overweight. However with its multicultural characteristics it becomes a privileged empirical field of observation for the analysis of modernisation modalities of diet models among different ethnic groups.

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Abstract

Introduction: The Malaysian society is undergoing rapid modernisation. The emerging middle class in Malaysia is influencing the lifestyles and traditional food habits of the main three ethnics (i.e. Malays Chinese and Indians). This article studied the impact of compressed modernisation on food in a multicultural context. The Malaysian Food Barometer (MFB) published in the year 2014 focuses on the socio-cultural determinants of food habits in Malaysia. Methods: The methods applied in the study were qualitative and quantitative surveys of the food barometers developed at the national level to study the transformation of eating habits. The surveys studied the socio-economic demographic and cultural determinants of food consumption as well as identifying their possible influences on health issues. Results: The results showed two major distinguishing characteristics of Malaysian food patterns i.e. linking with Malaysias multi-ethnicity background and the high frequency of foods consumed outside of home by the urban population. Conclusion: The article concluded that like many societies in transition Malaysia has to face a rise in the prevalence of overweight. However with its multicultural characteristics it becomes a privileged empirical field of observation for the analysis of modernisation modalities of diet models among different ethnic groups.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Modernization
AGROVOC Term:	Middle classes
AGROVOC Term:	Ethnic groups
AGROVOC Term:	Food habits
AGROVOC Term:	Social behaviour
AGROVOC Term:	Cultural behaviour
AGROVOC Term:	Urban population
AGROVOC Term:	Rural population
AGROVOC Term:	Geographic regions
AGROVOC Term:	Household expenditure
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9062

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