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

Siri José, . and Tan David, . and Gong Yi, . and Proust Katrina, . and Lee Yi Yi, . and Marsden Terry, . and Newell Barry, . The role of public health dietary messages and guidelines in tackling overweight and obesity issues. pp. 31-50. ISSN 1394-035X

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 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.

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Abstract

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 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.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Public health
AGROVOC Term:	Nutrition education
AGROVOC Term:	Public education
AGROVOC Term:	Disease prevention
AGROVOC Term:	Overweight
AGROVOC Term:	Obesity
AGROVOC Term:	Diabetes
AGROVOC Term:	Disease prevalence
AGROVOC Term:	Dietary guidelines
AGROVOC Term:	Health communication
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9064

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