Malaysian Coffee Culture: a Research of Social Aspect, Branding and Design.
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Food Consumption Patterns: Findings from the Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey(MANS)
Norimah AK1, Safiah M2, Jamal K3, Siti Haslinda4, Zuhaida H5, Rohida S6, Fatimah S3, Siti Norazlin2, Poh BK1, Kandiah M7, Zalilah MS7, Wan Manan WM8, Fatimah S2 & Azmi MY9
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Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences ,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Abdul Muda Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nutrition Section, Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Research and Development Division, Department of Statistics, Malaysia Department of Health, Penang, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Department of Health, Kedah, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia Department of Health, Johore, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
ABSTRACT This study reports the food consumption patterns of adults aged 18 to 59 years in the Malaysian Adults Nutrition Survey (MANS) carried out between October 2002 and December 2003. A total of 6,742 subjects comprising 3,274 men and 3,468 women representing the northern, central , southern and east coast of Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sabah and Sarawak were interviewed. A semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) which consisted of 126 food items was used to evaluate the food consumption pattern (habitual food intake) of the respondents during the previous one- year period. The results demonstrate that nasi putih (cooked rice) was consumed by 97% of the population twice daily (average 2½ plates per day). Other food items consumed daily were marine fish, (one medium fish per day), green leafy vegetables (one cup per day) and sweetened condensed milk (three teaspoons per
Food Consumption Patterns: Findings from the Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey(MANS)
Norimah AK1, Safiah M2, Jamal K3, Siti Haslinda4, Zuhaida H5, Rohida S6, Fatimah S3, Siti Norazlin2, Poh BK1, Kandiah M7, Zalilah MS7, Wan Manan WM8, Fatimah S2 & Azmi MY9
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Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences ,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Abdul Muda Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nutrition Section, Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Research and Development Division, Department of Statistics, Malaysia Department of Health, Penang, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Department of Health, Kedah, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia Department of Health, Johore, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
ABSTRACT This study reports the food consumption patterns of adults aged 18 to 59 years in the Malaysian Adults Nutrition Survey (MANS) carried out between October 2002 and December 2003. A total of 6,742 subjects comprising 3,274 men and 3,468 women representing the northern, central , southern and east coast of Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sabah and Sarawak were interviewed. A semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) which consisted of 126 food items was used to evaluate the food consumption pattern (habitual food intake) of the respondents during the previous one- year period. The results demonstrate that nasi putih (cooked rice) was consumed by 97% of the population twice daily (average 2½ plates per day). Other food items consumed daily were marine fish, (one medium fish per day), green leafy vegetables (one cup per day) and sweetened condensed milk (three teaspoons per