ArticlePublic health nutrition2018
Extent of implementation of food environment policies by the Malaysian Government: gaps and priority recommendations.
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- Impact of Commercial Food Environments on Local Type 2 Diabetes Burden: Cross-Sectional and Ecological Multimodeling Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
- Policy implementation and recommended actions to create healthy food environments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): a comparative analysis in South Asia.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition Implementation Targeting Protein Energy Wasting in Malaysian Hemodialysis Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A review of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in Southeast Asia: Industry interference, lessons learned, and future directions.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2022Review
- A Proposed Research Agenda for Promoting Healthy Retail Food Environments in the East Asia-Pacific Region.Current nutrition reports · 2021Review
- Policy Inertia on Regulating Food Marketing to Children: A Case Study of Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Benchmarking the transparency, comprehensiveness and specificity of population nutrition commitments of major food companies in Malaysia.Globalization and health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the degree of food environment policies that have been implemented and supported by the Malaysian Government, in comparison to international best practice, and to establish prioritised recommendations for the government based on the identified implementation gaps.
designThe Healthy Food-Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) comprises forty-seven indicators of government policy practice. Local evidence of each indicator was compiled from government institutions and verified by related government stakeholders. The extent of implementation of the policies was rated by experts against international best practices. Rating results were used to identify and propose policy actions which were subsequently prioritised by the experts based on 'importance' and 'achievability' criteria. The policy actions with relatively higher 'achievability' and 'importance' were set as priority recommendations for government action.
settingMalaysia. SUBJECTS: Twenty-six local experts.
resultsMajority (62 %) of indicators was rated 'low' implementation with no indicator rated as either 'high' or 'very little, if any' in terms of implementation. The top five recommendations were (i) restrict unhealthy food marketing in children's settings and (ii) on broadcast media; (iii) mandatory nutrition labelling for added sugars; (iv) designation of priority research areas related to obesity prevention and diet-related non-communicable diseases; and (v) introduce energy labelling on menu boards for fast-food outlets.
conclusionsThis first policy study conducted in Malaysia identified a number of gaps in implementation of key policies to promote healthy food environments, compared with international best practices. Study findings could strengthen civil society advocacies for government accountability to create a healthier food environment.
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