The nutrition and health transition in Malaysia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 1 A, 2002, Pages 191-195

  Noor, Mohd Ismail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Demographic trends; Food consumption trends; Non communicable diseases; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MALAYSIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SITTING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUGAR INTAKE; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0036463849     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2001293     Document Type: Review

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