Eating Habits
By Rashika
Balasingam
2013-121796
Topic: Ministry Of Health
Malaysia consists of many ethic groups,
the Malays, Chinese, Indians, Eurasians, Punjabi, Baba Nyonya, Iban, Kadazan,
Kelabit, and Bidayuh, are just some of them.
There are just so much to choose from,
whether traditional or modern cuisines, deem to satisfy the choosiest tastes
buds. The main food in Malaysia is rice, just like the other Asian countries.
Due to its sunny weather all year round, fruits and vegetables are in abundance
while meat, poultry and seafood is inexpensive and readily available. Malaysian
food, just like its people, is divided into Malay, Chinese and Indian and is
still prepared by their own unique ways. Each of them has its own preferred
flavours and reflected in the ingredients found in their individual cuisine.
It is proven that Malaysians are
eating way too much. One of the causes is because food is available 24 hours in
every place such as Mac Donald’s and some other fast food restaurants which
will lead to obesity. The
National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS 2011) showed 2.6 million adults were
obese, while more than 477,000 below 18 were overweight. Parents work long hours and they don't keep an
eye on what their children are eating. Children often bought candy or drinks
with high sugar content after school. A big health issue related to the burgeoning obesity in the
country is diabetes. The
thing with diabetes is there are no symptoms. By the time a person realized he
has it, it's too late.
There was no shortcut to a healthy
lifestyle. One should get their healthy diet tips on and start following it.
Adding that it is important to
eat meals on time. It is better to eat at home rather than eating out because
eating at home enables us to control the amount of salt, sugar and oil usages.
Skipping breakfast may also lead to obesity. Emotional eating, eating during
other activities and also eating late at night should be reduced or prevent.
In my opinion Malaysia should
have health programs in every school to educate our generation on ways to
overcome bad eating habits.
As an advice, Malaysians can consult the
professionals like health counselor to get tips on overcoming food disease and
to follow healthy lifestyles indeed.
Reference
1) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000349.htm
2) http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/eating-habits
3) http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/6-steps-to-changing-bad-eating-habits
