ToyBox Study Malaysia : Improving healthy energy balance and obesity-related behaviours among pre-schoolers in Malaysia
The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing in Malaysia and currently nearly 10% of children aged between 6 months and 12 years are overweight and almost 12% are obese. Early interventions to prevent excess weight gain are needed. ToyBox Study Malaysia is a feasibility proj...
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British Nutrition Foundation
2018
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Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21482/1/ToyBox%20Study%20Malaysia%20%3B%20Improving%20healthy%20energy%20balance%20and%20obesity-related%20behaviours%20among%20pre-schoolers%20in%20Malaysia%20%28abstract%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21482/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14673010 https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12340 |
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Summary: | The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing in Malaysia
and currently nearly 10% of children aged between 6 months and 12 years are
overweight and almost 12% are obese. Early interventions to prevent excess
weight gain are needed. ToyBox Study Malaysia is a feasibility project, funded
by the Medical Research Council Newton-Ungku Omar Fund, to assess the
practicalities of adapting the existing European ToyBox Study intervention
programme to the Malaysian kindergarten setting. The main aims of all ToyBox
programmes are related to improving four key energy balance-related behaviours,
namely drinking water, eating healthy snacks and meals, reducing sedentary
behaviour and increasing physical activity. Using stratified sampling, the
ToyBox Study Malaysia intervention will be delivered and compared to usual
practice by assessing behaviour, physical activity and health-related outcomes as
measured by questionnaires, accelerometry and anthropometry. It is hoped that the evidence-based ToyBox Study Malaysia will help to achieve healthier energy
balance-related behaviours in the children and their families and provide lifelong benefits to health. This article provides information on the dietary patterns,
physical activity levels and prevalence of overweight and obesity in Malaysian children, and the approach of the ToyBox Study Malaysia. |
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