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The New Standardized Malaysian Healthy Eating Index

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dc.contributor.authorMarhamah Jailanien_US
dc.contributor.authorSiti Masitah Binti Eliasen_US
dc.contributor.authorRoslee Rajikanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T14:51:00Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T14:51:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.submitted2021-11-12
dc.description.abstractHealthy Eating Index (HEI) is a diet quality measure that assesses the population’s compliance towards dietary guidelines. In Malaysia, diet quality measure, though existing, has some limitations in terms of application and relevance. This study aims to develop a new standardized Malaysian Healthy Eating Index (S-MHEI) that can measure the diet quality of all Malaysians regardless of their energy requirement level. The Malaysian Dietary Guidelines (MDG) 2010 and MDG for Children and Adolescents (MDGCA) 2013 were used as main references in developing the index components. In addition, the latest Malaysian Adults Nutrition Survey (MANS) and Adolescent Nutrition Survey (ANS) were also referred to ensure the relevance of the components selected. For adequacy components, the least restrictive method was used in setting the standard for the scoring system. Meanwhile, the scoring system for moderation components was built based on the Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) 2017. The new S-MHEI comprises of 11 components with a maximum total score of 100. The least restrictive method allowed the index to be used across energy requirement levels. However, the index will not be sensitive towards adhering to the specific recommended amount of intake—which in effect, made the index focus on measuring diet quality rather than diet quantity.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/nu13103474
dc.identifier.epage12
dc.identifier.issn2072-6643
dc.identifier.issue10
dc.identifier.other2173-17
dc.identifier.spage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/3858
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPI (Molecular Diversity Preservation International)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofNutrientsen_US
dc.subjecthealthy eating index; Malaysian population; least restrictiveen_US
dc.titleThe New Standardized Malaysian Healthy Eating Indexen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication

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