Food in SG

1. Physical activity and nutrition intervention for Singaporean women aged 50 years and above:
study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2018)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5923190/

The majority of the older Singaporean women aged 50 years and above are physically inactive and
have unhealthy dietary habits. Compared to men, women living in Singapore aged 50 to 69 years
have higher levels of abdominal fat (54% versus 9% in men), obesity (11% versus 8% in men), and
lower levels of desirable highdensity lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), which is protective against
atherosclerosis (5% versus 10% in men) [6]. Unhealthy lifestyle practices among these women, such
as the high consumption of readily available low-nutrient, energy dense meals and physical inactivity
[6, 7], contribute to their high rates of NCDs (non-communicable diseases).

2. https://www.hpb.gov.sg/newsroom/article/national-nutrition-survey-2018-shows-gradual-
improvements-in-singaporeans-dietary-habits

Singapore, 19 November 2018 – The latest National Nutrition Survey shows that Singaporeans’ diet
quality has improved, with Singaporeans consuming more wholegrain, fruits and vegetables, as well
as substituting saturated fat1 with unsaturated fat. However, high sugar and sodium intake remains
a cause for concern. Singaporeans are consuming fewer calories, with the average daily energy
intake dropping five per cent from 2,600kcal in 2010 to 2,470kcal2 in 2018.

3. https://www.nea.gov.sg/media/news/news/index/high-majority-of-patrons-satisfied-with-
hawker-centres

4. Fast-food consumers in Singapore: demographic profile, diet quality and weight status

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/fastfood-
consumers-in-singapore-demographic-profile-diet-quality-and-weight-status/
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One in five adult Singapore residents consumes fast food at least once per week. Proportions of
regular fast-food consumers were higher in younger age groups, higher income groups and middle
education level groups. Young consumers are attracted by a clean, comfortable environment in
which they can socialise.

Proportions reporting consumption (either regular or occasional) decreased with age from 89 % in
the youngest age group (18–29 years) to 28 % in the oldest (60–69 years). Conversely, proportions
reporting consumption increased with monthly household income from 49 % in the lowest income
group to 81 % in the highest, and also increased with education level, from 29 % in the group with
lowest education level to 79 % in the group with highest. However, regular consumption was highest
in the middle education level group. Proportions reporting consumption were more similar by
gender and ethnicity, but were highest in males (68 %) and Malays (73 %).

5. Western-style fast food intake and cardiometabolic risk in an Eastern country

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22753304/

6. Feeding-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Grandparents in Singapore

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/7/1696
Singaporean grandparents considered their grandchild’s food preferences and what they felt was
healthy for them. Chinese grandparents cooked meals in line with what they believed was good and
nutritious for the whole family and bought food according to their grandchild’s preferences.

7. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
242201136_An_exploratory_study_of_eating_patterns_of_Singapore_children_and_teenag
ers

An average of 20% of those interviewed ate out at least five to seven times a week. The reasons
given to such a practice were mainly convenience, and nobody been around at home to prepare
home-cooked meals.