Abstract
Managing working life and personal life can result in conflicting demands and roles for young professional
women in developing countries. This paper focuses on a descriptive analysis of foods related behavior and level
of stress indicators of Malaysian urban working women. It also explored the association between foods related
behavior indicators and level of stress among these working women in Malaysia. The data was derived from an
unpublished report carried based on a study on levels of stress, work environment and food intake patterns
among urban working women. Data was collected using a questionnaire consisting of self-reported measures of
health, stress symptoms, and food related behavior pattern. The results show that young professional women in
Malaysia reported high levels of stress and unhealthy food related behavior patterns; underlining important areas
for future research related to working women in Asian communities and workplaces. There is a need to
addressed issues related to quality of life and wellbeing of working women in Malaysia by both researchers and
by policy makers.