Two days of intensive scientific sessions, invited lectures, workshops, and networking opportunities. The detailed programme is tentative and subject to change.
Registration & Welcome Breakfast
Keynote Lecture 1
Chairperson: Dr Tee E Siong (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
From Child Malnutrition to Food System Transformation: Rethinking Malaysia’s Nutrition Challenges and Solutions
Prof Dr Poh Bee Koon (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Welcome Remark, Opening & Award of NSM Prizes
Coffee Break / Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Symposium 1: Lifespan Nutrition
Chairperson: Prof Dr Loh Su Peng (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Empowering Communities to End Stunting in Malaysia
Prof Dr Norhasmah Sulaiman (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS 2025): Older Persons Health
Dr Chan Yee Mang (Institute for Public Health, Malaysia)
Invited Lecture 1
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Wong Jyh Eiin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Algal Omega3: Advancing Human Health Through Sustainable, ScienceBased Nutrition
Dr Ek Kai Lin (dsm-firmenich, Singapore)
Lunch Symposium
Chairperson: Prof Dr Norhaizan Mohd Esa (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Sodium Reduction in Real-World Diets: Can Umami-Based Flavour Optimisation Bridge the Implementation Gap?
Assoc Prof Dr Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Symposium 2: Nutrition Intervention
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Gan Wan Ying (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Empowering the underserved: A digitally-assisted peer-support healthy lifestyle framework to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in a low-income community in Malaysia (MYCardio-PEER)
Assoc Prof Dr Amutha Ramadas (Monash University Malaysia)
Smart and Sustainable Sodium Reduction: Integrating Sensory Science and Behavioural Strategies for a Health-Resilient Malaysia
Dr Say Yee How (Sunway University, Malaysia)
Invited Lecture 2
Chairperson: Pn Rokiah Don (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
Gut-Driven Longevity: The Role of Prebiotic Chicory Root Fibres in Mood and Bone Health
Mr Alvin Surya Tjahyo (BENEO Asia-Pacific, Singapore)
Nutrition Update 1
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Wee Bee Suan (Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia)
1. Randomised controlled trial of breastfeeding peer support via mobile text messaging in Sarawak
Johnny Shean Kang Ling (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)
2. Small bites, big impact: A clinically proven red palm oil-enriched biscuit for combating hidden hunger
Radhika Loganathan (Malaysian Palm Oil Board)
3. Effects of a relaxation intervention on physiological and psychological outcomes among mothers of preterm infants delivered in Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah: a within-subject randomized trial
Nazratul Fareha binti Azman (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
4. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) in Lipid Health: Nutritional, Biochemical, and Molecular Perspectives
Baskaran Gunasekaran (UCSI University)
Coffee Break / Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Nutrition Update 2
Chairperson: Dr Roseline Yap Wai Kuan (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
1. Impact of Nutrition-Centered Diabetes Care Practices Among Healthcare Professionals Through Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning in Culinary Medicine
Vaidehi Ulaganathan (UCSI University)
2. Continuous glucose monitoring in non-diabetic elite field hockey athletes during international competition
Tham Ching Suen (National Sports Institute)
3. Effect of Cosmos caudatus supplementation on frailty, psychological well-being and cardiometabolic parameters among older adults with possible sarcopenia and sarcopenia
Keerthana Sree Ganggaya (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
4. Prevalence of cognitive frailty and its association with clinical outcomes among older outpatients in Malaysia
Nurul Fatin (Univesiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
End of Day 1 Conference
Welcome Breakfast
Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Young Researchers' Symposium
Chairperson: Dr Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
1. Syndemic-informed maternal vulnerability profiles among Malaysian pregnant women: a latent class analysis
Tan Weng Kuan Kimberly (University of Nottingham Malaysia)
2. Feasibility, efficacy, and cost-analysis of homemade oral nutrition supplements on patients on haemodialysis with protein-energy wasting: a parallel, open-labelled, randomised controlled trial
Ernielyn Wilfred (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
3. Smart and culturally adapted antenatal nutrition intervention for women with gestational diabetes mellitus in Malaysia: findings from the M-FIGO randomised controlled trial
Loh Beng In (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
4. Combating anaemia in Orang Asli children aged 24–59 months in Selangor: potential use of Moringa oleifera in improving iron and growth status
Chong Shao Hui (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
5. Beyond the Plate: What Shapes Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Malaysian Adolescents
Shaliza Amierra Binti Shahridzal (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
6. Navigating Breastfeeding: Understanding Galactagogue Use among Breastfeeding Mothers in Malaysia
Claire Ng Yann Wei (International Medical University)
7. Effects of low-glycaemic index sweetened condensed creamer and digital nutrition education on blood glucose control among healthy Malaysian adults
Lee Ee Rong (UCSI University)
Coffee Break / Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Keynote Lecture 2
Chairperson: En Nazli Suhardi bin Ibrahim (Ministry of Health Malaysia)
The Missing Layer in Precision Health: Data Integrity and the Future of AI in Health and Nutrition
Assoc Prof Dr Carmen Tekwe, John & Carole Seffrin Endowed Professor of Public Health (Indiana University Bloomington, USA)
Symposium 3: Public Health Nutrition
Chairperson: Asst Prof Dr Nurliyana Abdul Razak (UCSI University, Malaysia)
Eating Out in the Age of Modernisation: Health, Behaviour, and Food Environments
Assoc Prof Dr Elise Line Mognard (Taylor’s University, Malaysia)
Approaching a Decade of ToyBox Sarawak: Transforming Child Health by Evolving from Physical Kits to Sustainable, Digital Nutrition Solutions for Teachers, Children, and Parents
Prof Dr Cheah Whye Lian (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)
Lunch Symposium:
Lunch Talk by Sunup Healthcare Sdn Bhd (Tanita)
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Chin Yit Siew
Speaker: TBC
Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Invited Lecture 3
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Satvinder Kaur (UCSI University, Malaysia)
Protein Intakes Across Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr Cecilia Cristina Santos-Acuin (University of the Philippines)
Forum: Promoting Healthy Food Environment - Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods
Moderator: Dr Tan Sue Yee (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
Panelists:
Dr Tee E Siong (Southeast Asia Public Health Nutrition Network)
Assoc Prof Dr Wong Jyh Eiin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Prof Dr Wan Rosli Wan Ishak (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Nutrition Update 3
Chairperson: Dr Chew Lye Yee (Taylor’s University, Malaysia)
1. Food Environments, Food Insecurity, and Nutritional Outcomes in the Urban Fringe of Malaysia
Chong Xin Xuan (University of Nottingham Malaysia)
2. Feeding Difficulties Among Children With Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
Samah Faiz (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
3. Bottom-up evidence on social-spatial inequalities in urban food environments: A quantitative participatory geospatial study in Kuala Lumpur
Su Yuan Koh (University of Nottingham Malaysia)
4. Development of Ready To Drink Protein Milk Shake Formulated with Overripe Banana Sweetener (RTD-PS-OBS)
Ainnur Adnin Binti Mohd Sha’ari (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Coffee Break / Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Rapid Fire Poster Presentation
Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony
End of Conference
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