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TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP ON NUTRITION RESEARCHNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FOOD AND NUTRITION

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zalilah Mohd. ShariffUniversiti Putra Malaysia

Chairman: Rusidah SelamatInstitute for Public HealthMinistry of Health Malaysia

Secretary: Chin Lee MinNutrition DivisionMinistry of Health Malaysia

Chairperson: Fatimah SalimNutrition DivisionMinistry of Health Malaysia

Dr. Faridah Abu BakarState Health Department of PerakMinistry of Health Malaysia

Zaiton Hj. DaudState Health Department of KedahMinistry of Health Malaysia

Puspawati MohamedState Health Department of SabahMinistry of Health Malaysia

Mohammad Zabri JohariInstitute for Health Behavioural ResearchMinistry of Health Malaysia

Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norimah A. KarimUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Farina ZulkernainState Health Department of PahangMinistry of Health Malaysia

Dr. Zabani DarusMinistry of Education

Dalilah Hj. KasbiMinistry of Regional and RuralDevelopment

Research Priority Area 1: Infant Feeding and Complementary Feeding Practices

Research Priority Area 2: Monitoring of National Nutritional Status

Prof. Dr. Wan Manan Wan MudaUniversiti Sains Malaysia

Khairul Zarina Mohd. YusopNutrition DivisionMinistry of Health Malaysia

Zawaha IdrisInstitute for Health Behavioural ResearchMinistry of Health Malaysia

Zainal Abidin TalibMinistry of Regional and Rural Development

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Research Priority Area 3: Food Intake and Healthy Dietary Practices Across the Lifespan

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Wan Manan Wan MudaUniversiti Sains Malaysia

Khairul Zarina Mohd. YusopNutrition DivisionMinistry of Health Malaysia

Farina ZulkernainState Health Department of PahangMinistry of Health Malaysia

Zawaha IdrisInstitute for Health Behavioural ResearchMinistry of Health Malaysia

Dr. Zabani DarusMinistry of Education

Zainal Abidin TalibMinistry of Regional and RuralDevelopment

Dalilah Hj. KasbiMinistry of Regional and RuralDevelopment

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norimah A. KarimUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Research Priority Area 4: Macro and Micronutrient Excesses and Deficiencies

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Khor Geok LinUniversiti Putra Malaysia

Zalma Abd. RazakNutrition DivisionMinistry of Health Malaysia

Yahya AhmadState Health Department of SarawakMinistry of Health Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaitun YassinUniversiti Putra Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tilakavati KarupaiahUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Zainab TambiUniversiti Malaysia Sarawak

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Winnie CheeInternational Medical University

Dr. Miskandar Mat SahriMalaysia Palm Oil Board

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Research Priority Area 5: Overweight and Obesity

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Mohd. Ismail NoorMalaysian Association for the Study of Obesity

Siti Mariam AliNutrition DivisionMinistry of Health Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Poh Bee KoonUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruzita Abd. TalibUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Dr. Mohd. Nasir Mohd. TaibUniversiti Putra Malaysia

Dr. Hazizi Abu SaadUniversiti Putra Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nik Mazlan Nik MamatUniversiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Research Priority Area 6: Diet-related Non-communicable Diseases

Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mirnalini KandiahUniversiti Putra Malaysia

Siti Rohana DinState Health Department of Pulau PinangMinistry of Health Malaysia

Jamilah AhmadState Health Departmentof SelangorMinistry of Health Malaysia

Dr. Wan Nazaimoon Wan MohamudInstitute for Medical ResearchMinistry of Health Malaysia

Dr. Amal Nasir MustaphaInstitute for Medical ResearchMinistry of Health Malaysia

Dr. Hayati Mohd. YusofUniversiti Malaysia Terengganu

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tony Ng Kock WaiInternational Medical University

Dr. Zahara Abdul ManafMalaysian Dietitions Association

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Research Priority Area 7: Food Composition Database for Nutrient and Non-Nutrient Components

Chairperson: Dr. Tee E SiongNutrition Society of Malaysia

Fadzil OthmanFood Safety and Quality DivisionMinistry of Health Malaysia

Dr. Mohd. Amir KamaluddinInstitute for Medical ResearchMinistry of Health Malaysia

Nordiyana Mohd. RidzuanMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Sabeeta SarminMinistry of Agricultureand Agro-Based Industry

Dr. Yasmin OoiUniversiti Malaysia Sabah

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayub Mohd. YatimUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Dr. Nik Shanita SafiiUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Dr. Azrina AzlanUniversiti Putra Malaysia

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The documentation of the Nutrition Research Priorities in Malaysia for 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015) has been coordinated by the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Nutrition Research which is under the National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition (NCCFN), Ministry of Health Malaysia with secretariat from the Nutrition Research Division, Institute for Public Health and Nutrition Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia.

Rusidah SelamatInstitute for Public HealthMinistry of Health Malaysia

Ahmad Ali ZainuddinInstitute for Public HealthMinistry of Health Malaysia

Chin Lee MinNutrition DivisionMinistry of Health Malaysia

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Members of Technical Working Group on Nutrition Research

Nutrition Research Priorities Technical Committee

Coordination and Documentation

Acknowledgements

Foreword from the Director General of Health Malaysia

Foreword from the Deputy Director General of Health (Research and Technical Support)

Foreword from the Chairman of Technical Working Group on Nutrition Research

Table of content

List of Figures

List of Tables

Abbreviation

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Research Priority Area 1: Infant Feeding and Complementary Feeding Practices

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Conceptual Framework on the Purpose and Scope of the Research Priority Area

2.3 Table of Nutrition Research Priority Area

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Research Priority Area 2: Monitoring of National Nutritional Status

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3.2 Conceptual Framework on the Purpose and Scope of the Research Priority Area

3.3 Table of Nutrition Research Priority Area

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Research Priority Area 3: Food Intake and Healthy Dietary Practices Across the Lifespan

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4.3 Table of Nutrition Research Priority Area

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Research Priority Area 4: Macro and Micronutrient Excesses and Deficiencies

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Research Priority Area 5: Overweight and Obesity

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Figure 1.1: Overview of nutrition research priorities for the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015)

Figure 2.1: Purpose and scope of infant feeding and complementary feeding practices

Figure 3.1: Purpose and scope of monitoring of national nutritional status

Figure 4.1: Purpose and scope of food intake and dietary practices across the lifespan

Figure 5.1: Purpose and scope of macro and micronutrients excesses and deficiencies

Figure 6.1: Purpose and scope of overweight and obesity

Figure 7.1: Deaths by cause at all ages in Malaysia 2002

Figure 7.2: Purpose and scope of diet related non-communicable diseases

Figure 8.1: Purpose and scope of food composition database for nutrient and non-nutrient components

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Table 1.1: Ranking criteria for selection of research scopes and topics

Table 2.1: Purpose and scope of infant feeding and complementary feeding practices

Table 2.2: Ranking criteria for suggested topics in each research scope

Table 2.3: Relative ranks for each research scope

Table 3.1: Purpose and scope of monitoring of national nutritional status

Table 3.2: Ranking criteria for suggested topics in each research purpose

Table 3.3: Relative ranks for suggested topics in each research purpose

Table 4.1: Purpose and scope of food intake and dietary practices across the lifespan

Table 4.2: Ranking criteria for suggested topics in each research purpose

Table 4.3: Relative ranks for suggested topics in each research purpose

Table 5.1: Purpose and scope of macro and micronutrients excesses and deficiencies

Table 5.2: Ranking criteria for suggested topics in each research scope

Table 5.3: Relative ranks for each suggested topic

Table 6.1: Purpose and scope of overweight and obesity

Table 6.2: Ranking criteria for suggested topics in each research scope

Table 6.3: Relative ranks for each research scope

Table 7.1: Top 10 causes of DALYs by sex, Malaysia 2000

Table 7.2: Ranking criteria for suggested topics in each research scope

Table 7.3: Relative ranks for suggested topic

Table 8.1: Purpose and scope of food composition database for nutrient and non-nutrient components

Table 8.2: Ranking criteria for suggested topics in each research scope

Table 8.3: Relative ranks for suggested topic

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