ABSTRACTS
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                                                                                                     1  Southeast Asia 
                                                                                                     Public Health Nutrition Conference
                                                                                                     In conjunction with Nutrition Society of Malaysia 32nd Annual Scientific Conference
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                     “Together In Advancing Public Health Nutrition”
                                                                                                     May 14 (Sun) – 17 (Wed), 2017 •  Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
                                                                                                                                            Under the auspices of:
                                 Organised by:                            Co-organised by:                                                                                                                Supported by:
                                      Nutrition Society of                 Food and Nutrition        Nutrition Foundation of            Nutrition Association            Vietnam Nutrition 
                                            Malaysia                      Society of Indonesia         the Philippines, Inc                  of Thailand                    Association
                                                                                                                                     under the Patronage of Her 
                                                                                                                                   Royal Highness Princess Maha 
                                                                                                                                          Chakri Sirindhorn
                                     MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
                                     Peer-reviewed Journal of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia
                                    (Persatuan Pemakanan Malaysia; http//www.nutriweb.org.my)
                                                               EDITOR
                                                      Khor Geok Lin, PhD FASc
                                            Emeritus Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia
                                    Adjunct Professor, International Medical University, Malaysia
               ASSOCIATE EDITOR                                        ADVISORY PANEL
               Prof Dr Poh Bee Koon                                    Dr Azza Gohar
               (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)                            (National Nutrition Institute, Egypt)
               STATISTICS EDITORS                                      Prof Cecilia Florencio
               Assoc Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming                                (University of The Philippines, Diliman)
               (University of Malaya)
                                                                       Prof Dr JC Henry
               Assoc Prof Dr Tony Ng Kock Wai                              (Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences)
               (International Medical University)
                                                                       Dr Le Thi Hop
               EDITORIAL BOARD                                             (National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam)
               Dr Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa
                   (Food and Nutrition Research Institute,             Assoc Prof Dr Majid Karandish
                   The Philippines)                                        (Ahwaz University of Medical Science, Iran)
               Assoc Prof Dr Pattanee Winichagoon                      Prof Reynaldo Martorell
                   (INMU Mahidol University, Thailand)                     (Emory University, United States of America)
               Prof Rabindarjeet Singh                                 Dr V Prakash
                    (Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University,                (Central Food Technological Research Institute, 
                   Malaysia)                                               India)
               Assoc Prof Safiah Mohd Yusof                            Dr Siti Muslimatun
                   (Faculty of Health Sciences,                            (Indonesia International Institute for Life 
                   Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia)                    Sciences)
               Prof Dr Wan Manan Wan Muda                              Dr Tee E Siong
                   (School of Health Sciences,                             (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
                   Universiti Sains Malaysia)
                                                                       Prof Mark L Wahlqvist
               Dr Yasmin BH Ooi                                            (Monash University, Australia & National 
                     (School of Food Science and Nutrition,                Health   Research Institute, Taiwan)
                     Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
               Prof Dr Zalilah Mohd Shariff
                     (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 
                     Universiti Putra Malaysia)
               The Journal
               •	Serves as a forum for the sharing of research findings and information across broad areas in nutrition
               •	Publishes original research reports, topical article reviews, book reviews, case reports, short communications, 
                 invited editorials and letters to the editor.
               •	Welcomes articles in nutrition and related fields such as dietetics, food science, biotechnology, public health and 
                 anthropology
                                               Contents
                    1st Southeast Asia Public Health Nutrition (SEA-PHN) Conference
                                           14 – 17 May 2017
         Abstracts for
            Keynote Address                                                                 2
            Plenary Lectures                                                                2
            Symposia 5
         Abstracts for Lunch Symposia                                                      25
         Abstracts for Young Researchers’ Awards 
            Oral                                                                           31
            Poster                                                                         34
         Abstracts for Free Paper Presentations                                            38
         Abstracts for Poster Presentations                                                52
                                                    nd
                      Nutrition Society of Malaysia 32  Annual Scientific Conference
         Abstracts for Poster Presentations (Undergraduates)                              128