22nd Scientific Conference of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia

22nd Scientific Conference & Annual General Meeting

The 22nd Scientific Conference of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia will be held from 29-30 March 2007 at the Crown Plaza Mutiara Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The theme of the conference is "Current Concerns in Adolescent Nutrition". Topics that will be given particular attention include health problems affecting adolescent (e.g. obesity, diabetes, anemia), eating habits and sports nutrition.

Click here for more information: http://www.nutriweb.org.my/downloads/22ScConf.pdf

To register, click here: http://www.nutriweb.org.my/cgi-bin/RegisterN.cgi

Background
Adolescence is the transitional stage of human development in which a juvenile matures into an adult. This transition involves biological (i.e. pubertal), social, and psychological changes, though the biological ones are the easiest to measure objectively. During these changes, the adolescents are faced with various challenges, including nutrition-related health issues. Tackling the nutrition issues faced by the adolescents should be of concern to all nutritionists.

The NSM would therefore like to highlight this theme “Current Concerns in Adolescent Nutrition” during the 22nd Conference of the Society. Topics that will be given particular attention include health problems affecting adolescents (eg obesity, diabetes, anaemia), eating habits and sports nutrition.
The NSM Annual Scientific Conference is the most important nutrition meeting of the year in the country. It will continue to provide a platform for its members to present their research findings in all fields of nutrition. Symposia sessions and poster presentations will be arranged. All members are invited to submit abstracts for consideration. As for previous years, a young investigator’s session will be held for undergraduate students to present their nutrition-related thesis findings orally. Universities may select two students doing research on nutrition for consideration. We will award the best undergraduate oral and poster presentation with prizes.

For more information, please contact

Dr Nik Shanita Safii
Hon. Secretary, NSM
c/o Dept. of Nutrition & Dietetics
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
54300 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-4040 5662
Fax: 03-2693 2688

or

Dr Tee E Siong
President, NSM
46 Jalan SS22/32
47400 Petaling Jaya
Selangor D.E.
Tel: 03-77 287 287
Fax: 03-77 287 426

For enquiries via email, please contact:
[email protected] or [email protected]