pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)
Biografi/ Biography :
Prof Dr Suzana Shahar adalah Profesor Pemakanan dan Dietetik dari Pusat Penuaan Sihat dan Kesejahteraan; Dekan Fakulti Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Beliau memperoleh ijazah Sarjanamuda Dietetik (Dengan Kepujian) dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MMed Sci (Pemakanan) dan PhD (Pemakanan) dari University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Bidang penyelidikan adalah epidemiologi pemakanan dan penuaaan, neurosains dan kanser. Beliau menamatkan kajian ‘ Model neuroprotektif bagi penuaan sihat bagi warga emas di Malaysia, dibiaya oleh Kementerian Pendikan Malaysia (LRGS TUA). Beliau kini mengetuai ujian klinikal (LRGS Ageless) bagi membaikpulih keuzuran kognitif dalam kalangan warga emas Malaysia, biaya Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi, dibawah payungan ‘World Wide Finger Trial’. Beliau juga mengetuai beberapa projek lain termasuk ‘Pembentukan strategi bagi menurunkan garam dalam makanan apabila makan di luar’, biaya Newton Ungku Omar -MRC Fund dan Projek Resolve bagi membentuk sasaran garam bagi makanan terproses. Beliau memfailkan dua paten berkaitan penuaan, tekanan oksidatif dan pemakanan, iaitu TP 3 in 1, formulasi kaya polifenol dan serbuk kering ulam raja. Beliau terlibat dengan beberapa Jawatankuasa kebangsaan dan antarabangsa termasuk Panduan Diet Malaysia, Pilihan Logo Sihat, Strategi Mengurangkan Garam, Pembentukan Panduan Mengurangkan Risiko Dementia Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia, ‘International Research Network on Dementia Prevention’ dan ‘Consortium on Longitudinal Studies on Memory’.
Prof Dr Suzana Shahar is a Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics from the Healthy Aging and Wellness Research Centre and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and fellow of the Malaysian Dietitians’ Association. She obtained her BSc (Hons) (Dietetics) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MMed Sci (Human Nutrition) and PhD (Human Nutrition) from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Her research interest is on nutrition and epidemiology of aging, nutrition and neuroscience and cancer. She has just completed a nationwide project on ‘Neuroprotective Model for Healthy Longevity among Malaysian Elderly’, funded by the Ministry of Education. She is currently leading a clinical trial (LRGS Ageless) to reverse cognitive frailty among Malaysian older adults funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, under the auspice of the World Wide Finger Trial. She is also leading a few other projects including ‘Development of strategies for salt reduction for food eating outside of home’ funded by the Newton Ungku Omar -MRC Fund and Resolve Project to develop salt reduction targets for processed foods. She filed two patents related to aging, oxidative stress, cognition and nutrition, ie. TP 3 in 1, polyphenol rich formulation and ulam raja dried powder formulation. She involved in several national and international task forces including the Malaysian Dietary Guidelines, Healthy Choice Logo, Salt Reduction Strategies; the World Health Organization Group Development Guideline for Dementia Risk Reduction, International Research on Dementia Prevention and Consortium on Longitudinal Studies on Memory.
suhaila binti zainudin;suzana bt. shahar;junaidah binti mohamed kassim. (2025). a predictive model of healthy ageing based computational intelligence and feature engineering. - . .
suzana bt. shahar;noor ibrahim bin mohamed sakian;devinder kaur a/p ajit singh;ashrani aizzuddin bin abd rahni;mohd zul amin bin kamaruddin;mohd izuan bin ibrahim;nik farhan bin nik fuad;nurul fatin binti malek rivan. (2025). efficacy of short term high protien supplementation on body composition and physical fitness among multi-ethnic elderly with sarcopenia: a randomised controlled trial. - . .
zahara binti abdul manaf;suzana bt. shahar;arimi fitri bin mat ludin;munirah binti ismail;syazwani binti mastor;nurul huda binti razalli. (2025). memperkasa usahawan wanita berpendapatan rendah menerusi keusahawanan penyediaan makanan sihat (rightdiet4u). - . .
rosnah sutan, khadijah alavi, siti norain sallahuddin, mohd rizal abdul manaf, mohd hasni jaafar, suzana shahar, khairul nizam abdul maulud, zaini embong, kamarul baraini keliwon, ruzian markom. (2024). factors associated with community volunteering among adults over the age of 50 in malaysia. - plos one. 1-14.
aisyah mohd safien, norhayati ibrahim, ponnusamy subramaniam, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ai- vyrn chin and suzana shahar. (2024). prevalence of depression and clinical depressive symptoms in community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty. - geriatrics & gerontology international. 225-233.
zainorain natasha zainal arifen, suzana shahar, kathy trieu, hazreen abdul majid, mohd fairulnizal md noh, hasnah haron. (2024). individual and total sugar contents of street foods in malaysia-should we be concerned?. - food chemistry. 1-11.
nurul hidayah md fadzil, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, roslee rajikan, divya vanoh, nazlena mohamad ali dan shahrul azman mohd noah. (2024). mapping the landscape: a bibliometric analysis of information and communication technology adoption by older adults with cognitive frailty or impairment. - geriatrics & gerontology international. 251-262.
theng choon ooi, nurul fatin malek rivan, suzana shahar, nor fadilah rajab, munirah ismail and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2024). predictors, protective factors, and adverse outcomes of joint pain among malaysian community-dwelling older adults: findings from the lrgs-tua longitudinal study. - journal of clinical medicine. 1-12.
aisyah mohd safien, norhayati ibrahim, ponnusamy subramaniam, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ai- vyrn chin and suzana shahar. (2024). prevalence of depression and clinical depressive symptoms in community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty. - geriatrics & gerontology international. 225-233.
zaliha harun [et al.]. (2024). salt reduction policy for out of home sectors: a supplementary document for the salt reduction strategy to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (ncds) in malaysia 2021-2025. - health research policy and systems. 1-13.
zahara abdul manaf, mohd hafiz mohd rosli, norhayati mohd noor, nor aini jamil, fatin hanani mazri, suzana shahar. (2024). exploring dietitians views on digital nutrition educational tools in malaysia: a qualitative study. - nutrition research and practice. 294-307.
ooi, t. c., abd rahman, n., ibrahim, f. w., shahar, s. and rajab, n. f.. (2024). abrogation of methyl methanesulphonate (mms)-induced cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of tropical fruit juice mixture on fibroblast cells. - international food research journal. 149-156.
zainorain natasha zainal arifen, hasnah haron,suzana shahar,zaliha harun, viola michael, yee xing you, zahara abdul manaf, hazreen abdul majid, yook chin chia, feng j he,mhairi karen brown and graham a macgregor. (2024). perceptions, barriers and enablers on salt reduction in the out-of-home sectors in malaysia (mysaltoh) from the perspective of street food vendors, caterers and consumers. - public health nutrition. 1-20.
azianah mohamad ibrahim, devinder kaur ajit singh, sumaiyah mat, arimi fitri mat ludin and suzana shahar. (2023). incidence and predictors of physical inactivity among malaysian community-dwelling older persons. - journal of aging and physical activity. 105-116.
zainora mohammed, qiu-ting kee, norliza mohamad fadzil, mohd harimi abd rahman, normah che din, vanitha mariappan, suzana shahar. (2023). association between vision and cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults in selangor, malaysia. - international journal of ophthalmology. 115-120.
zainorain natasha zainal arifen, suzana shahar, kathy trieu, hazreen abdul majid, mohd fairulnizal md noh, hasnah haron. (2024). individual and total sugar contents of street foods in malaysia-should we be concerned?. - food chemistry. 1-11.
nurul hidayah md fadzil, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, roslee rajikan, divya vanoh, nazlena mohamad ali dan shahrul azman mohd noah. (2024). mapping the landscape: a bibliometric analysis of information and communication technology adoption by older adults with cognitive frailty or impairment. - geriatrics & gerontology international. 251-262.
muhammad asyraf ismail, hasnah haron, suzana shahar. (2024). knowledge, attitude and practice on monosodium glutamate among staff in kuala lumpur and putrajaya health department. - malaysian journal of medicine and health sciences. 249-257.
theng choon ooi, nurul fatin malek rivan, suzana shahar, nor fadilah rajab, munirah ismail and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2024). predictors, protective factors, and adverse outcomes of joint pain among malaysian community-dwelling older adults: findings from the lrgs-tua longitudinal study. - journal of clinical medicine. 1-12.
zaliha harun [et al.]. (2024). salt reduction policy for out of home sectors: a supplementary document for the salt reduction strategy to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (ncds) in malaysia 2021-2025. - health research policy and systems. 1-13.
ashrani aizzuddin abd. rahni, mohd izuan ibrahim, devinder kaur ajit singh, noor ibrahim mohamed sakian, suzana shahar. (2022). development of automated segmentation of the thigh muscles from dixon mri for fat fraction quantification. - 6th kuala lumpur international conference on biomedical engineering 2021. 437-444.
you yee xing, suzana shahar, hasnah haron. (2023). malaysian ulam the natural brain food. - . 134.
hanisah rosli, suzana shahar, nor fadilah rajab. (2022). polyphenols: food medicine for cognitive decline. - . 97.
suzana shahar, nurul fatin malek rivan, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2021). cognitive frailty among malaysian older adults. - . 105.
nazlena mohamad ali, suzana shahar, divya vanoh, azir rezha norizan, you lee kee. (2021). inovasi teknologi kesihatan digital bagi kesejahteraan warga emas dan b40. - . 22.
resshaya roobini murukesu, devinder kaur ajit singh, suzana shahar, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2021). cognitive frailty among malaysian older adults. - . 13.
suzana shahar, nurul fatin malek rivan. (2023). covid-19 dan warga emas. - . 12.
nor syaidatul balqis norzali, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, zahara abdul manaf. (2023). koleksi penyelidikan prasiswazah fakulti sains kesihatan ukm edisi 2022: mendepani penyelidikan sains kesihatan. - . 8.
nazlena mohamad ali, suzana shahar, divya vanoh, azir rezha norizan, you lee kee. (2021). inovasi teknologi kesihatan digital bagi kesejahteraan warga emas dan b40. - . 22.
nurul fatin malek rivan, suzana shahar, nor fadilah rajab, devinder kaur ajit singh, normah che din, mohd zul amin kamaruddin, hazlina mahadzir. (2021). cognitive frailty among malaysian older adults. - . 13.
suzana shahar, hanis mastura yahya, ainor farahin aziz, siti nur arina ismail, normah che din, zahara a. manaf & manal badrasawi. (2021). the wonders of kesum: findings from the national kesum initiative. - . 4.
you yee xing, suzana shahar, hasnah haron. (2023). malaysian ulam the natural brain food. - . 134.
hanisah rosli, suzana shahar, nor fadilah rajab. (2022). polyphenols: food medicine for cognitive decline. - . 97.
razinah sharif, nor fadilah rajab, suzana shahar, asheila ak meramat. (2021). rahsia penuaan sihat: amalan berpuasa dan penanda biokimia. - . 145.
suzana shahar, nurul fatin malek rivan, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2021). cognitive frailty among malaysian older adults. - . 105.
suzana shahar, hanis mastura yahya dan annie george. (2021). the wonders of kesum: findings from the national kesum initiative. - . 124.
suzana bt. shahar;noor ibrahim bin mohamed sakian;devinder kaur a/p ajit singh;ashrani aizzuddin bin abd rahni;mohd zul amin bin kamaruddin;mohd izuan bin ibrahim;nik farhan bin nik fuad;nurul fatin binti malek rivan. (2025). efficacy of short term high protien supplementation on body composition and physical fitness among multi-ethnic elderly with sarcopenia: a randomised controlled trial. - . .
suhaila binti zainudin;suzana bt. shahar;junaidah binti mohamed kassim. (2025). a predictive model of healthy ageing based computational intelligence and feature engineering. - . .
zahara binti abdul manaf;suzana bt. shahar;arimi fitri bin mat ludin;munirah binti ismail;syazwani binti mastor;nurul huda binti razalli. (2025). memperkasa usahawan wanita berpendapatan rendah menerusi keusahawanan penyediaan makanan sihat (rightdiet4u). - . .
anas almaswary & professor dr suzana shahar. (2024). strengthen your defence against illnesses with a hidden ally. - malaysia health today. 1-7.
seow shi rui, sumaiyah mat, nor fadilah rajab, intan safinar ismail, devinder kaur ajit singh, suzana shahar, tan maw pin and francis berenbaum.. (2023). social isolation in older people living with osteoarthritis is associated with poor cognitive performance. - malaysian congress of geriatric medicine. 114.