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Poh Bee Koon is Professor of Nutrition at Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She has more than 20 years of research experience that involves multi-disciplinary and multi-country projects. Her research areas focus on childhood and adolescent nutrition, and her projects covers surveys, observation and intervention studies.
Prof Poh has led many international grants, including those funded by United Kingdom Medical Research Council, United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Development Research Centre (IDRC Canada), International Glutamate Technical Committee, as well as those from the industry.
She is Principal Investigator of South East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS), a nationally-representative survey on nutritional status of children; and ToyBox Study Malaysia, intervention aimed at reducing obesity rates through improving preschoolers’ healthy eating and physical activity. She has been involved in stable isotope work to assess body composition and energy expenditure among healthy individuals as well as in pediatric cancer patients.
Prof Poh has participated in consultation work for Ministry of Health Malaysia and was involved in Academy of Sciences Malaysia’s Obesity Task Force to study "Prioritizing Food Policy Options to Reduce Obesity in Malaysia". She has won numerous awards, including International Nutrition Foundation–Ellison Medical Foundation Short-term Fellowship and IAEA Nobel Peace Prize Fund Schools in Nutrition fellowship.
Prof Poh has recently been appointed as Editor-in-Chief for Malaysian Journal of Nutrition. She is a Fellow member of Nutrition Society of Malaysia, and Life member of Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity.
lee jac, cheah wl, anchang gn, noor hafizah y, abim m, ruzita at, koh d, reeves s, summerbell c, essau ca, poh bk, gibson el. (2023). teachers and parents perspectives on the feasibility of a preschool-based behavioral intervention to prevent obesity: an embedded qualitative study within toybox study malaysia. - early childhood education journal. 149-161.
norashikin mustafa, nik shanita safii1*, mohd izham mohamad, sameeha mohd jamil, abdul hadi abdul rahman, nor samsiah sani, azimah ahmad, noor hafizah yatiman, ahmad zawawi zakaria, ruzita abd talib, poh bee koon. (2023). sports nutritionists adopt the nutrition care process road map to develop individualized meal planning for athletes. - malaysian journal of movement, health & exercise. 57-65.
mohd razif shahril, tubanur irfan unal, jyh eiin wong, razinah sharif, denise koh, shoo thien lee, bee koon poh. (2023). results from the malaysia 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents. - journal of exercise science & fitness. 88-94.
thien cn, lim sm, poh bk and abdoul karim t. (2022). acceptance of grasshoppers and other insects as food and its influencing factors among adults in kuching and klang valley. - 37th nsm scientific conference. 113-114.
see meng lim, chai nei thien, abdoul karim toure & bee koon poh. (2022). factors influencing acceptance of grasshoppers and other insects as food: a comparison between two cities in malaysia. - foods. 1-12.
mohd razif shahril, tubanur irfan unal, jyh eiin wong, razinah sharif, denise koh, shoo thien lee, bee koon poh. (2023). results from the malaysia 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents. - journal of exercise science & fitness. 88-94.
kariippanon ke [and twenty-nine others].. (2022). levels and correlates of objectively measured sedentary behavior in young children: sunrise study results from 19 countries. - medicine and science in sports and exercise. 1123-1130.
parikh p, semba r, manary m, swaminathan s, udomkesmalee e, bos r, poh bk, rojroongwasinkul n, geurts j, sekartini r, nga tt.. (2022). animal source foods, rich in essential amino acids, are important for linear growth and development of young children in low- and middle-income countries. - maternal and child nutrition. 1-12.
vicka oktaria, dwi astuti dharma putri, zulfikar ihyauddin, madarina julia, dian caturini sulistyoningrum, poh bee koon, margaret danchin, indah kartika murni. (2022). vitamin d deficiency in south-east asian children: a systematic review. - archives of disease in childhood. 980-987.
a. suryawan, m.y. jalaludin, b.k. poh, r. sanusi, v.m.h. tan, j.m. geurts, l. muhardi. (2022). malnutrition in early life and its neurodevelopmental and cognitive consequences: a scoping review. - nutrition research reviews. 136-149.
lee jac, cheah wl, anchang gn, noor hafizah y, abim m, ruzita at, koh d, reeves s, summerbell c, essau ca, poh bk, gibson el. (2023). teachers and parents perspectives on the feasibility of a preschool-based behavioral intervention to prevent obesity: an embedded qualitative study within toybox study malaysia. - early childhood education journal. 149-161.
sim yee lim, dora rosmawati, noor hafizah yatiman, jyh eiin wong, hasnah haron, bee koon poh. (2022). umami detection threshold among children of different ethnicities and its correlation with various indices of obesity and blood pressure. - current research in food science. 2204-2210.
lim sy, rosmawati d, yatiman nh, wong je, haron h, poh bk. (2022). evaluation of physical characteristics and sensory acceptance of newly developed vegetable-based soups. - progress in nutrition. 1-12.
dy win low, adawiyah jamil, norazirah md nor, sabeera begum kader ibrahim, poh bee koon. (2020). food restriction, nutrition status, and growth in toddlers with atopic dermatitis. - pediatric dermatology. 69-77.
bee suan wee, awang bulgiba, abd. talib ruzita, mohd. noor ismail and bee koon poh. (2019). pedometer-determined physical activity among primary schoolchildren in kuala lumpur. - proceedings of singapore healthcare. 115-123.
mohd razif shahril, tubanur irfan unal, jyh eiin wong, razinah sharif, denise koh, shoo thien lee, bee koon poh. (2023). results from the malaysia 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents. - journal of exercise science & fitness. 88-94.
lee jac, cheah wl, anchang gn, noor hafizah y, abim m, ruzita at, koh d, reeves s, summerbell c, essau ca, poh bk, gibson el. (2023). teachers and parents perspectives on the feasibility of a preschool-based behavioral intervention to prevent obesity: an embedded qualitative study within toybox study malaysia. - early childhood education journal. 149-161.
vicka oktaria, dwi astuti dharma putri, zulfikar ihyauddin, madarina julia, dian caturini sulistyoningrum, poh bee koon, margaret danchin, indah kartika murni. (2022). vitamin d deficiency in south-east asian children: a systematic review. - archives of disease in childhood. 980-987.
parikh p, semba r, manary m, swaminathan s, udomkesmalee e, bos r, poh bk, rojroongwasinkul n, geurts j, sekartini r, nga tt.. (2022). animal source foods, rich in essential amino acids, are important for linear growth and development of young children in low- and middle-income countries. - maternal and child nutrition. 1-12.
kariippanon ke [and twenty-nine others].. (2022). levels and correlates of objectively measured sedentary behavior in young children: sunrise study results from 19 countries. - medicine and science in sports and exercise. 1123-1130.
wong je, ainaa fatehah a, poh bk. (2017). estimating portion sizes from digital food images : accuracy of estimation by nutrition professionals. - malaysian journal of nutrition. 51.
lim sy, noor hafizah y, wong je, hasnah h and poh bk. (2017). study on the effect of glutamate on satiety and perceived hunger among primary school children in malaysia. - 1st southeast asia public health nutrition conference. 128.
razinah sharif, chong kar hau, hazizi abu saad, nur hadiyani binti zakaria, ong min li, poh bee koon, wong jyh eiin. (2017). malaysian active healthy kids report card 2016. - . 39.
xiao chuan lau, kar hau chong, bee koon poh, mohd noor ismail. (2013). advances in food and nutrition research. - . 2:49-101.
beth ogata, sharon a. feucht, bee koon poh. (2022). krause and mahan's: food and the nutrition care process. - . 19.
nicole larson, tashara m. leak, jamie s. stang, bee koon poh. (2022). krause and mahan's: food and the nutrition care process. - . 20.
jean t. cox, catherine s. sullivan, bee koon poh. (2022). krause and mahan's: food and the nutrition care process. - . 69.
lorena drago, martin m. yadrick, bee koon poh. (2022). krause and mahan's: food and the nutrition care process. - . 17.
poh bee koon. (2021). kamus jururawat bailliere (edisi malaysia ketiga). - . 12.
siti sabariah buhari, ruzita abd talib, poh bee koon. (2020). obesiti kanak-kanak: bertindak sebelum terlambat. - . 175.
razinah sharif, chong kar hau, hazizi abu saad, nur hadiyani binti zakaria, ong min li, poh bee koon, wong jyh eiin. (2017). malaysian active healthy kids report card 2016. - . 39.
tee e siong, fatimah salim, poh bee koon, tan sue yee, kiren sidhu. (2014). healthy spoonfuls for toddlers (pemakanan sihat untuk si kecil). - . 74.
tee e siong, fatimah salim, poh bee koon, tan sue yee, kiren sidhu. (2012). baby`s first bites : complementary feeding with confidence. - . 74.
tee e siong, poh bee koon, tan sue yee, kiren sidhu. (2011). breastfeed with confidence (menyusu dengan yakin). - . 76.
ruzita bt. abd. talib;poh bee koon. (2022). obesiti kanak-kanak: bertindak sebelum terlambat. - . .
see meng lim, chai nei thien, bee koon poh, abdoul karim toure. (2022). acceptance of insects as food and its influencing factors in malaysia. - 22nd iuns-icn international congress of nutrition. 1.
wong jyh eiin;poh bee koon;nik shanita bt. safii;lam meng chun. (2022). development and validation of a virtual 3d food portion size atlas in improving portion size estimation in dietary assessment.. - . .
thien cn, lim sm, poh bk and abdoul karim t. (2022). acceptance of grasshoppers and other insects as food and its influencing factors among adults in kuching and klang valley. - 37th nsm scientific conference. 113-114.
poh bee koon. (2022). obesiti di kalangan kanak-kanak. - impak. 9.
Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
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APPLYING NUCLEAR NUTRITION TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER IN MALAYSIA | international atomic energy agency (iaea) | 73.3% (2019-09-10 sehingga 2024-07-08) |
SEANUTS II MALAYSIA: NUTRITION SURVEY OF MALAYSIA CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTH TO 12 YEARS | frieslandcampina | 71.6% (2018-10-11 sehingga 2024-12-31) |
PEMERKASAAN LITERASI LABEL PEMAKANAN GOLONGAN REMAJA MELALUI PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN INFONUTRITEEN® DI INSTAGRAM | aaa vision plt | 14.6% (2023-02-01 sehingga 2024-01-31) |