prof. dr. ruzita bt. abd. talib

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian kesihatan komuniti (reach)

 rzt@ukm.edu.my

No. Telefon Rasmi :  7512

No. rasmi:
UKM : 03 8921 5555



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Dr. Ruzita Abd. Talib is a Professor of Nutrition at Nutritional Science Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Over the last 20 years with the university, she has served as Head of Dietetics Program, Head of Quality, Principle of Residential College , Chair of the School of Healthcare Sciences and Deputy Dean of Post Graduate Study in Faculty of Health Sciences, UKM. Her formal education includes undergraduate degree and PhD in Dietetics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her major research interest includes Nutrition Education and Promotion, particularly in childhood obesity intervention and the application of glycemic index in dietary management of diabetes. She has published more than 50 scientific papers/reports local and internationally. She is also an ordinary member of Malaysian Dietitian Association, Nutrition Society of Malaysia and Malaysian Association Study of Obesity. Expert Committees (National): A member of Technical Working Group, Ministry of Health in Products Reformulation to Reduce Sodium in Food Products (2017-2018). A Technical Sub Committee of Technical Working Group Malaysian Dietary Guidelines (2008-2010), Malaysian Adolescent Dietary Guidelines (2011-2013) and Recommended Nutrient Intake for Malaysia (Energy and Macronutrients) (2016-2017). A Panel of Assessor for Malaysian Qualification Agency in Nutrition and Dietetics (2017-2020). Professional Associations (National): Honorary Treasurer, Malaysian Association Study of Obesity (2011-2015) and Malaysian Society of Health (1999-2002) and Council Member, Malaysian Dietetian Association (1999-2001).

  • 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. 

     

    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. 

     

    hasnah haron, ruzita a talib, ponnusami subramaniam, zainorain natasha zainal arifen, muhammad ibrahim.  (2022).  a comparison of chemical compositions in kelulut honey from different regions.  - malaysian journal of analytical sciences.  447-456. 

     

    g. y. chong; s. k. nachatar singh; r. abd talib; s. l. loy; w. y. siah; h. y. tan; s. s. harjit singh; r. binti abdullah; h. binti mahmud; h. c. koo.  (2022).  the translation, validation, and reliability of a chrononutrition assessment tool for malaysian population.  - obesity reviews.  187. 

     

    g. y. chong; s. k. nachatar singh; r. abd talib; s. l. loy; w. y. siah; h. y. tan; s. s. harjit singh; r. binti abdullah; h. binti mahmud; h. c. koo.  (2022).  the translation, validation, and reliability of a chrononutrition assessment tool in epidemiology study.  - international congress on obesity.  1. 

     

    ahmad faezi rashid, sharifah wajihah wafa, ruzita abd talib, nor mazlina abu bakar.  (2022).  an interactive malaysian childhood healthy lifestyle (imachel) intervention programme to change weight related behaviour in preschool childparent dyads: study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial.  - plos one.  1-23. 

     

    g. y. chong; s. k. nachatar singh; r. abd talib; s. l. loy; w. y. siah; h. y. tan; s. s. harjit singh; r. binti abdullah; h. binti mahmud; h. c. koo.  (2022).  the translation, validation, and reliability of a chrononutrition assessment tool for malaysian population.  - obesity reviews.  187. 

     

    sue reeves, b. k. poh, whye lian cheah, cecilia essau, carolyn summerbell, denise koh, julia lee, ruzita talib, leigh gibson.  (2020).  toybox study malaysia: a feasibility study to improve healthy energy balance and obesity-related behaviour.  - proceedings of the nutrition society.  E313. 

     

    b xi, x zong, r kelishadi, m litwin, ym hong, bk poh, lm steffen, sv galcheva, ih aeberli, t nawarycz, mk wiewiorowska, a khadilkar, md schmidt, h neuhauser, a schienkiewtiz, z kulaga, hs kim, bs witoszynska, me motlagh, at ruzita, vm iotova, et al..  (2020).  international waist circumference percentile cutoffs for central obesity in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years.  - the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolismm.  e1569-e1583. 

     

    hui chin koo, bee koon poh and ruzita abd. talib.  (2020).  the great-child trialtm: a quasi-experimental dietary intervention among overweight and obese children.  - nutrients.  1-12. 

     

    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. 

     

    guey yong chong, satvinder kaur, ruzita abd talib, see ling loy, hui yin tan, sarjit singh harjit singh, rosmiza binti abdullah, hanisah binti mahmud, woan yie siah and hui chin koo.  (2022).  chronotype, chrononutrition and glucose tolerance among prediabetic individuals. research protocol for a prospective longitudinal study chrono-dm.  - bmc primary care.  1-12. 

     

    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. 

     

    shooka mohammadi, norimah a.karim, ruzita abd talib, reza amani.  (2018).  the impact of self efficacy education based on the health belief model in iranian patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled intervention study.  - asia pacific journal of clinical nutrition. 

     

    wirdah mohamed, arif azlan and ruzita abd talib.  (2018).  benefits of community gardening activity in obesity intervention: findings from f.e.a.t. programme.  - current research in nutrition and food science journal. 

     

    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. 

     

    ahmad faezi rashid, sharifah wajihah wafa, ruzita abd talib, nor mazlina abu bakar.  (2022).  an interactive malaysian childhood healthy lifestyle (imachel) intervention programme to change weight related behaviour in preschool childparent dyads: study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial.  - plos one.  1-23. 

     

    hasnah haron, ruzita a talib, ponnusami subramaniam, zainorain natasha zainal arifen, muhammad ibrahim.  (2022).  a comparison of chemical compositions in kelulut honey from different regions.  - malaysian journal of analytical sciences.  447-456. 

     

    guey yong chong, satvinder kaur, ruzita abd talib, see ling loy, hui yin tan, sarjit singh harjit singh, rosmiza binti abdullah, hanisah binti mahmud, woan yie siah and hui chin koo.  (2022).  chronotype, chrononutrition and glucose tolerance among prediabetic individuals. research protocol for a prospective longitudinal study chrono-dm.  - bmc primary care.  1-12. 

     

    norhasniza yaacob, ruzita abd talib, amirah ismail, mohd izwan mahmud.  (2022).  perceived barriers to digitising school-based obesity intervention: an exploratory study.  - malaysian journal of medical sciences.  98-119. 

     

    'arif azlan, nadzirah ismail, nor farah mohamad fauzi, ruzita talib.  (2020).  lecture notes in bioengineering : enhancing health and sports performance by design.  - proceedings of the 2019 movement, health & exercise (mohe) and international sports science conference (issc).  12. 

     

    mohd. ismail noor, siti mariam ali, poh bee koon, ruzita abd. talib, mohd. nasir mohd. taib, hazizi abu saad, nik mazlan nik mamat.  (2009).  nutrition research priorities in malaysia.  - 67-88. 

     

    siti sabariah buhari, ruzita abd talib, poh bee koon.  (2020).  obesiti kanak-kanak: bertindak sebelum terlambat.  - 175. 

     

    paden morat, abdul hamid aziz, syed zahir idid, norimah abd. karim, salman hussein inaayat hussein, faudziah abdul manan, ruzita abdul talib, rokiah omar dan yusof hussain.  (2003).  glosari sains kesihatan.  - 149. 

     

    g. y. chong; s. k. nachatar singh; r. abd talib; s. l. loy; w. y. siah; h. y. tan; s. s. harjit singh; r. binti abdullah; h. binti mahmud; h. c. koo.  (2022).  the translation, validation, and reliability of a chrononutrition assessment tool in epidemiology study.  - international congress on obesity.  1. 

     

    ruzita binti abd. talib.  (2022).  kebersihan makanan tidak boleh dikompromi.  - utusan malaysia.  1-8. 

     

    ruzita bt. abd. talib;poh bee koon.  (2022).  obesiti kanak-kanak: bertindak sebelum terlambat.  -

     

    e leigh gibson, bee koon poh, whye lian cheah, denise koh, julia ai cheng lee, abd talib ruzita, cecilia a essau, sue reeves, carolyn summerbell.  (2021).  reduction in overweight and obesity in 3-6 year-old malaysian children following a multi-component kindergarten-based health behaviour intervention: toybox study malaysia.  - asia-oceania conference on obesity and malaysian association for the study of obesity scientific conference.  57. 

     

    yi ting chong, georgia livan nelson, bee koon poh, whye lian cheah, abd talib ruzita, denise koh, julia ai cheng lee, yatiman noor hafizah, cecilia a. essau, sue reeves, carolyn summerbell, edward leigh gibson.  (2021).  toybox study malaysia: extending the reach, impact and sustainability of a kindergarten based healthy behaviour intervention.  - asia oceania conference on obesity and malaysian association for the study of obesity scientific conference.  239.