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.
azira sazali, suzana shahar, hasnah haron, nor fadilah rajab, fatin hanani mazri, theng choon ooi & nurul fatin malek rivan. (2025). insights into salt perception and cognitive impairment among middle-aged and older adults: a scoping review. - bmc public health. 1 - 15.
lim zhi shuen , nur alia adilah binti pauzi , prof. dr. suzana shahar. (2025). gula dan kanser: memahami hubungannya. - majalah sains. .
muhamad mustaqim m zapawi, yee xing you, suzana shahar, mohd razif shahril, nurul fatin malek rivan, nik nur izzati nik mohd fakhruddin. (2025). my-mindd scores: adapting the mind diet for cognitive resilience in malaysia. - 28th world congress of clinical nutrition. .
yee xing you, nor fadilah rajab, hasnah haron, hanis mastura yahya, mazlyfarina mohamad, mohamad yusof maskat and suzana shahar. (2025). cosmos caudatus supplements enhance neuroprotection: a 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. - 28th world congress of clinical nutrition. .
sangeetha manimaran, nurul huda razalli, zahara abdul manaf, suzana shahar. (2025). challenges and strategies to reduce food waste in malaysian hospitals from the perspective of multidisciplinary professionals: a qualitative descriptive study. - bmc health services research. 1 - 19.
mohamad habibullah, nur nadia; shahar, suzana; ismail, munirah; ibrahim, norhayati; kamaruddin, mohd zul amin; tang, shirley gee hoon; hamid, mohd faisal abdul; ramasamy, kalavathy. (2025). efficacy of yeast beta-glucan 1,3/1,6 supplementation on respiratory infection, fatigue, immune markers and gut health among moderate stress adults in klang valley of malaysia: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel-group . - bmj open. 1 - 10.
ong, ying qian; shahar, suzana; mohd safien, a’isyah; ibrahim, norhayati; chin, ai-vyrn; mangialasche, francesca; kivipelto, miia; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2025). a qualitative study on the impact and participation in the ageless multidomain intervention: insights from older adults with cognitive frailty and their caregivers. - bmc public health. 1 - 14.
jamilah mohammad hanipah, arimi fitri mat ludin, devinder kaur ajit singh, ponnusamy subramaniam, suzana shahar. (2025). motivation, barriers and preferences of lifestyle changes among older adults with frailty and mild cognitive impairments: a scoping review of qualitative analysis. - plos one. 1 - 18.
pavapriya ponvel, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ponnusamy subramaniam, norhayati ibrahim, hasnah haron, aniza ismail, chin ai-vyrn, mazlyfarina mohamad, nurul hidayah md fadzil, norhayati mustafa khalid, a’isyah mohd safien, jamilah mohammad hanipah, azyana ibrahim, jenni lehtisalo, miia kivipelto & francesca mangialasche. (2025). the cost effectiveness of a multidomain intervention on physical, cognitive, vascular, dietary and psychosocial outcomes among community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty in malaysia: the ageless trial. - alzheimer's research & therapy. 1 - 23.
ying qian ong, suzana shahar, hasnah haron, nurul fatin malek rivan, hamdan mohamad, musaalbakri abdul manan, wan zunairah wan ibadullah, viola michael, sonia pombo-rodrigues, feng j he & graham a macgregor . (2025). strengthening salt reduction policy for malaysia through proposed maximum salt targets of selected processed food groups. - scientific reports. 1 - 10.
shi rui seow, sumaiyah mat, odelia hui hwang lam, juliana fairuz maktar, nor fadilah rajab, intan safinar ismail, devinder kaur arjit singh, suzana shahar, maw pin tan. (2025). glycemic impact on knee osteoarthritis symptoms on physical, radiographic, and inflammatory markers among individuals aged 50 and over with diabetes. - journal of visualized experiments. 1 - 16.
darwish mohd isa, hazreen abdul majid , farizah mohd hairi, zaliha harun, yee xing you, zahara abdul manaf, chia yook chin, hasnah haron, viola michael, feng he, mhairi brown, suzana shahar. (2025). key stakeholders' views on salt intake reduction and barriers and facilitators to reducing salt intake in malaysian schools: a qualitative study. - asia-pacific journal of public health. 1 - 9.
siti sarah norman, sumaiyah mat, siti salwana kamsan, sawal hamid md ali, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, caryn chan mei hsien, dayang balkis md ramli, noorlaili mohd tohit, norhayati ibrahim & suzana shahar. (2025). mediating role of psychological status in the association between resiliency and quality of life among older malaysians living with knee osteoarthritis. - experimental aging research. 350 - 363.
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.
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.
hairul hisham, hazwanie iliana; lim, siong meng; neoh, chin fen; abdul majeed, abu bakar; shahar, suzana; ramasamy, kalavathy. (2025). effects of non-pharmacological interventions on gut microbiota and intestinal permeability in older adults: a systematic review: non-pharmacological interventions on gut microbiota/barrier. - archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 1 - 16.
siti sarah norman, sumaiyah mat, siti salwana kamsan, sawal hamid md ali, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, caryn chan mei hsien, dayang balkis md ramli, noorlaili mohd tohit, norhayati ibrahim & suzana shahar. (2025). mediating role of psychological status in the association between resiliency and quality of life among older malaysians living with knee osteoarthritis. - experimental aging research. 350 - 363.
pavapriya ponvel, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ponnusamy subramaniam, norhayati ibrahim, hasnah haron, aniza ismail, chin ai-vyrn, mazlyfarina mohamad, nurul hidayah md fadzil, norhayati mustafa khalid, a’isyah mohd safien, jamilah mohammad hanipah, azyana ibrahim, jenni lehtisalo, miia kivipelto & francesca mangialasche. (2025). the cost effectiveness of a multidomain intervention on physical, cognitive, vascular, dietary and psychosocial outcomes among community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty in malaysia: the ageless trial. - alzheimer's research & therapy. 1 - 23.
leong chen lew, arimi fitri mat ludin, zahara abdul manaf, noorlaili mohd tohit, suzana shahar. (2025). mapping evidence and identifying risks: a systematic scoping review of meal replacements in type 2 diabetes. - world journal of diabetes. 1 - 31.
zainorain natasha zainal arifen , suzana shahar, kathy trieu, hazreen abdul majid, hasnah haron. (2025). what are the commonly available street foods in malaysia?. - journal of agriculture and food research. 1 - 7.
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.
mohd khairuddin noor khalib, suzana shahar. (2025). jaminan kualiti & keselamatan makanan. - . 64 - 89.
mohd khairuddin noor khalib, suzana shahar. (2025). kualiti diet . - . 50 - 63.
mohd khairuddin noor khalib & suzana shahar. (2025). amalan pemakanan dan kesihatan. - . 22 - 48.
suzana shahar, nurul fatin malek rivan. (2023). kesejahteraan warga emas semasa pandemik covid-19. - . 29-40.
nor syaidatul balqis norzali, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, zahara abdul manaf. (2023). pembentukan dan penilaian kesahan kandungan buku resipi panduan pemakanan sihat untuk warga emas. - . 86-93.
suzana shahar, nik shanita safii, zahara abdul manaf & hasnah haron. (2025). atlas makanan: saiz pertukaran & porsi . - . .
lim zhi shuen , nur alia adilah binti pauzi , prof. dr. suzana shahar. (2025). gula dan kanser: memahami hubungannya. - majalah sains. .
mohd khairuddin noor khalib, suzana shahar. (2025). jaminan kualiti & keselamatan makanan. - . 64 - 89.
mohd khairuddin noor khalib, suzana shahar. (2025). kualiti diet . - . 50 - 63.
mohd khairuddin noor khalib & suzana shahar. (2025). amalan pemakanan dan kesihatan. - . 22 - 48.
hanis mastura yahya, nur maisarah mat salleh, nur awadah din, nurhazirah ahmad fadzil, nurfatihah fairul anuar, sameeha mohd jamil, nurul fatin malek rivan, suzana shahar . (2025). grandparents as food providers for grandchildren: findings from four malaysian studies and development of an educational booklet to support healthier feeding practices . - 40th scientific conference of nutrition society of malaysia. .
muhamad mustaqim m zapawi, yee xing you, suzana shahar, mohd razif shahril, nurul fatin malek rivan, nik nur izzati nik mohd fakhruddin. (2025). my-mindd scores: adapting the mind diet for cognitive resilience in malaysia. - 28th world congress of clinical nutrition. .
yee xing you, nor fadilah rajab, hasnah haron, hanis mastura yahya, mazlyfarina mohamad, mohamad yusof maskat and suzana shahar. (2025). cosmos caudatus supplements enhance neuroprotection: a 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. - 28th world congress of clinical nutrition. .
lim zhi shuen , nur alia adilah binti pauzi , prof. dr. suzana shahar. (2025). gula dan kanser: memahami hubungannya. - majalah sains. .
wenchen yang, yee xing you, kok-yong chin, suzana shahar, shirley gee hoon tang. (2025). efficacy of cosmos caudatus extract in ameliorating osteoarthritic symptoms in postmenopausal rat model. - postgraduate colloquium 2025. .