prof. dr. suzana bt. shahar

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
  • Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,



  •    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.

  • 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. 

     

    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. 

     

    nur afifah mursyida zaujan, mohd razif shahril, suzana shahar, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, nur fa’izah ab muin, razinah sharif, ponnusamy subramaniam, michael fenech.  (2025).  comparative analysis of aging-related metabolic and biological markers between cancer survivors and healthy populations: a systematic review.  - journal of cancer prevention.  121 - 137. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    anastasia xin wei yap, yee xing you, devinder kaur ajit singh, sumaiyah mat, ching phang chong, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, juliana fairuz maktar, rizal abdul rani, theng choon ooi, munirah ismail, suzana shahar, wan chien han, lee kuan kwan, centhyea centhyea.  (2025).  efficacy of oral nutrition supplementation enriched with hydroxymethylbutyrate (hmb) and undenatured type-ii collagen (uc-ii) combined with exercise training on osteoarthritis-related outcomes among adults with knee osteoarthritis in klang valley of malay.  - bmj open.  1 - 8. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    subashini muniandy, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, ixora kamisan atan, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nor fadilah rajab, hanif farhan mohd rasdi, annie george, sasikala m chinnappan.  (2025).  effect of eurycoma longifolia water extract (physta®) on menopausal quality of life and mood states .  - world journal of clinical cases.  1 - 15. 

     

    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. 

     

    norhayati mustafa khalid, pavapriya ponvel, azianah mohamad ibrahim, a’isyah mohd safien, nurul hidayah md fadzil, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, norhayati ibrahim, ponnusamy subramaniam, hasnah haron, roslee rajikan, divya vanoh & suzana shahar.  (2024).  development and evaluation of content validity and acceptance of a multidomain intervention module for reversal of cognitive frailty among older adults.  - clinical interventions in aging.  1189 - 1202. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    anastasia xin wei yap, yee xing you, devinder kaur ajit singh, sumaiyah mat, ching phang chong, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, juliana fairuz maktar, rizal abdul rani, theng choon ooi, munirah ismail, suzana shahar, wan chien han, lee kuan kwan, centhyea centhyea.  (2025).  efficacy of oral nutrition supplementation enriched with hydroxymethylbutyrate (hmb) and undenatured type-ii collagen (uc-ii) combined with exercise training on osteoarthritis-related outcomes among adults with knee osteoarthritis in klang valley of malay.  - bmj open.  1 - 8. 

     

    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. 

     

    lim zhi shuen , nur alia adilah binti pauzi , prof. dr. suzana shahar.  (2025).  gula dan kanser: memahami hubungannya.  - majalah sains. 

     

    mohd khairuddin noor khalib, zahara abdul manaf, suzana shahar.  (2025).  pemerkasaan usahawan makanan sihat.  -

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    hanis mastura yahya, nur khaleeda zainol, suzana shahar, nurul fatin malek rivan, nurul hidayah md fadzil, subhashini muniandy.  (2025).  diet quality and climacteric symptoms among midlife women.  - 2025 international congress on obesity and metabolic syndrome (icomes 2025). 

     

    hasnah haron, zainorain natasha zainal arifen, suzana shahar, kathy trieu, hazreen abdul majid, mohd fairulnizal md noh.  (2025).  street foods in malaysia: what is the sugar level content?.  - 40th annual scientific conference. 

     

    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. 

     
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    ASSOCIATE HEALTH SCIENCE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Geriatric Nutrition and Epidemiology
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    PEMAKANAN & DIETETIK :HEALTH SCIENCES
    Pemakanan geriatrik dan epidemiologi
    Pengalaman / Experience : 30 tahun/years(s)