Dr. Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi
Fakulti Sains Makanan Dan Pemakanan, UMS
Dr Yasmin Ooi is a nutritionist and lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah for 25 years. She received her PhD from King’s College London. Her area of interest is nutritional epidemiology. She is currently a Council Member of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia as well as Fellow of the Society. Yasmin is also a member of the Malaysian Ministry of Health’s Technical Working Group on Dietary Guidelines. This group provides the scientific basis for the Reference Nutrient Intake (RNI) for Malaysia, and the Malaysian Dietary Guidelines for Adults, Children & Adolescents, Older People and Vegetarian. In her free time, she likes to read and travel.
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Fakulti Sains Makanan Dan Pemakanan, UMS
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Fakulti Sains Makanan Dan Pemakanan, UMS
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39
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7
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RM 2,752,228.00
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Anthropological Studies - Nutritional Anthropology
Community And Public Healthcare Sciences - Public Health Nutrition Science
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Current Research Projects
Supporting sustainable access to sexual and reproductive health services particularly family planning for women in sabah at risk of being left behind
Member
2026 - 2026
Unveiling the socioeconomic influences on nutrition: a bibliometric study on research advancement and knowledge gaps
Member
2025 - 2027
Kajian penerimaan kempen agenda nasional malaysia sihat (anms) dalam kalangan belia di universiti malaysia sabah
Member
2025 - 2025
Social and behaviour change to improve child nutrition in sabah in alternative school system and family setting : a case study
Leader
2025 - 2025
Nutrikids academy: boosting children's fruit and vegetable intake with hands-on school-based nutrition and cooking education
Member
2024 - 2026
Vermicomposting reactor development and vermicompost performance test for smart smallholder vermicomposting systems
Member
2024 - 2026
Impact of antenatal and postpartum depression on quality of life in aspect of dietary diversity,physical health, psychosocial and environmental domains in women in sabah
Member
2020 - 2025
Publications listing
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Md. Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee , Yanty Noorzianna Binti Abdul Manaf , Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi , Noor Atiqah Aizan Binti Abdul Kadir (2026), Impact Of Retrogradation On Starch Digestibility, Predicted Glycemic Index, And Nutritional Composition In Black And Red Rice
Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi , Khor Ban Hock (2025), A Survey On Nutrition Labeling For Sodium, Potassium, And Phosphorus Of Packaged Food And Beverages
Khor Ban Hock , Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi (2025), Characteristics And Nutrient Profiles Of Foods And Beverages On Online Food Delivery Systems
Noor Atiqah Aizan Binti Abdul Kadir , Yanty Noorzianna Binti Abdul Manaf , Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi (2025), Phytochemical Screening And Hmg-coa Reductase Inhibitory Activity Of Black Rice Extract As A Potential Treatment For Hypercholesterolemia
Mansoor Abdul Hamid , Jurry Foo @ Jurry Bt. F. Michael , Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi (2024), Multi-disciplinary Innovation Response To Extraordinary Pandemic
Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi , Khor Ban Hock (2024), A Posteriori Dietary Patterns Among Children In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study
Khor Ban Hock , Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi (2024), Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study