Dr. Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi

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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Contact Information

Email

yasmin@ums.edu.my

Academic Department

Fakulti Sains Makanan Dan Pemakanan, UMS

Appointed Department

Fakulti Sains Makanan Dan Pemakanan, UMS

Education

Ph.d

University Of London, UK

2006

Sarjana Muda

Universiti Malaysia Sabah

2000

Research Collaborators

Research

Projects

6

Active

6

Grants

RM 182,000.00

Research Interests & Expertise

Anthropological Studies - Nutritional Anthropology

Community And Public Healthcare Sciences - Public Health Nutrition Science

Publications

Total Publications by Year

NOTE: N/A = Data not available, 0 = Data not completed

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Scopus Profile

Documents

14

H-Index

8

Citations

202

Affiliation

Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Research listing

Current Research Projects

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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Yanty Noorzianna Binti Abdul Manaf , Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi , Noor Atiqah Aizan Binti Abdul Kadir (2025) , Phytochemical Screening And Hmg-coa Reductase Inhibitory Activity Of Black Rice Extract As A Potential Treatment For Hypercholesterolemia

2.

Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi , Khor Ban Hock (2025) , A Survey On Nutrition Labeling For Sodium, Potassium, And Phosphorus Of Packaged Food And Beverages

3.

Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi , Khor Ban Hock (2025) , Characteristics And Nutrient Profiles Of Foods And Beverages On Online Food Delivery Systems

4.

Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi , Khor Ban Hock (2024) , Nutritional Status And Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Among Children From Low-income Households In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study

5.

Mansoor Abdul Hamid , Jurry Foo @ Jurry Bt. F. Michael , Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi (2024) , Multi-disciplinary Innovation Response To Extraordinary Pandemic

6.

Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi , Khor Ban Hock (2024) , A Posteriori Dietary Patterns Among Children In Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study

7.

Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi (2023) , Low Glycaemic Index Or Low Glycaemic Load Diets For People With Overweight Or Obesity