Geeta A/P Appannah



Position
Professor




Education

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MSc (Community Health Sc), 2015 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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PhD (Human Nutrition Research), 2013 University of Cambridge
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BSc (Dietetics), 2013 Universiti Sains Malaysia

Memberships

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Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (MASO) President 2008 - Present

Publications

Research Articles

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Linear Programming Optimization of Local Food-Based Recommendations for Undernourished Urban Poor Malaysian Children Aged 2 to 5 Years FOOD AND NUTRITION BULLETIN 2025
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An Audit of An Audit of An Audit of An Audit of Diabetes Control and Management (ADCM) Diabetes Control and Management (ADCM) Diabetes Control and Management (ADCM) Diabetes Control and Management (ADCM) MALAY 2025
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Prospective associations between an empirically derived dietary pattern and life satisfaction in Malaysian adolescents NUTRITION & METABOLISM 2024
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Dietary patterns, metabolomic profile, and nutritype signatures associated with type 2 diabetes in women with postgestational diabetes mellitus: MyNutritype study protocol METABOLITES 2022
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Association between bone characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors among adults in selected urban areas in Selangor, Malaysia. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2022
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A Study on The Incidence and Maternal/Neonatal Characteristics for Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia at Malaysia National Blood Centre. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES 2021
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Associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d with adiposity and at-risk lipid profile differ for indigenous (Orang asli) male and female adults of peninsular Malaysia INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020
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A pilot study on pattern B lipoprotein profile in Malaysia MALAYS J PATHOL 2020
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Pattern B Lipoprotein Profile and its Associated Factors among Subjects Attending Health Screening at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 2018
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The Early Life Predictors of a Dietary Pattern Linked With Greater Metabolic Risk in Adolescence and Tracking of Its Food Components THE FASEB JOURNAL 2016
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The reliability of an adolescent dietary pattern identified using reduced-rank regression: comparison of a FFQ and 3 d food record BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 2014
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Sensitivity and specificity of waist circumference as a single screening tool for identification of overweight and obesity among Malaysian adults MED J MALAYSIA 2011
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Optimal cut-off levels to define obesity: body mass index and waist circumference, and their relationship to cardiovascular disease, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and diabetes in Malaysia ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2009
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Nutritional status of children below five years in Malaysia: Anthropometric analyses from the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey III (NHMS, 2006). MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 2009

Other Publications

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CORRELATIONS BETWEEN VITAMIN D AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN A RANDOMLY SELECTED, HEALTHY, URBAN MALAYSIAN POPULATION OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL | 01 Jan 2019
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Prevalence of Stunting among Malaysian Infants Aged 6 Months and Its Associated Factors ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM | 01 Jan 2019

Medias

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Murid obes semakin membimbangkan Sinar Bestari | 15 Apr 2024
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Gaya Hidup Tidak Sihat Punca Ramai Obes Utusan Malaysia | 25 Oct 2023
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Prevalence of obesity in Malaysia China Press/Utusan Malaysia | 23 Oct 2023
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Consume less meat to avoid NCD, Malaysians urged The Sun | 10 Apr 2023