CURRICULUM VITAE
  • Name : NORIMAH A.KARIM
  • Qualifications :

    BSc Biology (IU, Bloomington ,USA)

    MSC Nutrition (IU, Bloomington,USA)

    PhD Nutrition (University of Southampton,UK)

  • Specialisation :

    1.Dietary Assessment Methods (Food Frequency Questionnaire)

    2. Nutrition and Body Image among children and adolescents

    3.Nutrition and Health Education and Promotion

    4.Nutritional Epidemiology

  • Areas of Research :

    1.Body image of adolescents/ Development of nutrition and body image education package for adolescents

    2.Nutritional status / breakfast consumption and cognitive performance among primary school children

    3.Development and validation of a customized CVD risk calculator  for Malaysians

    4.Effect of high fibre diet on glucose and lipid profile among diabetics

    5.Heathy School Programme among primary school children

  • Current Projects and Grants :

    1. IRPA 06-02-05 0000PR 0041/05-02 (RM100,000.00) Development and validation of a customized cardiovascular disease risk calculator for Malaysian population- Main Researcher.

    2. N10/2003 (RM3300.00)- The relationship between breakfast consumtion and cognitive performance among primary school children. Main researcher

    3. N15/2004 (RM15,000.00-OEL Sdn Bhd/External grant)-Effect of high fibre rice on the glucose and lipid profile among diabetics- Main researcher.

    4. Nestle Intervention Project/Healthy School Program among primary school children (RM40,000.00- Nestle Products Sdn Bhd- External Grant- Main researcher

  • Selected Publications :

    1. Norimah AK and Leong SW (2000) Evaluation of nutritional status among a group of young Chinese adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asia Pacofic Journal of Clinical Nutrition 9(2):82-86

    2.Nawawi H, Idris MN, Ismail MN, Norimah AK, Fatimah A, Khan R and Yusoff K (2002) Current status of coronary risk factors among rural Malays in Malaysia .Journal of Cardiovascular Risk 9:17-23.

    3. Chee HL, Khor GL, Fatimah A, Wan AManan WM, Mohd Nasir MT, Nik SS, Norimah AK, Norlela MH, Poh BK and Rokiah MY(2002). Nutritional assessment of preschool children in rural villages of the family dynamics, lifestyle and nutrition study (1997-2001)II. Prevalences of undernutrition and relationship to household socioeconomic indicators. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition 8(1):33-53.

    4. Norimah AK and Haja MMK (2003) Nutritional status and food habits of middle aged adults in selected areas of selangor. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition 9(2)125-136.

    5.Norimah AK and Kalidass M (2004) Nutritional status and health status among young Indian adults. Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences 2(1):45-55.

    6 .Zalilah MS, Mirnalini K, Khor GL, Merlin A, Bahaman AS and Norimah AK (2005). Dietary intake, physical activity and energy expenditure of Malaysian adolescents. Accepted for publication Singapore Medical Journal 

    7.Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Malaysia (2005). A report of the technical working group on Nutrition guidelines. Technical subcommittee on vitamins. Contributor to Chapter 12-Vitamin D, pp121-129 

     

     

  • Contact Information :
    - Address
      DEPARTMENT OFNUTRITION & DIETETICS
      FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
      Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
      50300 Kuala Lumpur
      Malaysia
    - Phone Number
      03+40405247
    - Fax Number
      03-26947621
    - E-mail