Browsing AECC University College Research by Author "Shahar, Suzana"
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Barriers, enablers and perceptions on dietary salt reduction in the out-of-home sectors: A scoping review
Michael, Viola; You, Yee Xing; Shahar, Suzana; Manaf, Zahara Abdul; Haron, Hasnah; Shahrir, Siti Nurbaya; Majid, Hazreen Abdul; Chia, Yook Chin; Brown, Mhairi Karen; He, Feng J.; MacGregor, Graham A. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)In this review, we have investigated the perceptions, barriers, and enabling factors that were responsible for a dietary salt reduction in the out-of-home sectors. For this purpose, we examined different knowledge databases ... -
Associations of health literacy with blood pressure and dietary salt intake among adults: A systematic review
Isa, Darwish Mohd; Shahar, Suzana; He, Feng J.; Majid, Hazreen Abdul (Nutrients, 2021)Health literacy has been recognized as a significant social determinant of health, defined as the ability to access, understand, appraise, and apply health-related information across healthcare, disease prevention, and ... -
Randomized controlled trial on the effect of partially hydrolyzed guar gum supplementation on diarrhea frequency and gut microbiome count among pelvic radiation patients
Rosli, Dzairudzee; Shahar, Suzana; Manaf, Zahara Abdul; Lau, Hui Jin; Yusof, Nurul Yuziana Mohd; Haron, Mohd Roslan; Majid, Hazreen Abdul (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2021)Background: Radiation therapy is the treatment of pelvic cancers, with diarrhea often being the most frequent acute side effect. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) usage in ... -
Developing a policy to reduce the salt content of food consumed outside the home in Malaysia: protocol of a qualitative study
Brown, Mhairi Karen; Shahar, Suzana; You, Yee Xing; Michael, Viola; Majid, Hazreen Abdul; Manaf, Zahara Abdul; Haron, Hasnah; Sukiman, Noor Shahida; Chia, Yook Chin; He, Feng J.; MacGregor, Graham A. (BMJ Open, 2021-07-23)Introduction: Current salt intake in Malaysia is high. The existing national salt reduction policy has faced slow progress and does not yet include measures to address the out of home sector. Dishes consumed in the out of ... -
Perceptions, barriers and enablers of salt reduction in Malaysian out-of-home sectors (MySaltOH): from the point of view of policy-makers and food industries
Harun, Zaliha; Shahar, Suzana; You, Yee Xing; Manaf, Zahara Abdul; Majid, Hazreen Abdul; Chia, Yook Chin; Haron, Hasnah; Michael, Viola; Sukiman, Noor Shahida; Taib, Aida Farzana Mohamad; He, Feng J.; Brown, Mhairi K. (Health Research Policy and Systems, 2023-02-09)Background High salt intake is a major cause of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The out-of-home sectors have been identified as one of the contributors of high salt intake in the population. The National Salt ... -
Perceptions, barriers and enablers on salt reduction in the out-of-home sectors in Malaysia (MySaltOH) from the perspective of street food vendors, caterers and consumers
Arifen, Zainorain Natasha Zainal; Haron, Hasnah; Shahar, Suzana; Harun, Zaliha; Michael, Viola; You, Yee Xing; Manaf, Zahara Abdul; Majid, Hazreen Abdul; Chia, Yook Chin; He, Feng J.; Brown, Mhairi Karen; MacGregor, Graham A. (2023-12-15)Objective: To explore the perspectives, barriers and enablers on salt reduction in out-of-home sectors in Malaysia among street food vendors, caterers and consumers. Design: A qualitative study involving twenty-two ... -
Individual and total sugar contents of street foods in Malaysia - Should we be concerned?
Arifen, Zainorain Natasha Zainal; Shahar, Suzana; Trieu, Kathy; Majid, Hazreen Abdul; Md Noh, Mohd Fairulnizal; Haron, Hasnah (Food Chemistry, 2024-08-30)Street foods are often of poor nutritional quality with high sugar content, in which the overconsumption of sugar is associated with obesity. However, sugar content information on local street foods is scarce. Thus, the ...