Contact
Nutrition Society of Malaysia
c/o Division  of Human Nutrition
Institute for Medical Research
Jalan Pahang
50588 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel :  603-7728 7287 / 4040 5686
Fax : 603-2694 3575 / 7728 7426
Email : president@nutriweb.org.my

List of Council members and their institutions

 Year established
1985

Number of members

(as of March 2004)

Activities of Society/Association during 2003
4.1 NSM Education Fund
From May 2002 until August 2004, 15 members received the NSM Seminar Grant for participation at conferences held overseas and locally.

 4.2      NSM Publications
NSM publishes the Malaysian Journal of Nutrition (MJN) biannually. The MJN is managed by Honorary Editor, Prof Dr Khor Geok Lin from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Volume 8 Numbers 1 & 2 issues were published in March and September 2002, respectively; while Volume 9 Numbers 1 & 2 were published in year 2003.

Berita NSM gained a “New Look” and a “New Life” in 2003. The committee managed to put together a terrific bumper issue covering events held in 2001 and 2002. The newsletter is managed by a Publication Committee chaired by Dr Tee E Siong, President NSM.

The second volume of healthy Malaysian recipes entitled “Resipi Sihat, Pilihan Bijak Volume 2” was published and launched on 13 April 2002. The recipe book contains 100 delicious and specially modified culinary delights from all 13 states in Malaysia, and is published in two languages, Bahasa Melayu and English. Volume 1 has sold more than 80,000 copies, while Volume 2 has sold approximately 28,000 copies.

The Total Child book is a product of a collaboration between the Malaysian Pediatric Association and NSM. The book is titled “The Total Child: the parents guide to child health and nutrition – from pre-birth through the preschool years”. The 146-page book comprises sections on various periods of developments of the child, plus one section on healthy recipes for young children. It is targeted towards young first-time parents’ readership.

4.3 Nutriweb Malaysia (www.nutriweb.org.my)
NSM’s official website, Nutriweb Malaysia, was launched in year 2001. To date, it is well-maintained and is regularly updated by it’s webmaster at MIMCED Sdn Bhd. Besides nutrition-related articles targeted at a public audience, the website also contains articles from the Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, meant for a professional audience. NSM also regularly updates conference announcements and news articles onto the website. MIMCED also maintains an Online Membership Database for NSM as well as a database system for Online Registration of the annual NSM Scientific Conferences.

Nutriweb was nominated for the Anugerah Perdana Teknologi Maklumat (APTM) in year 2003. The APTM was introduced by the Malaysian government in 1999, and is an annual award given as a recognition and acknowledgement to agencies, which are successful in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to benefit the public.

 4.4Bright Start Nutrition Programme
Bright Start Nutrition (BSN) is a nutrition education programme initiated by the Society with the collaboration of Malaysian Paediatric Association, Malaysian Association of Kindergartens and Association of Registered Childcare Providers of Malaysia. It is the country’s first comprehensive nutrition education programme by a professional body.

The programme was carried out over three years and ended in year 2003. The BSN Advisory Panel is chaired by Dr Tee E-Siong and comprises experts from various disciplines including nutrition, dietetics, paediatrics, early childhood education, psychology and communications. The panel members meet regularly to plan educational activities and vet materials prior to its publication.

A series of education materials was developed based on the BSN Nutrition Guidelines and Food Guide Pyramid. They include nutrition handbooks such as “Right Nutrition for Your Child” for parents, “Nutrition for Early Childhood Care and Education Professionals” for kindergarten and childcare operators, “My Food Adventure” an activity workbook for children and a growth record card to assist parents in monitoring their child’s growth and development. BRIGHT magazine, a bimonthly publication, for parent members was published in year 2002 and 2003, with Dr Tee E-Siong as the Editor-in-chief.

BSN also conducted a series of Child Health and Nutrition Seminars at various locations around the country. In addition, BSN provided nutrition training sessions for Malaysian Association of Kindergartens’ training in Kuala Lumpur. Other education activities include the BSN Children’s Fun Time conducted at kindergartens / childcare centers.

Through BSN, Dutch Lady Nutrition Center had provided a study grant to NSM amounting to conduct a growth study on preschool children. The data collection for this study had concluded and a final report is being prepared.

4.5 19th Scientific Conference and AGM
NSM holds its Annual Scientific Conference in March every year, in conjunction with its Annual General Meeting. This year, the 19th Scientific Conference was held on 25 – 26 March 2004, at the Prince Hotel & Residence in Kuala Lumpur. It was themed “Nutrition Challenges in a Globalised World”. The scientific programe was packed with many renowned local and foreign speakers. Approximately 320 participants attended the two-day meeting.

In year 2004, four members of the Society were elected as Fellows of the Society, namely Dr Zawiah Hashim (Nestle Products (M) Sdn Bhd), Ms Rokiah Don (Ministry of Health), Dr Kalyana Sundram (Malaysian Palm Oil Board) and Dr S Vellayan (Zoo Negara). NSM Prizes were awarded to six postgraduates and six undergraduates for thesis projects completed the previous year. NSM Best Student Prizes were awarded to 12 undergraduate nutrition students from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia for outstanding performance in academic and co-curricular activities.

A Young Investigators’ Session was held where six undergraduate students gave oral presentations of their final year thesis projects. Prizes were given to the top three presenters. An undergraduate poster competition was also held and prizes given to the top three poster presenters.

This year’s AGM also saw the election of new office bearers, and the 10th NSM Council was elected to serve for two years until March 2006, as listed in item 3 above.

 4.6Scientific Updates
Year 2003 saw only one scientific update being held. The scientific update was themed “Carotenoids and Health”. It was co-organised with the Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council and Malaysian Dietitians’ Association. The event was held at Grand Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 15 July 2003. There were two presenter, the first being Prof Dr George Britton of University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, followed by Dr Koh Chu Sing of Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council. The talk was chaired by Dr Tony Ng. The event was attended by some 550 participants from NSM, MDA and nurses.

4.7 Nutrition Month Malaysia
The Nutrition Month project, proposed by the Nutrition Society of Malaysia, is a collaborative effort between fellow professional bodies, namely NSM, Malaysian Dietitians’ Association, Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity and the Ministry of Health. The Nutrition Month Malaysia (NMM) was inaugurated on 13 April 2002, by Y.B. Dato’ Chua Jui Meng, Minister of Health Malaysia in Petaling Jaya.

The objective of the programme is to promote greater awareness and practice of healthy eating, in line with the Government’s efforts to build healthy families as the cornerstone for a healthy nation. The NMM is spearheaded by a National Steering Committee, which comprised representatives from the respective participating bodies and is managed by VersaComm Sdn Bhd. The Steering Committee iss chaired by Dr Tee E Siong, President of the NSM.

A number of activities are conducted to further raise the awareness of the public on the importance of healthy eating to maintaining health and wellbeing. For 2003, the theme selected was Healthy Eating, Healthy Life. Four  key messages were identified for focus, namely

§  Healthy Eating Guidelines & Food Guide Pyramid
§  Healthy Food Choices
§  Nutrition Claims & Advertising
§  Healthy Food Preparation
§  Fighting Infections (Nutrition and Immunity)

A series of four articles were written based on the four key messages. Articles were published in leading newspapers (in three languages) during the NMM in April – May 2003. The same articles were also published in OH! Magazine from July till October 2003. The key messages were also put on Nutriweb, and sent to State Nutrition Officers through the Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health. Nutritionists giving talks during the Nutrition Month celebrations were encouraged to give their talk along the lines of the key messages.

A 1-day health exhibition cum screening was conducted in an estate near Seremban. Over three estate workers were screened for weight, height, BMI, body fat, blood pressure and blood cholesterol and glucose. Dietary advise was provided to each of the participants to the screening.

For 2004, the series of articles published in the mass media had a different focus. The theme selected was Eat Right, Work Well, in relation to the needs and lifestyles of 4 main groups:

• Factory workers and their managements
• Busy executives/office workers
• Working women
• Tertiary students

Four articles were published, emphasizing on the nutritional challenges facing these groups and providing tips on maintaining healthy eating practices. A 4-part television talk show interviews with nutritionists and dietitians was carried out. A 4-part poster set was distributed for display in government clinics and hospitals of the Ministry of Health throughout the country.

A Nutrition Roadshow was held on 25 June 2004, at a electronic factory in Bangi, in conjunction with Nutrition Month Malaysia 2004. A total of 300 staff of the factory was screened for body weight and height (and BMI calculated), body fat, blood pressure, blood cholesterol and glucose. Dietary advice was provided individually to each subject. A talk emphasizing on “Eat Well, Work Right” was delivered to the staff. Nutrition Month Malaysia posters were displayed and food and nutrition leaflets of Nutrition Society of Malaysia and Ministry of Health were distributed to all participants.

4.8      Weight Management Information Centre (WMIC)
Dr Tee E Siong reporesents the NSM in the WMIC Board of Members. The Centre aims to provide provide professional advice on matters relating to maintenance of body weight through adopting appropriate dietary practices and a regular exercise programme. The public can participate in seminars, workshops and talks organized by staff members of the Centre. The Centre also maintains a website: www.weightmanagement.org.my to provide educational information to the public.

6.10 Other activities involving the NSM
 a)     National Diabetes Institute (NADI) ‘Fight Against Diabetes’ Programme
DI was launched on 19 September 2002, with the aim of creating awareness and empowering the people to prevent and control the disease and its complications. Working in partnership with various organizations including the Nutrition Society of Malaysia, Malaysian Dietitians’ Association, Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity, as well as the Ministry of health, NADI launched a massive “Fight Against Diabetes” (FAD) Programme. Dr Tee E Siong is the Secretary of FAD, while Dr Poh represents NSM in the Advisory Panel established to oversee the implementation of the programme.

The “Fight Against Diabetes” programme continued into 2003 with a variety of activities including seminars, forums and newspaper articles. A series of roadshows were also held for the public at various shopping malls around the country. In year 2004, the FAD programme went rural and a series of roadshows are now being carried out in FELDA schemes in various states in the country.

 b) Nutrition Programme in Schools
This programme is a Ministry of Education project supported by NSM, MASO and UKM, and sponsored by Nestle. In year 2003, Dr Tee E Siong represents the Society at the Technical Working Group for this programme. Starting in year 2004, Dr Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib took over from Dr Tee to represent NSM at the Technical Working Group.

The first phase of the programme involved twelve schools in the Klang Valley, comprising 10 government schools and 2 private schools. Its pre-intervention evaluation was carried out in early 2003, followed by an intervention programme in the second half of 2003. The intervention programme comprised nutrition education for Year 2 and Year 4 pupils as well as a workshop for school canteen operators. The intervention programme ended with a “Pertandingan Senamrobik dan Lukisan” on 16 October 2003, held at the Taman Tun Dr Ismail Community Hall. A post-evaluation of the nutrition education intervention will be carried out from March till May 2004.

The second phase of the programme started with a workshop to brief the principals and teachers of 52 schools in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Another workshop will be held in the near future to train teachers on how to use the nutrition education materials. This second phase of the programme will involve staff of the Ministry of Education at national, state and district level, to carry out monitoring of the programme.

c)  IX Asian Congress of Nutrition
The NSM sponsored 28 members of the Society to participate at the 9th ACN held in New Delhi, India on 22 – 27 February 2003. Almost all members attending the congress made oral or poster presentations at the congress. Dr Tee E Siong was invited to presented a paper entitled “Current issues and challenges in food and nutrition in South East Asia” in the first Plenary Session “Changing Nutrition Science in Asia”. Prof Mohd Ismail Noor was invited to present “Obesity: with particular reference to physical activity and energy expenditure” in the Obesity Symposium. Dr Kalyana Sundram of MPOB presented his paper on “Phytonutrients from oils and fats” in the “Nutrition and health aspects of edible oils and fats” Symposium. Prof Dr Abdul Salam Babji of UKM also presented a paper on “Replacement of animal fats with palm fats in improving the nutritional quality of meat products” during the “Food fortification – research and quality assurance” Symposium. Dr Tony Ng Kock Wai and Dr Kalanithi Nesaratnam presented their papers in the Oral Free Communication session, while other members presented in the Poster Free Communication sessions.

 d) ILSI Southeast Asia’s “2nd Seminar & Workshop on Harmonization of Nutrition Labeling & Scientific Basis of health Claims in ASEAN”
This event was organised by International Life Sciences Institute Southeast Asia and co-organised by NSM. It was held at Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 20 – 23 October 2003. Approximately 140 participants, comprising 120 locals and 20 foreigners, took part in the seminar. There were also many participants from the industry.

e)National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition (NCCFN)
The National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition is a multi-disciplinary, multiagency committee that plans nutrition activities for the country. It is chaired by the Deputy Director-General of Health (public health) and has membership from various government departments, universities, research institutes and professional bodies. In the year 2003, Dr Tee E Siong represents NSM in the NCCFN.

Under the NCCFN, four Technical Working Groups were formed; namely (i) TWG for Training chaired by Prof Dr Khor Geok Lin of UPM, (ii) TWG for Nutritional Guidelines chaired by Prof Dr Mohd Ismail Noor of UKM, (iii) TWG for Research chaired by Dr Safiah Mohd Yusuf of MOH, and (iv) TWG for Policies chaired by Dr Narimah Awin.

Under the TWG for Nutritional Guidelines, a Technical Committee is now working towards a new RDA for Malaysia, while another Technical Committee is working on “Dietary Guidelines for Infants”. Dr Tee E Siong represents the NSM at the first technical committee, while Dr Poh Bee Koon represents NSM at the second technical committee.

Dr Tee E Siong also represents the Society at the TWG for Policies, which was given the responsibility of drafting the Nutrition Policy. The draft has also been sent for comments by other ministries and agencies and tabled for discussion at the Food Safety and Nutrition Council meeting chaired by the Minister of Health Malaysia on 3 September 2003 in Putra Jaya.

f) echnical Working Group on Nutritional Guidelines
Dr Tee represents NSM at this Technical Working Group, which is chaired by Prof Dr Mohd Ismail Noor. There are three subcommittees with NSM representatives as follows:
Technical Subcommittee on Energy and Protein Requirements, chaired by Prof Dr Mohd Ismail Noor. NSM representative is Dr Poh Bee Koon, who also acts as Secretary for the group.
Technical Subcommittee on Vitamin Requirements chaired by Dr Tee E Siong, who is the NSM representative.
Technical Subcommittee on Mineral Requirements chaired by Prof Dr Khor Geok Lin.

Work on the RNI is about completed. The consensus workshop is expected to be held in the third quarter of this year. It is hoped that the RNI will be published before the end of 2004.

g) National Codex Committee
NSM’s representative to the National Codex Committee is Dr Amin Ismail. He has attended several meetings in National Codex Committee, ASEAN Task Force on Codex and Codex Sub-Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses.

h)Guidelines for Prevention of Obesity
In year 2000, MASO initiated an effort to develop guidelines for the prevention and management of Obesity. There will be two separate guidelines, one for the prevention of obesity chaired by Prof Dr Mohd Ismail Noor, and the other one on the Clinical Practice Guidelines chaired by Prof Dr Ikram Shah Ismail of Universiti Malaya. The Committee for the Guidelines for Prevention of Obesity comprises experts from various institutions and organizations. Dr Tee E Siong represents NSM at this Committee. The Guidelines is currently in the final stages of drafting.

LANFS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Dr. Nahla Hwalla, Ph.D, RD, President LANFS , Chairperson, Nutrition and Food Sciences Department  American University of Beirut ,Beirut Lebanon

(AODA member)

Huda Ardakani Maamari , BSc.,Vice President , Head of dietetary Department , Hotel Dieu de France University  Hospital

(AODA member)

Rola Zahr Naanai,BS,Secretary ,Head Dietitian At Makassed General Hospital

Dima El Timani , MSc.,Treasurer ,Dietitian , Chronic care center

Omar Obeid, Ph.D.,Accountant, Assistant professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences ,American University of Beirut

(AODA member)

Nadine Mahboub, MSc., Public Relations, Dietitian, American University of Beirut Health center

Address
Nahla Hawalla, PhD., RD.
President   of LANFS
Chairperson Department of Nutrition and food Sciences
Faculty of Agricultural and food Sciences
American University of Beirut
P.O.Box: 11-0236 Riad El Solh
Beirut: 1107-2020

Tel:01/354911-341310-350000 Ext. 4450/1
Fax: 961-1-351666,961-1-744460
Email: nahla@aub.edu.lb

Term of LANFS Membership
2003-2005

Consultants
None

Year Established
Established:1970     Frozen :1972            Reactivated : 1992

2004-2005 Activities:

• Dr. Hwalla Represented LANFS in the “3rd International Congress on the Columbus Concept”- Brussels. October 5-9, 2004
• Dr. Hwalla organized and participated with other members of LANFS in a workshop to educate physicians on medical nutrition therapy for diabetes. Damascus, Syria. December 4-5, 2004
• Dr. Hwalla participated in the international conference on “Mediterranean Foods: Reasons to Defend it” in Malaga, Spain on March 31, 2005. The conference was organized by the Mediterranean Food Institute which belongs to the Agriculture and Fisheries Regional Ministry of Andalusia.
• Dr Hwalla enlightened the community of Universite Saint Joseph ( USJ ) Beirut, Lebanon on the role of LANFS  in dietetic practice through a presentation on “Dietetic Practice in Lebanon”  .April 22, 2005
• Dr. Obeid participated as a guest speaker in the “Nutrition and Chronic Diseases Conference” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Obeid presented a paper on “Olive Oil and Chronic Diseases.” The conference was organized in collaboration with the Arab Center for Nutrition. April 11-15, 2005
• Dr Obeid represented LANFS in the Third National Congress “ Hot Topics in General Practice” organized by the Lebanese order of Physicians and Lebanese Society of General Practice and presented two lectures entitled: “ Food Intake Control: the Role of Macronutrients” and “ Nutrition and Cardio-Vascular Diseases”. Beit Attabib- Beirut, Lebanon. April15-16, 2005
• Dr Obeid participated in a consultancy on “Iron deficiency anemia and iodine deficiency disorders guidelines” in the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office in Cairo from April 26 till April 28, 2005. All expenses were covered by the organizers of the conference
• Dr Malik Batal represented LANFS at the second Arab Nutrition conference that took place  between 9- 7 December 2004 at the Crown Plaza Hotel -Manama -Kingdom of Bahrain. Dr Batal enlightened in  this conference the Arab scientific community on” Factors influencing breast feeding in Lebanon.”
• Dr Katherine Gray-Donald, the former Director of the School of Dietetics and Human  Nutrition at McGill University in Canada  updated LANFS members  on following topics which were presented on  June 9 ,13 and 14, 2005 :
  • Diet as a major contributor to health; what is the evidence?
  • Measuring food and nutrient intake: suiting the method to the purpose
  • Short methods of measuring diet.
• Dr. Malik Batal represented LANFS during the  FAO World food day that took place  between  11 -13 October 2004 in the order of Engineers -Beirut . The conference addressed  “The role of biodiversity in  food security “Dr. Batal Addressed the consequence of biodiversity on food habits
• During the year 2004 The Lebanese Parliament Committees approved of the draft of “legislation of the regulation of Nutrition  Practice in Lebanon”. As a complimentary step LANFS are still working on holding an accreditation exam for dietitians for proper regulation of Nutrition practice in Lebanon . Also LANFS is working on organizing the procedure to hold a national colloquium exam for dietitians in Lebanon
•  Dr Sana Gahaddar a new Faculty member at AUB updated LANFS members on :“The silent killers:  Calcium and phosphorous
• LANFS members participated in a national campaign for the prevention of atherosclerosis .The campaign was organized by The Lebanese Association of Vascular Surgery .Each dietitian offered counseling for the prevention of atherosclerosis  to groups of people at in health service setting in various Lebanese areas.
• Due to the cuurent political circumstances that prevailed recently in Lebanon  Elections of the new executive committee members was postponed till  December 2005

KCAN EC members and their affiliate organizations

• Faith Thuita, Msc, Chair, Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, Kenya
• Alice Mwangi PhD, Applied Nutrition Program, University of Nairobi, Kenya
• Joseph Mutuku, Msc, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya
• Anne Wangalachi, Bsc. HDC, Kenya
• Anselimo Makokha, PhD, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya
• Joseph Waweru, Msc, Kenyatta University
• Abiud Omwega, PhD. Applied Nutrition Program, University of Nairobi
• Margaret Waga, PhD, Kenyatta University
• Florence Njoroge, Bsc. CCF, Kenya
• Sophie Ochola, Msc. Kenyatta University, Kenya

Address
Kenya Coalition for Action in Nutrition
P. O. Box 7537 – 00200
Tel .4444890/3
Nairobi. Kenya.
Email: kcansecretariat@ccfkenya.org
http://www.k-can.or.ke/

Term of KCAN EC Membership
2003-2005

Consultants
none

Year Established
1999

2003-2004 Activities

•  2003- Established a Steering Committee for the National Nutrition Congress (21st – 23rd February, 2005), Dr. Abiud Omwega was appointed the chair of the NNC SC.
• Planning for the 1st NNC: program for sessions, suggested speakers and/or session chairs, fundraising, NNC website, NNC promotional materials

Council Members (February 2009- )

Chair of subcommittee:
Prof./Dr.  Makoto Shimizu

Department of Applied Biological Chemistry
The University of Tokyo
1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8657

Tel.: +81-3-5841-5127
Fax:  +81-3-5841-8026

Email: ams316@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Co-Chair:
Prof/Dr. Teruo Miyazawa (Tohoku University) —Co-Chair

Secretary:
Prof/Dr. Yukari Takemi (Kagawa Nutrition University) —Secretary

Members:
Prof/Dr. Sachie Ikegami (Otsuma Women’s University)
Prof/Dr. Hiroko Isoda (Tsukuba University)
Prof/Dr. Kazuo Miyashita (Hokkaido University)
Dean/Dr. Akira Isogai (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Dr. Izumi Tabata (National Institute of Health and Nutrition)
Prof/Dr. Kiyoshi Tanaka (Kyoto Women’s University)

Address:
IUNS subcommittee (National Committee on Nutrition and Food Science)
Science Council of Japan, Prime Minister’s Office
7-22-34 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-8555
Tel.: +81/3/3403/6291
Fax.: +81/3/3403/1982
Email: husui@sorifu.go.jp
URL of SCJ: http://www.scj.go.jp

Term of Committee
February 2009 -

Year Established
1969

Japan’s adherence to IUNS was first made in1965 through Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science.  In 1968 the National Committee was established as the official adhering body to IUNS, and in 1969, when IUNS joined ICSU, SCJ took the place of the adhering body to IUNS through its subordinate national committee.

Activities in 2006-2007
2006-2007 Activities established (Japan)

1. Because of the structural changes of SCJ in 2006, the National Committee on Nutritional and Food Science (NCNFS) was abolished. A subcommittee of SCJ, IUNS subcommittee, was newly established to take the place of NCNFS.
2. Prof. Shimizu was elected as a chair of the IUNS subcommittee in January 2007.
3. Prof. Homma and Prof. Kadowaki attended the joint council meeting of IUNS and FANS (Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies) in Taipei in September 2007.
4. The IUNS subcommittee members of SCJ are planning to make a union of Japanese scientific societies being concerned with food and nutritional sciences. The expected role of the union would be to activate basic and applied research and also to develop public awareness and confidence in science and technology for food and nutrition.

The Italian Nutrition Society (SINU) is a non-profit scientific organisation founded in 1963 by a group of researchers and experts on physiology and nutrition sciences. Ever since, the society has brought together the expertise in human nutrition existing in different academic sectors. This has been aimed at gaining better insight into the emerging problems of nutrition research, and at disseminating correct information on nutrition in the population.
SINU has been active in:

• Organising scientific meetings at both national and international level;
• Encouraging the public intervention in supporting human nutrition research;
• Supporting initiatives of nutrition information of the population;
• Creating ad hoc working groups to achieve consensus on emerging scientific topics.

The website of the Society www.sinu.it, an always useful tool of dissemination, is continuously updated and reviewed. SINU is extremely active in the field of education, being a provider for organisation of events to assure adequate training in nutrition and food topics.

List of Council members and their institutions

Contact information for IUNS matter 
Laura Rossi, Ph.D.
National Institute for Research on Food and Nutrition
Human Nutrition Unit
Via Ardeatina, 546
00178 Roma, Italy
Ph: +39 06 51494522
Fax: +39 06 51494550
Email: rossi@inran.it

Term of council
2004-2007

The term of the Council Members is three calendar years. The council members cannot serve for more than two consecutive terms. The board met 8 times during 2004 in order guarantee an adequate management of the Society.

Consultants
None

Year established
1963

Members
Regular members: 841
Group members: 15

Activities

• National Congresses Organized every 2 years (pair).
• National Meetings on specific topics organized every 2 years (odds).
• Working groups: Food Science, Nutrition Physical Activity and Sport, Evaluation of Nutritional Status, Nutritional Education, Clinical Nutrition.
• Six regional groups.
• Participation to the Network of Folic Acid utilisation for tube neural defects prevention.
• Participation to activities of Association to Fight Thrombosis
• Participation to activities of European Heart Network

National and international contacts
At national level, SINU is part of the Federation of Italian Nutrition Societies (FeSIN), of the Federation of Italian Biology Societies (FISBi) and of the Federation of Scientific Medicine Societies (FISM). Great attention has been dedicated to the relationship with international organisations with similar aims. SINU is affiliated to the International Union of Nutrition Sciences (IUNS) and is the Italian member of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) and collaborates with the activities of the European Academy of Nutritional Sciences (EANS). The present FENS president, dr. Francesco Branca, was the former SINU secretary.

Recent publications:

• Since 1977 SINU has co-ordinated the formulation of Italian Recommended Daily Allowances for energy and nutrients (LARN). LARN are an important means to evaluate risks of nutrient unbalance in the population, to plan food policy at national level and to transfer nutrition knowledge. LARN have been constantly updated by a continuous research activity and have been revised in 1986 and in 1996.
• Obesity prevention in Italy: methodological suggestions for realisation of nutritional interventions. SINU, 2003.
• The Italian Working Group on Nutrition and Stroke Prevention (2004). Nutritional Recommendations for the Prevention of Ischemic Stroke. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases (NMCD) 14(2): 115-120.
• Newsletter of the Nutrition Society (every two months).

Meetings and congresses (2002-2004)

• Nutrition: from recommendations to practice – Salsomaggiore Terme – 2002
• New evidences on food behaviour – Pavia – 2003
• 9° European Nutrition Conference – Roma – 2003
• Post-graduation course in nutrition and well-being – Milano – 2003
• Regional Meeting: Evidences and false myths in human nutrition – Napoli- 2004
• Nutrition and quality of life in elderly – Milano- 2004
• Updating of current knowledge in nutrition – Firenze – 2004

Training courses
A series of training courses on food and nutrition topics has been conducted by SINU as the advanced education for nutrition professionals since 1980s.

The 9th European Nutrition Conference
The organisation of the 9th European Nutrition Conference has started in 1999 when the Italian Human Nutrition Society (SINU) was appointed by the General Assembly of FENS to host the conference. The European Academy of Nutritional Sciences (EANS), which is an association of individual scientists based all over Europe, has also decided to convene its associates in occasion of the periodic FENS conferences. Hence, this conference has become an event attended by a large number of European scientists involved in the fields of nutrition and food production. SINU has set up a special organisation to prepare the conference. It is usually the responsibility of the host country to make all arrangements – definition of the programme, finance  and logistics. SINU made an effort to place itself in a position of leadership of the initiative, but trying to create an opportunity for as many as possible viewpoints to be expressed. Hence, scientists from different countries and different disciplines have been asked to give their contribution to the project. This has been achieved by having a central management and by organising structures of open consultation in which advise is provided.

Economy
The main income of SINU is the members’ fee. Contribution for specific activities was sporadically part of SINU budget: for example for the organisation of the 9th European Nutrition Conference a contribution from the European Commission 5th Framework programme was received.

Council Members
Dr Kate Younger, Chairperson; Dr Eileen Gibney, Secretary; Dr Julie Wallace, Treasurer.

Irish Section Committee:
Dr Maxine Bonham Section Editor, Dr Michelle McKinley Section Editor, Dr Tom Hill Membership Secretary, Ms Charlotte Neville Student Representative, Ms Sinead Bannon Student Representative, Dr Marie Galvin, Dr Fiona Lithander, Dr Aideen McKevitt.

Contact Information
Dr KM Younger
School of Biological Sciences
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin 8, Ireland

Tel.: +353 1 4024662
Fax: +353 1 4024995

Email: katherine.younger@dit.ie

Term of Office of National Committee
The Irish Section of the Nutrition Society is a regional Section of the Nutrition Society, and is represented on the Nutrition Society Council, based in London, England. The Irish Section of the Nutrition Society committee is now the contact for the IUNS.

Consultants
As above.

Year Established
1988

Activities in 2006-2007
In July 2007, The Irish Section organised the main Nutrition Society summer meeting entitled ‘Diet and Chronic Disease’ in the University of Ulster, at Coleraine.  A postgraduate symposium was also run in February 2007, in Belfast.

The following have been elected as the New Office-Bearers and Executive Committee members of the Society for the term April 2008 – March 2010:

Executive Committee Members

1. Dr.G. Bhanuprakash Reddy, Hyderabad
2. Dr. R. Hemalatha, Hyderabad
3. Prof. Rajoo Singh Chhina, Ludhiana
4. Dr. S.K.Mann, Ludhiana
5. Prof. G. Subbulakshmi, Mumbai
6. Dr. K. Sheela, Meghalaya
7. Dr. S. Rajagopalan, Chennai
8. Dr. Vandana Bharathi, Indore
9. Mrs. Sunita Malhotra, Chandigarh
10. Dr. Vidyadhar Kawalkar, Bhopal
11. Dr. Prema Ramachandran, New Delhi
12. Dr. Anura Kurpad, Bangalore
13. Dr. A.N. Radha, Nagpur

2003 – 2004 Activities

1. The XXXVI Annual Meetings of the Society were held during 5-6 November 2004 at Mysore and were jointly organized by the University of Mysore, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) and Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysore.  The inaugural session and all scientific sessions were held at CFTRI while the concluding session was conducted at University of Mysore, Mysore. About 1500 delegates and invitees attended the meeting.
2.  Prof. Mark L. Wahlqvist, President, IUNS and Director, Asia Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Australia inaugurated the annual meetings of the Society.  Dr. V. Prakash, Director, CFTRI delivered the keynote address.  Dr. Kamala Krishnaswamy, President of the Society presided over the function.
3. Two symposia on “Critical determinants of pregnancy outcome” and “Bridging the nutrition gap through value addition” were organised during the meetings.
4.  Prof. Mark L. Wahlqvist, President, IUNS and Director, Asia Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Australia regarded as Australia’s most eminent nutritionist delivered the twentyeighth Gopalan Oration on “The New Nutrition Science: Solutions for Development”.
5. Dr. Kamala Krishnaswamy, Former Director, NIN, ICMR Emeritus Medical Scientist, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad delivered the Sixteenth Srikantia Memorial Lecture on “Turmeric – the salt of the orient is the spice of life”.
6. A total of 12 papers (Community and Experimental Nutrition), were presented in the Awards Session.

Council Members
Prof. Inga Thorsdottir, President; Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Secretary; Prof. Agusta Gudmundsdottir, Prof. Hrafn Tulinius, Ms Brynhildur Briem, nutritionist, Dr Thorkell Gudbrandsson.

 Address
Icelandic Nutrition Council,
Baronsstigur 47,
101 Reykjavik
Iceland
Tel.: 354 585 1480
Fax.: 354 585 1313
Email: laufey@manneldi.is

Term of Council
1998-2002

Year Established
1978

Activities in 1998-1999
Compilation of food consumption statistics from 1956 to the present. Study on changes in body weight, BMI and prevalence of obesity in Icelandic adults. Studies on nutrition and bone health, trans fatty acids, trace elements. Campaign to increase the consumption of vegetables in the population.

Council Members
Prof.Dr.Mária Barna president; Dr. Imre Rodler Secretary; Dr. Gábor Zajkás vice-president

Prof. Dr. György Beke; Prof. Dr. Péter Biacs; Prof. Dr. György Bíró; Dr. Lajos Bíró; Dr. Béla Borszéki; Dr. Bálint Czukor; Dr. Tamás Dolinay; Prof. Dr. Gyöngyi Hajós; Prof. Dr. Lajos Kádas; Dr. Andrea Lugasi;  Katalin Németh; Prof. Dr. Dénes Molnár; Dr. Gyula Pados; Prof. Dr. János Rigó; Dr. Aladár Soós; Dr. Enikő Szabó; Prof. Dr. István Szabolcs; Prof. Dr. Lajos Szollár.

Address
H-1088 Budapest, Szentkirályi u. 14.
Tel.: (36-1) 486-4832, (36-1) 486-4827
Fax.: (36-1) 486-2761
Email: drbarnam@freemail.hu

Year established
1966

Term of Council
2008

Activities
In 2000  Annual Congress in Szolnok
In 2001  Annual Congress in Esztergom
EANS Meeting in Budapest
In 2002  Annual Congress in Eger
In 2003  Annual Congress in Gyula
In 2004  Annual Congress in Hajdúszoboszló
2-3 Symposyums yearly, and 1-2 postgraduate trainings for experts

Steering Committee Members
Ebenezer  Asibey-Berko, PhD, Chair.
Professor of  Nutrition
Department of Nutrition and Food Science,
University of Ghana, Legon

Dr. E.E.K.Takyi,  PhD, Head, Nutrition Unit,
Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research,
University of  Ghana, Legon

Phoebe Lokko, MPhil,
Head, Nutrition Section,
Food Research Institute,
Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Accra,Ghana.

Rosanna Agble, MPhil,
Head, Nutrition Unit,
Ghana Health Services,
Accra, Ghana.

Dr. Paul Aryee,   PhD, Ag. Head,
Dept of  Nutrition, University of  Devt Studies,
Tamale, Ghana.

Dr.W.B.Owusu, PhD,
Dept of Nutrition and Food Science,
P.O.Box LG 134,
University of Ghana, Legon.

2003 – 2004  Activities.
Four meetings of  the steering Committee were held.

1. The mixed Food Technologists and Nutritionist membership of  GINFT (Ghana Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology) did not work well in the past.  It was decided that a Ghana Nutrition Association be set up, drawing membership primarily from Nutritionists.
2. Prior to a membership drive (yet to be embarked upon), a       program of  activities (or road map) for the association, for the next year or two has been agreed upon.
3. The committee  visited country offices of WHO and UNICEF to introduce itself.  FAO  will be visited. The visits  were to confirm  an earlier letter of introduction to them  from FANUS ( Chair, Prof. Atinmo Tola)  informing them our steering committee was going to be set  up and should be given their collaboration.
4. UNICEF has since promised help to enable us set up a       secretariat  and start activities including a  Newsletter to keep membership in  touch with programs, meetings, planned activities of the Association and  Nutrition – related Institutions in Ghana. WHO  is considering how they may  be involved.