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Nutrition Society of Malaysia (NSM)
Fondly known as NSM by members of the Society and friends and partners, we were legally registered as a professional scientific organisation in 1985. From that humble beginning of 43 members 40 years ago, NSM is now one of the main players in promoting nutrition science and public health nutrition in Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region.
With over 1,000 members, NSM is “home” to all related professionals interested in the promotion and advancement of nutrition science. Members have benefited from participating in the variety of scientific meetings organised; the opportunity to network and collaborate with nutrition fraternity in the country and the region; career guidance and professional development programmes; opportunities to serve as members of NSM working groups or committees; and opportunities to volunteer and be engaged in various NSM community nutrition promotion programmes.
NSM today is a leader in many areas of nutrition research and community nutrition promotion, fully engaged in all aspects of food and nutrition activities in the country. Members serve in technical committees of government ministries, particularly the Ministry of Health and provide professional advice in the development of policies, strategic plans and intervention programmes. Over the decades, we have worked in strategic collaboration with other like-minded professional bodies and corporate companies in implementing nutrition research and community nutrition promotion.
In the region, NSM has played a key role in strengthening regional collaboration in nutrition science. We initiated the formation of a Southeast Asia Public Health Nutrition (SEA-PHN) Network in 2014, which has provided a platform for collaboration in implementation of a number of nutrition activities. NSM is honoured to have been entrusted with the task of hosting the 15th Asian Congress of Nutrition in 2027 and will take over as secretariat for the Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies from September 2027
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