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Aflah Bt. Afandi

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Health Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Master of Science (Nutrition) - Masters Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • BSc. (Nutrition) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Aflah Bt. Afandi (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

aflaha@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nutrition (Clinical and Public Health Research) ~ Nutrition Transition - Food Insecurity


Teaching Responsibilities


BASIC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY 2009/2010
CATERING AND FOODSERVISE MANAGEMENT 2009/2010
Community Nutrition Placement 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
COUNSELLING SKILLS 2008/2009
Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature in Nutrition and Dietetics 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
FOOD ANALYSIS 2009/2010
INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN DIETETICS 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009
NUTRITION AND GENES 2009/2010
NUTRITION EDUCATION & HEALTH PROMOTION 2023/2024
Nutrition Education and Health Promotion 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2012/2013 2010/2011 2009/2010 2007/2008
NUTRITION IN LIFE CYCLE 2013/2014 2012/2013 2009/2010 2008/2009
NUTRITION IN LIFE CYCLES 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
NUTRITION POLICY & FOOD SECURITY 2022/2023 2021/2022
Nutrition Policy and Food Security 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESMENT 2010/2011 2009/2010
Nutritional Status Assessment 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
PRINCIPLE OF FOOD PREPARATION 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
Principles of Food Preparation 2021/2022 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007
Research Project in Dietetics 1 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Research Project in Dietetics 2 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
SEMINARS IN NUTRITION & DIETETICS 2022/2023 2021/2022
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
Socio-cultural Aspects of Nutrition 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022


Supervision


Household Food Insecurity And Nutritional Status Of Schoolchildren In Kuantan Pahang.
Master Completed 2017 Co-supervisor
Muslim Youth’S Perception On Sunnah Diet & Lifestyle To Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Stakeholder Perspectives On Nutrition Legislation: Pathways To Mitigating Malnutrition Risks.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2012 - 2015 Factors Influence Breastfeeding Practice Among Various Ethnic Mothers in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
2012 - 2016 The Mapping and Risk Prediction of Obesity among Children and Adolescents
2010 - 2012 Food Habits among Adolescents with Reported Parental Overweight
On-Going
2025 - Present Knowledge and practice of cultural and spiritual- based dietetics consultation among dietitians practicing in Malaysia
2025 - Present THE USE OF NAQLIYAH IN HEALTH ISSUES
2011 - Present RU 2011 -Effect of Malaysian vegetables on lipid metabolism in cultured cell lines.


Awards & Recognition


29 Mar, 2007 NSM Postgraduate Prize 2007 - Nutrition Society of Malaysia National
19 Nov, 2005 APACPH Student Travel Award - Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) International


Publications


Articles

2025 Evaluating the association between dairy consumption, acne development and quality of life among university students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 9 (SUPP3) pp. 184-189
2025 The association between refined carbohydrate intake, acne severity, and quality of life among IIUM students: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 9 (SUPP3) pp. 164-169
2024 Islamic eating practices towards disease prevention: a comprehensive systematic review. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (3 supplement) pp. 78-78
2024 Metabolic benefit of intermittent fasting among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a systematic review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (SUPP10) pp. 210-218
2022 Muslim dietitian-patient spiritual conversations and its’ challenges: a descriptive cross-sectional study. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18 (19) pp. 43-48
2019 Prevalence of childhood hearing loss and secular trends: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Academic Pediatrics, 19 (5) pp. 504-514
2018 Production of green diesel via cleaner catalytic deoxygenation of Jatropha curcas oil. Journal of Cleaner Production, 167 () pp. 1048-1059
2017 Food security status and childhood obesity in Kuantan Pahang. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 1 (2) pp. 57-71
Conference or Workshop Items

2025 Integration of Naqliyah in contemporary health discourse: a review. In: 1st Asean Conference on Shariah-Compliant Healthcare (ASCOCH 2025),
2025 Knowledge in integrating spiritual aspects in dietetics practice among dietitians in Malaysia. In: 14th Allied Health Scientific Conference 2025,
2015 Nutritional status of schoolchildren and its distribution in Kuantan, Pahang: a preliminary study. In: 12th Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN2015),
2015 Nutritional status of schoolchildren in Kuantan, Pahang. In: MASO 2015 Scientific Conference on Obesity,
2011 Food insufficiency and its relation to academic performance in rural Food insufficiency and its relation to academic performance in rural Kemaman. In: 26th Annual Scientific Conference of Nutrition Society of Malaysia,
2006 Ensuring food availability in the household: evidences from rural area of North-East Malaysia. In: 21st Scientific Conference of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia,