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RESEARCHSPOTLIGHT<br />
DIET,PHYSICALACTIVITYANDCARDIOMETABOLIC<br />
HEALTHAMONG MALAYSIANADOLESCENTS:<br />
FROM EPIDEMIOLOGYTO INTERVENTION<br />
HazreenBinAbdulMajid(DepartmentOfSocialAndPreventiveMedicine,Facultyof<br />
Medicine,UniversityofMalaya)<br />
location,combinetogethertocreateanoveral<br />
behavioural patern score that indicates<br />
whetheradolescentshavegoodhealth.Initial<br />
analysis ofhealth outcomes wilfocus on<br />
obesity,bloodpressure,andhow muchLDL<br />
cholesterol,fats and glucose are in blood<br />
samples. A new, reproducible laboratory<br />
technique,known as metabolomics,wilbe<br />
usedtomeasure233diferentcomponentsof<br />
blood thatindicate a range ofmetabolic<br />
processes.When we know more aboutthe<br />
pathwaythatleadsfrom lifestyletodiseasewe<br />
wilbe beterable to predictwho wilstay<br />
healthyandwhowilnot.Inthisstudy,oneof<br />
ouraimsistofindthemainbehavioursrelated<br />
tokeepingahealthymetabolism andreducing<br />
theriskofcardiovasculardiseaseinthefuture<br />
(interventionstudy).<br />
In Malaysia the prevalence of<br />
obesityamongadolescentsisincreasing<br />
and non-communicable diseases,like<br />
type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular<br />
disease,accountfortwo outofthree<br />
deaths.Resultsfrom thelargeadolescent<br />
studyofover1361adolescents,caled<br />
MyHeARTs(Hazreen etal,2014)has<br />
shownthatmoreintergratedintervention<br />
among the adolescents forachieving<br />
healthylifestyleiscrucial.Forthenew<br />
Newton-ASM funding, this study<br />
investigates how diferent lifestyle<br />
factors, like foods eaten, timing or<br />
frequency ofeating,physicalactivity,<br />
sedentarybehavioursandtheirtimingor<br />
Theprincipalinvestigatorfrom UM isAssociateProfessorDrHazreenBinAbdulMajidwhilethe<br />
principalinvestigatorfrom UniversityofBristolisDrLauraJohnson.Colaboratorsfrom Universityof<br />
BristolandUniversityofMalayaareProfessorRussJago,DrAngelikiPapadaki,AssociateProfessor<br />
DrMuhamadYazidJalaludin,AssociateProfessorDrTinTinSu,AssociateProfessorDrMohdNahar<br />
AzmiandProfessorDrMaznahDahlui.Post-doctoralcandidates:DrZoiToumpakariandDrShooka<br />
Mohammadi.<br />
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htps:/resfom.um.edu.my<br />
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