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Association between Dietary Intakes and Academic Performance among<br />

Islamic School attendees’ in KualaTerengganu.<br />

Fatin Hanani Binti Ramli<br />

Supervisor: Dr.Khairil Syazmin Binti Kamarudin<br />

Bachelor of Food Science (Food Services and Nutrition)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

Economic growth spurred rapid urbanization in Malaysia in the past new decades,<br />

triggering shifts in food consumption, lifestyle and diet related disease trends. Daily<br />

consumption may increase the academic performance to the students. Therefore, this<br />

study aims to determine the relationship between total dietary intakes of breakfast, lunch,<br />

and dinner towards academic performances. 132 respondents from five different Islamic<br />

school attendees in Kuala Terengganu will be involved. Food Frequency Questionnaire<br />

(FFQ) will be used to determine eating habits and 1 days, 24-hours dietary recall<br />

conducted by face-to-face interview to determine the total dietary intake of respondents.<br />

The calorie, macronutrient and micronutrient will be determined by analyze using<br />

Nutritionist Pro Software. Correlation analysis will be conducted to find the association<br />

between dietary intakes and meals consumption towards academic performance. The<br />

findings of this study will provide information regarding the overall contribution meals<br />

consumption influenced towards academic performance.<br />

1157 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY

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