The Malaysian Journal of Nutrition (Mal J Nutr) aims to disseminate original research and review articles linked to nutrition science and practice that are pertinent to health and health outcomes at the individual and population levels. Mal J Nutr is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes research in multiple disciplines.

The scope of the Mal J Nutr includes:

A. Human Nutrition:
• Nutrition throughout the life cycle
• Nutritional status assessment
• Nutritional requirements
• Cultural and social aspects of dietary patterns and behaviours
• Nutritional biochemistry and metabolism

B. Clinical Nutrition:
• Role of nutrition in health and disease
• Clinical trials and interventions related to nutritional therapies
• Clinical evaluation of bioactive components in foods

C. Nutritional Epidemiology:
• Diet and health outcomes in populations
• Nutritional status and lifestyle impact in populations
• Policies impacting food, nutrition and public health

D. Nutrition and Health Promotion:
• Nutritional education approaches (modules, tools, channels)
• Nutrition communication
• Community nutrition advocacy and empowerment
• Nutrition intervention strategies in prevention of diet-related chronic diseases

E. Food Systems:
• Food and nutrition security
• Drivers of food choices and availability
• Environmental factors, such as climate change, and impact on food production and consumption

F. Physical Activity and Sports Nutrition:
• Physical activity and health promotion
• Physical activity measurements and policy
• Exercise and nutrition immunology
• Impact of food and nutrition on athletic performance and recovery

G. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals:
• Bioactive compounds and their health benefits
• Gut microbiota and nutrition

H. Cross-disciplinary Studies and other topics:
• Related fields contributing to nutritional sciences, including genetics and omics technology, behaviour and mental health, toxicology, immunology, sociology, anthropology, economics
• Food product development linked to nutrition
• Nutrient and non-nutrient composition of foods
• Food quality and safety

I. Molecular Nutrition
• Nutrigenomics
• Nutrigenetics
• Metabolomics
• Nutritional immunology
• Precision nutrition

Editor-in-Chief: Prof Dr Poh Bee Koon
Email : mjneditor@nutriweb.org.my