Bio

Dr Amutha Ramadas joined the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences in August 2012. She is a nutritionist by profession, having obtained her tertiary qualifications in the field of nutrition. She has also completed the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education to strengthen her skills as an educator. Recently, she successfully completed her second Master degree in Applied Statistics. Her fields of special interest includes clinical and community nutrition, health promotion and biostatistics, given her academic and professional training in these areas. In addition, she possesses a strong research in health education, health behaviour change, as well as well prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. Currently, she is a Council member of the 19th Nutrition Society of Malaysia Council, and played a vital role in the Technical Working Committee of the Malaysian Dietary Guidelines for Vegetarians. She has since published and presented her scientific findings in various national and international journals including noteworthy Q1 journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Nutrients, and Journal of Functional Foods. She is also an independent reviewer for several international journals. Recently, Dr Amutha also been actively engaged with media, having appeared in television and radio talk shows, speaking on various aspects of healthy diet and lifestyle.