Nutrition & Health
Palm Oil Health Awareness Evening Forum & Dinner Sibu, Sarawak
MPOC collaborated with MMA Sarawak Branch to hold a palm oil health awareness evening forum and dinner at Sibu, Sarawak. The main objective was to disseminate up-to-date information on the nutritional attributes of palm oil to Malaysian health professionals, our efforts to widen their perspective of...
Basics of Deep Frying
How to choose suitable oil for deep frying?
Palm Nutrition Awareness Seminar @ Malaysian Dietitians’ Association Pre-Conference 2022
In conjunction with Malaysian Dietitians’ Association (MDA) National Conference 2022, MPOC collaborated with MDA to hold a pre-conference palm nutrition awareness seminar programme. The main objective was to keep Malaysian dietitians up-to-date on the latest evidence and scientific findings of Malay...
Palm Oil Health Awareness Evening Forum 11 June 2022, George Town, Penang
Palm Oil Health Awareness Evening Forum is one of SESD program under the Education Programs for Health and Nutrition-Related Professionals. This programme is comprised of a series of half day seminars, aimed to generate interest and update knowledge on palm oil and palm tocotrienols among local medi...
Do olive and canola oils perform better than palm oil in terms of health and nutrition?
Do Olive and Canola Oils Perform Better Than Palm Oil in Terms of Health and Nutrition? The attributes of palm oil in cooking have long been recognised, especially in the preparation of high-heat Malaysian cuisines. As compared to other vegetable oils that are rich in unsaturated fats, palm oil is m...
Palm Oil Does Not Cause Cancer
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Malaysia recorded 48,639 new cancer cases in 2020 and the cancer incidence in Malaysia is expected to double by 2040. There was an 11 % increase in new cancer cases and nearly 30% more deaths from cancer reported in the 2012 - 2016 Malaysia National ...
