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COMMUNITY & INTER AGENCY NUTRITION BRANCH
SMARTPHONE APPLICATION ‘MYNUTRIDIARI’
MyNutriDiari is a smartphone application which helps public to monitor their daily calorie intake. It was
officiated by the Honourable Minister of Health Malaysia on the 18th February 2015. The development of
this apps is in line with the minister’s aspiration to create a calorie conscious society among Malaysians.
The main objective of the development is to enhance the knowledge of the public on healthy eating
using the latest medium of social communication. As of December 2017, we have more than 55,000
downloaders for this apps.
Starting by November 2017, MyNutriDiari is undergoing an upgrading process to better improve the
quality of the system and it is expected to be completed by June 2018.
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MyNutriDiari Promotion Activity
MyNutriDiari Promotion Activity MyNutriDiari
Source: Nutrition Division, 2017
NUTRITION INFORMATION CENTRES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY KITCHENS
Nutrition Information Centre (NIC) functions as a centre to disseminate reliable, accurate and updated
nutrition information to the public. On the other hand, Healthy Community Kitchen (HCK) is a facility
used to carry out nutrition promotion, nutrition educational and health-related activities that focus on
practical and hands on activities. There are 19 NICs and 45 HCKs nationwide.
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