Primary Health Care: Open Access

Biography

Dr. Ruth Chan has been involved in several diet and nutrition surveys across lifespan from infants and children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women, women of childbearing age, to the older population in Hong Kong. She has been involved in several randomized controlled trials to examine the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification program (LMP) in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles on the association of diet and various chronic diseases.

Research Interest

 Nutrition epidemiology; human nutrition; lifestyle modification

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