By Lau Kian Ping – 20 January @ 5.34pm
PENANG : On 19th of January 2022, Team Health from Kampus Sejahtera organized “Food for Thought : How Diet Affects Brain Function” event. The main purpose of this event is to develop students’ knowledge on the relationship between brain and proper nutrition to design their own healthy diet which helps to boost brain function. The guest speaker of the talk was Dr. Shazwany Binti Md Noor, medical officer (UD48) in Pusat Sejahtera, USM.
The event began with a brief introduction of speaker by the event emcee. After that, the guest speaker delivered her talk on the related topic. The whole event was conducted in English language. Participants had acquired a lot of knowledge regarding the effects of nutrients on brain function. The event was held on Cisco Webex Room and there were about 215 participants joined this event. The talk session lasted for about 40 minutes and followed by a QnA session by the participants. After that, the event was proceeded to photo session with the guest speaker and participants. Before the event ended, there was a live quiz session via Quizizz App to help the participants to recap and consolidate the knowledge gained through the talk. Prizes were given for the three winners of the quiz.
In conclusion, it was indeed a wonderful and meaningful event for all the participants to enhance their knowledge on how diet affects brain function. It was also an unforgettable memory for all the committee members to join hands for this successful event.
