Assistant Professor and Co-Chair HS, AUH Campus

Bio

Malin Garemo is a passionate educator in the field of nutrition and public health, who already as a student published a cook book promoting healthy living. In her current position she is chairing the Department of Health Sciences in Abu Dhabi where she is also teaching and conducting research. She is a registered dietician in Sweden and a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in the US. Malin is a member of the Nutrition Task Force at HAAD (2010-), as well as a member of the Childhood Obesity Scientific Committee at HAAD (2016-) in Abu Dhabi, and she has been the judge at Daman Corporate Health Award, UAE.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• Zayed University. Chair (2015-), Division Lead (2013-2016), Assistant professor (2010-) of Dept of Natural Science and Public Health, Abu Dhabi., UAE.

• Healthy Concepts. 2007-2009. Health consultancy business focused on children and women’s health through lectures and workshops, Copenhagen Denmark.

• Sahlgrenska University Hospital./Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital . 1997-2006. Clinical Children Dietician including lead dietician at West Sweden CF Center, Göteborg, Sweden.

• University of Göteborg, Adjunt at the Home Economics Department. Responsibility for several university courses at the BSc in Dietetics program, Göteborg, Sweden

• Hospital in Ängelholm 1995-1997. Clinical dietician at the Children and Medical departments, Ängelholm. Sweden

Office

Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, FF1-1-005

Phone:

+971-2-599 3674

Email:

Teaching Areas

Medical Nutrition Therapy, Community Health and Nutrition, Diet planning, Food Science

Research and Professional Activities

Ongoing research projects:

• NOPLAS; Nutrition, Oral health, Physical Development, Lifestyle, Activity and Socioeconomic Status in preschool children in Abu Dhabi.

• Wellbeing, fitness level and nutrition knowledge among young athletes in Abu Dhabi

• Restaurant meals for children

• Beverage consumption in young adults

• Emirati Cuisine

CONSULTANCY & INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: 

• Slices. 2012-2013. Nutrition consultant. Responsible for developing Slices healthy meal standards including menus, meal plans and modifying recipes for schools meeting international and local standards. Serving >3000 meals daily.

• Sunrise International Preschool. 2004-2005. Responsible for developing Sunrise’s healthy meal standards including menus, meal plans and modifying recipes for the preschool meeting international recommendations for preschool children and following the neo       humanistic principles of eating (school values).

MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: 

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Member. 2012-, US.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Eriksson S, Palsdottir V, Garemo M, Mellström D, Strandvik B. Metabolic profiles of fat and glucose differ by gender in healthy 8-year-olds. Acta Paediatr. 2010 Jan;99(1):78-82. Epub.

• Garemo M, Arvidsson Lenner R, Karlge Nilsson E, Borres P M, Strandvik B. Food choice, socio-economic characteristics and health in 4-year-olds in an urban Swedish community. Clin Nutr 2006; doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2006.07.05.

• Garemo M, Arvidsson Lenner R, Strandvik B. Swedish pre-school children eat too much junk food and sucrose. Acta Paediatr. 2007 Feb;96(2):266-72.

• Garemo M, Palsdottir V, Strandvik B. Metabolic markers in relation to nutrition and growth in healthy four-year-old children in Sweden. Am Journal Clin Nutr 2006; 84:1021-6.

• Gronowitz E, Garemo M, Lindblad A, Mellström D, Strandvik B. Decreased bone mineral density in normal growing patients with cystic fibrosis. Acta Pediatrica 2003; 92: 688-693.