Dr. Rizal Damanik
- Honorary Research Fellow
- Email:rizal.damanik@adm.monash.edu.au
Rizal Damanik is Honorary Research Fellow in the Asia Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre of Monash Asia Institute.
Research Interests
He is currently conducting a research on Torbangun plant (Coleus amboinicus Lour).
His PhD, “The Use of Torbangun (Coleus amboinicus Lour) among Bataknese Lactating Women in Simalungun District, North Sumatera, Indonesia”, was completed in 2005 and was awarded a Mollie Holman Medal from the Faculty of Arts, Monash University. His research interests include functional food, nutraceutical, nutrition for pregnant and lactating women, and food safety. He is a lecturer at Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University in Bogor, Indonesia. He is also affiliated with Department of Nutrition Sciences, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) as a Visiting Assistant Professor.
Major Publications
Journal Articles
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Rizal Damanik and Khalid Al-Numair. Breast Milk and Cognitive Development: The Role of Essential Fatty Acids. Journal of Paediatric, Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2009; 35(2): 55-60.
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Rizal Damanik. Torbangun (Coleus amboinicus Lour) a Bataknese Traditional Cuisine Perceived as Lactagogue by Bataknese Lactating Women in Simalungun, North Sumatera, Indonesia. Journal of Human Lactation 2009; 25(1): 64-72.
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Rizal Damanik, M.L. Wahlqvist & N. Watanapenpaiboon. Lactagogue effects of Torbangun, a Bataknese Traditional Cuisine. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2006;15 (2): 267-274.
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Rizal Damanik, N. Watanapenpaiboon & ML. Wahlqvist. The Use of a Putative Lactagogue Plant on Breast Milk Production in Simalungun, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004:16(4):S87
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Rizal Damanik, N. Damanik, Z. Daulay, S. Saragih, R. Premier, N.Wattanapenpaiboon & ML. Wahlqvist. Consumption of Bangun-Bangun Leaves (Coleus Amboinicus Lour) to Increase Breast Milk Production Among Bataknese Women in North Sumatera Island, Indonesia. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2001;10(4): S67