PENSA Newsletter January-April 2002, Vol.3 No.1 Message From Editor Dear PENSA members: In this PENSA newsletter, we present the very interesting issue: Ethics in Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. This issue has been discussed in many congresses of international PEN Societies such as the ESPEN Congress in Munich last year, as well as in our PENSA Congress in Indonesia. This abstract was written by Dr.Daldiyono and derived from the 7th Congress of PENSA abstract book. There are many levels of ethical issues to be discussed from the decision maker levels, research levels to the ethical conduct of doctors in practice. Moreover, the respect of patients' right to know and choose the proper treatment for themselves are also important. More about this issues are expected to be discussed in our next PENSA meeting in Kochi, Japan this year. In addition, we also plan to use this newsletter as a mean to share our experience and knowledge about the local food and nutritional practice in Asia. This may help us to understand more deeply about the food resource, practice, change and impact on people in our Asian countries. In this edition there are two articles; Nutrition in Malaysia by Ms.Tilakavati Karuppaiah and Korean local nutrition by Prof.Myung Duk Lee. These two articles are also derived from the 7th Congress of PENSA abstract book. However, all of you are invited to send your paper or your opinion to share with us.