Browsing College of Health Sciences by Author "Bassil, Maya"
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Association between Lebanese Mediterranean Diet and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Lebanese Older Adults—A Preliminary Study
Daou, Tracy; Abi Kharma, Joelle; Daccache, Alexandra; Bassil, Maya; Naja, Farah; Rahi, Berna... more authors ... less authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Discrepancies in the characteristics of the food components of a Mediterranean diet exist based on the country of origin. In Lebanon, a traditional Mediterranean diet emphasizes the high intakes of fruits (including dried), ... -
Associations of the MIND Diet with Cardiometabolic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: A Systematic Review
Akbar, Zoha; Fituri, Sundus; Ouagueni, Asma; Alalwani, Joud; Sukik, Ayah; Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri; Bassil, Maya; Tayyem, Reema... more authors ... less authors ( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Recent studies have expanded the scope of research on the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet beyond its impact on cognitive performance. These investigations have specifically ... -
Macronutrients Intake and Risk of Stomach Cancer: Findings from Case-Control Study
Allehdan, Sabika; Bassil, Maya; Alatrash, Razan M.; Al-Jaberi, Tareq; Hushki, Ahmad; Rayyan, Yaser; Dahoud, Mahammad; Abu-Eiteen, Khaled; Tayyem, Reema F.... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Studies on the association between gastric cancer (GC) and the intake of nutrients in Jordan are very limited, while findings from other reports on the intake of energy and macronutrients are controversial. This study aimed ... -
Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Human Milk: First Survey from Lebanon
Hassan, Hussein F.; Bou Ghanem, Haneen; Abi Kharma, Joelle; Abiad, Mohamad G.; Elaridi, Jomana; Bassil, Maya... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Human milk is the primary source of nutrition for infants in their first year of life. Its potential contamination with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a group of toxic man-made chemicals, ... -
Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes
Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola; Egede, Leonard E.; Khazen, Georges; Abi Kharma, Joelle; Farran, Natali; Bassil, Maya... more authors ... less authors ( BMC , 2022 , Article)Objective: Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is an essential component of lifestyle management needed for diabetes care. This pilot-study tested the effect of culturally-tailored education targeting diabetes selfcare ...