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The Effects of Spirulina Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Narrative Review
( Taylor & Francis , 2024 , Article)Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) is a cyanobacterium associated with multiple health benefits. Cardiometabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and diabetes are prevalent yet ... -
Efficacy and Clinical Outcomes of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
( S. Karger AG , 2024 , Article)BACKGROUND: The world has witnessed one of the largest pandemics, dubbed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of December 2020, the USA alone reported 98,948 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 ... -
Emerging insights into nutrition in pediatric metabolic disease: A comprehensive review of the Second Pediatric Nutrition Conference organized by the College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
( SAGE , 2024 , Article)Pediatric metabolic diseases encompass disorders that disrupt normal metabolic processes manifested by abnormalities in various chemical reactions and often induced by inherited genetic defects (Mahé et al., 2023). These ... -
Emotional Distress and Associated Factors among the General Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Objective: This study investigated emotional distress and associated factors among the general population in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown in China. Design and sample: An online nationwide survey was conducted ... -
Encapsulation of carvacrol and thymol for a persistent removal of Listeria innocua biofilms
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Chemical disinfectants along with various mechanical methods are still commonly used in the food industry to disinfect food contact surfaces. A new strategy that could replace them is by encapsulating carvacrol (CAR) and ... -
Energy balance and macronutrient distribution in relation to C-reactive protein and HbA1c levels among patients with type 2 diabetes
( Co-Action Publishing , 2016 , Article)BACKGROUND: Recently growing evidence indicates that obesity and diabetes are states of inflammation associated with elevated circulation of inflammatory mediators. Excess adiposity and oxidative stress, induced by ... -
Enhanced antimicrobial, antibiofilm and ecotoxic activities of nanoencapsulated carvacrol and thymol as compared to their free counterparts
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Essential oils active components emerged as captivating antimicrobials to control biofilms developed on food contact surfaces. Free and nanoencapsulated carvacrol (CAR) and thymol (THY) were assessed as antimicrobials ... -
Enhancing effect of chia seeds on heterocyclic amine generation in meatball
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2023 , Article)The impact of using chia seeds at different rates (0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%) in meatball on the water content, pH and lipid oxidation (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, TBARS), cooking loss and heterocyclic aromatic ... -
Enhancing nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity among rural pregnant women in Malawi: a randomized controlled trial.
( BMC , 2021 , Article)In many sub-Saharan African countries, such as Malawi, antenatal care (ANC) services do not deliver sufficient nutrition awareness to improve adequate dietary intake in pregnancy. We therefore compared the effects of ... -
Epidemic T2DM, early development and epigenetics: implications of the Chinese Famine.
( Nature Research , 2018 , Article Review)The gene-environment interactions resulting from famine and the subsequent increased intergenerational risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have contributed to the current epidemic of T2DM in China, which poses major ... -
Essential oils and their active components applied as: free, encapsulated and in hurdle technology to fight microbial contaminations. A review
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Microbial contaminations are responsible for many chronic, healthcare, persistent microbial infections and illnesses in the food sector, therefore their control is an important public health challenge. Over the past few ... -
Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antihypertensive Potential of Some Traditional Desert Food Plants of Qatar Using in Vitro Assays
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Numerous studies have shown that food plants, the source of basic nutritional components may also possess an additional bioactive therapeutic properties associated with the prevention of diseases such as type 2 diabetes ... -
Evaluation of the acute basic biological effects of herbal formulation to control obesity: a preliminary study
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)Objectives: Obesity is the accumulation of excessive visceral and subcutaneous fat in the body. The herbal formulation can help treat obesity, and our study aims to evaluate the acute basic biological effects of herbal ... -
An exploratory social media intervention for perception and behavior on eating away from home: A cluster randomized trial in Chongqing, China
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)A modern diet with high energy density is harmful to health and negatively affects the environment. Eating out is particularly prevalent among young adults and has steadily increased in many countries over the last few ... -
Exploring the challenges of virtual internships during the COVID-19 pandemic and their potential influence on the professional identity of health professions students: A view from Qatar University
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)Introduction: COVID-19 has imposed many shared limitations on medical and health education. Just like other health professions programs at most institutions, the Qatar University health cluster (QU Health) applied a ... -
Exploring the Potential Medicinal Benefits of Ganoderma lucidum: From Metabolic Disorders to Coronavirus Infections
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Ganoderma lucidum is a medicinal mushroom that has been traditionally used in Chinese medicine for centuries. It has been found to have a wide range of medicinal properties, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and ... -
Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 through Consumption of Rice in the United Arab Emirates
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Rice is one of the most consumed staple foods worldwide and a major part of the diet for half of the global population. Being primarily cultivated in countries with warm and humid environments increases rice’s susceptibility ... -
Exposure to Chinese Famine during Early Life Increases the Risk of Fracture during Adulthood
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)This study focused on identifying whether exposure to the Chinese Great Famine (1959–1961) in early life amplified the potential for fractures in adulthood. The survey was conducted using data from the 1997–2015 China ... -
Exposure to Ochratoxin A from Rice Consumption in Lebanon and United Arab Emirates: A Comparative Study
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Our study aims to evaluate the ochratoxin A (OTA) in rice marketed in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and to determine the exposure to OTA from rice consumption. All brands available in the market were collected ... -
Fast food and sweet intake pattern is directly associated with the prevalence of asthma in a Qatari population
( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)Objective The relationship between dietary patterns and the prevalence of asthma is not well understood. We aimed to investigate the association between dietary patterns and asthma in adults in Qatar. Methods In this ...