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    • Validation of vitamin D-specific food frequency questionnaire against food records for Qatari women 

      Ganji, Vijay; Reem, Abu-Dbaa; Haneen, Othman; Menatallah, Zewein; Tamara, Al-Abdi; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      Measurement of vitamin D nutritional status through dietary assessment is cost effective. Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is usually validated against food records (FR). There is no vitamin D-specific FFQ for Qatar ...

    • Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess macro and micro-nutrient intake among a convenience cohort of healthy adult qataris 

      Bawadi, Hiba; Akasheh, Rand T.; Kerkadi, Abdelhamid; Haydar, Salma; Tayyem, Reema; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      This study aimed at developing a valid culture-sensitive quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Qatari adults. A convenient sample of healthy Qataris (n = 107) were recruited from family members of Qatar ...

    • Verum- versus Sham-Acupuncture on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in Animal Models: A Preclinical Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Zhao, Fei-Yi; Fu, Qiang-Qian; Zheng, Zhen; Lao, Li-Xing; Song, Hua-Ling; ... more authors ( hindawi , 2020 , Article)
      Background. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a common health condition affecting senile people and leads to severe cognitive dysfunctions. Acupuncture has been shown to be a possible alternative natural remedy for AD in some ...

    • Viability of and Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in a delicatessen appetizer (yogurt-based) salad as affected by citrus extract (Citrox©) and storage temperature 

      Tsiraki, Maria I.; Yehia, Hany M.; Elobeid, Tahra; Osaili, Tareq; Sakkas, Hercules; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)
      The antimicrobial effect of citrus extract (at 1 mL/kg [C1] and 2 mL/kg [C2]) on naturally occurring microbiota and inoculated pathogens (E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes at ca. 6 log cfu/g) in the traditional Greek ...

    • Viability of and Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in a delicatessen appetizer (yogurt-based) salad as affected by citrus extract (Citrox©) and storage temperature 

      Tsiraki M.I.; Yehia H.M.; Elobeid T.; Osaili T.; Sakkas H.; ... more authors ( Academic Press , 2018 , Article)
      The antimicrobial effect of citrus extract (at 1 mL/kg [C1] and 2 mL/kg [C2]) on naturally occurring microbiota and inoculated pathogens (E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes at ca. 6 log cfu/g) in the traditional Greek ...

    • Visceral adiposity index is a better predictor of type 2 diabetes than body mass index in Qatari population 

      Alkhalaqi, Aysha; Al-Naimi, Fatima; Qassmi, Rouda; Shi, Zumin; Ganji, Vijay; ... more authors ( Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , 2020 , Article)
      The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has increased recently in Qatar. Body mass index (BMI) is a predictor of T2D in many populations. However, BMI is based on height and weight measurements and not on body adiposity. ...

    • Vitamin D, Gut Microbiota, and Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Possible Three-Way Axis 

      Sukik, Ayah; Alalwani, Joud; Ganji, Vijay ( MDPI , 2023 , Article)
      Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is a precursor for several cardiometabolic diseases such as obesity, type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and cardiovascular diseases. Emerging evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency links to ...

    • Volarisation of Brewer's spent grain for noodles preparation and its potential assessment against obesity 

      Anisha, Anisha; Kaushik, Deepika; Kumar, Mukul; Kumar, Ashwani; Esatbeyoglu, Tuba; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)
      Brewer's spent grain is the most prevalent low-cost by-product of brewing industry, contributing to about 85% of all by-products produced. It is of interest for food industry applications because of its high nutritional ...

    • Waist Circumference and Risk of Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of over 2 Million Cohort Study Participants 

      Rahmani, Jamal; Kord Varkaneh, Hamed; Kontogiannis, Vasileios; Ryan, Paul M; Bawadi, Hiba; ... more authors ( Karger Publishers Open Access , 2020 , Article)
      Liver cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide, and waist circumference (WC) is associated with its risk beyond body mass index (BMI). This dose-response meta-analysis was performed to investigate the ...

    • What Dietary Patterns and Nutrients are Associated with Pancreatic Cancer? Literature Review. 

      Ibrahim, Mohammed O; Abuhijleh, Haya; Tayyem, Reema ( Dove Press , 2023 , Article Review)
      This narrative review summarizes the main findings of observational studies (case-control and cohort) as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the role of nutrients and dietary patterns on pancreatic cancer (PC) ...

    • Women's Health and Well-Being in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Narrative Review of Achievements and Gaps in the Gulf States. 

      Daher-Nashif, Suhad; Bawadi, Hiba ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      In 2014, United Nations member states proposed a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) to help further the millennium development goals that they had proposed in New York in 2000. Of these 13 SDGs, Goal 3 (i.e., SDG ...

    • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants 

      Bin, Zhou; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M; Danaei, Goodarz; Riley, Leanne M; Paciorek, Christopher J; ... more authors (2021 , Article)
      Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, ...