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    • Black garlic production: The influence of ageing temperature and duration on some physicochemical and antioxidant properties, and sugar content 

      Aoudeh, Eyad; Oz, Emel; Kelebek, Hasim; Brennan, Charles; Ahmad, Naushad; ... more authors ( Wiley online library , 2023 , Article)
      Herein, some quality characteristics (water content, pH, antioxidant activity and sugar contents) of fresh garlic (Taşköprü, Türkiye) and black garlic, which were produced under various ageing temperatures (60 °C, 70 °C ...
    • Blood Homocysteine Levels Mediate the Association Between Blood Lead Levels and Cardiovascular Mortality 

      Shibeeb, Sapha; Abdallah, Atiyeh; Shi, Zumin ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
      Lead is a heavy, toxic metal and its exposure to humans can lead to increased risk of cardiovascular disease development and mortality. Lead exposure has been shown to induce hyperhomocysteinemia (HHCy) which may be a major ...
    • Body mass index and risk of Parkinson, Alzheimer, Dementia, and Dementia mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies among 5 million participants 

      Rahmani, Jamal; Roudsari, Arezoo Haghighian; Bawadi, Hiba; Clark, Cain; Ryan, Paul M.; ... more authors ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2022 , Article Review)
      Objective: Inconsistent results regarding the association between the Body Mass Index (BMI) and brain disorders have been reported. We performed this study to investigate the association between BMI and risk of Parkinson, ...
    • Body Shape Index Is a Stronger Predictor of Diabetes. 

      Bawadi, Hiba; Abouwatfa, Merna; Alsaeed, Sara; Kerkadi, Abdelhamid; Shi, Zumin ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)
      Anthropometric indicators can predict the development of diabetes among adults. Among them, a new indicator (Body Shape Index) was developed. Several cohort observational studies have demonstrated that A Body Shape Index ...
    • Both Short and Long Sleep Durations Are Associated with Poor Cognition and Memory in Chinese Adults Aged 55+ Years-Results from China Health and Nutrition Survey. 

      Cao, Yingting; Xu, Xiaoyue; Li, Ming; Liu, Jianghong; Shi, Zumin ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      We aimed to examine the associations between sleep duration and cognitive functions and memory in older Chinese adults attending the China Health and Nutrition Survey. A total of 7924 participants 55 years and older who ...
    • Breakfast consumption habits and cognitive ability in chinese youth: A six year follow‐up longitudinal cohort study 

      Liu, Jianghong; Wu, Lezhou; Um, Phoebe; Wang, Jessica; Kral, Tanja V.E.; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      This study aimed to assess the relationship between breakfast composition and long‐term regular breakfast consumption and cognitive function. Participants included 835 children from the China Jintan Cohort Study for the ...
    • Burden and trend of diet-related non-communicable diseases in Australia and comparison with 34 OECD countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. 

      Melaku, Yohannes Adama; Renzaho, Andre; Gill, Tiffany K; Taylor, Anne W; Dal Grande, Eleonora; ... more authors ( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)
      Diet is a major determining factor for many non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). However, evidence on diet-related NCD burden remains limited. We assessed the trends in diet-related NCDs in Australia from 1990 to 2015 ...
    • Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. 

      Melaku, Yohannes Adama; Wassie, Molla Mesele; Gill, Tiffany K; Zhou, Shao Jia; Tessema, Gizachew Assefa; ... more authors ( BioMed Central , 2018 , Article)
      Twelve of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are related to malnutrition (both under- and overnutrition), other behavioral, and metabolic risk factors. However, comparative evidence on the impact of behavioral and ...
    • Cadmium intake and chronic kidney disease: Response to Kawada T. 

      Shi, Zumin; Taylor, Anne W; Riley, Malcolm; Byles, Julie; Liu, Jianghong; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd. and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism , 2018 , Article)
      We would like to thank Dr Kawada for the interest in our study. Dr Kawada raised a critical point regarding the provisional tolerable monthly intake (PTMI) for cadmium (25 μg/kg body weight/month) proposed by WHO in 2013 ...
    • Cadmium Intake, Dietary Patterns and Hyperuricemia Among Adults in China 

      Shi, Zumin ( Springer , 2020 , Article)
      Blood and urine cadmium levels have been found to be positively associated with hyperuricemia (HU) in some studies. Few studies have examined the association between dietary cadmium intake, dietary patterns and HU in the ...
    • Call for emergency action to restore dietary diversity and protect global food systems in times of COVID-19 and beyond: Results from a cross-sectional study in 38 countries 

      Hoteit, Maha; Hoteit, Reem; Aljawaldeh, Ayoub; Van Royen, Kathleen; Pabian, Sara; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system, sending shockwaves across countries' societies and economy. This has presented formidable challenges to sustaining a healthy and ...
    • Cardiac autonomic regulation as a predictor for childhood obesity intervention success. 

      Taylor, Michael J; Vlaev, Ivo; Taylor, David; Kulendran, Myutan; Gately, Paul; ... more authors ( Nature Publishing Group , 2017 , Article)
      Childhood obesity is a major public health concern; behavioural interventions induce weight reduction in some, but success is variable. Heart rate variability (HRV) has been associated with impulse control and extent of ...
    • Changes in preventive care utilisation and its influencing factors among Chinese adults before and after the healthcare reform: cross-sectional evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 2004-2015. 

      Wu, Ting Ting; Liu, Wei Wei; Zou, Mao; Lei, Xun; Yang, Qiang; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group Ltd , 2020 , Article)
      China launched its health reform in 2009. This study aimed to assess changes in preventive care utilisation (PCU) and its relationship with the healthcare reform. A cross-sectional study using demographic characteristics, ...
    • Changes in student perceptions after a semester-long interprofessional education activity in Qatar 

      Wilby, Kyle J.; Al-Abdi, Tamara; El-Awaisi, Alla; Diab, Mohammad I. ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)
      Objectives Interprofessional education (IPE) is rapidly becoming integrated into university accreditation standards worldwide. However, the impact of IPE on student learning and practice is largely unknown in the Middle ...
    • Chapter 1- Application of chitosan in active food packaging 

      Karam, Layal; Mallah, Angy ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Food packaging has an essential role in protecting food products from external factors such as heat, oxidation, and light. Improvements in food packaging studies created active packaging that aims at extending perishable ...
    • Children’s and adolescents’ rising animal-source food intakes in 1990–2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity 

      Miller, Victoria; Webb, Patrick; Cudhea, Frederick; Zhang, Jianyi; Reedy, Julia; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)
      Animal-source foods (ASF) provide nutrition for children and adolescents’ physical and cognitive development. Here, we use data from the Global Dietary Database and Bayesian hierarchical models to quantify global, regional ...
    • Chili Intake Is Inversely Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease Among Adults: A Population-Based Study 

      Shi, Zumin; Zhang, Ming; Liu, Jianghong ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)
      We aimed to assess the association between chili consumption and kidney function and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Data from 8429 adults attending the China Health and Nutrition Survey were used. Chili intake was assessed ...
    • Chinese Famine and the diabetes mellitus epidemic. 

      Zimmet, Paul; Shi, Zumin; El-Osta, Assam; Ji, Linong ( Nature Research , 2019 , Article)
      We thank Li et al. (The effect of the Chinese Famine on type 2 diabetes mellitus epidemics. Nat. Rev. Endocrinol. 15, 313–314 (2019))1 for their interest in our paper and agree that some studies on the association between ...
    • Chitosan and Oregano Oil Treatments, Individually or in Combination, Used To Increase the Shelf Life of Vacuum-Packaged, Refrigerated European Eel () Fillets. 

      Lambrianidi, Louiza; Savvaidis, Ioannis N; Tsiraki, Maria I; El-Obeid, Tahra ( International Association for Food Protection , 2019 , Article)
      We investigated the impact of chitosan and oregano essential oil (EO) individually or in combination on the quality of eel fillets in vacuum packaging (VP) and stored under refrigeration (4°C). Treatments studied were (i) ...
    • Chitosan nanoparticles with essential oils in food preservation 

      Karam, Layal; Yammine, Jina ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Recently, chitosan nanoparticles (NPs) have received tremendous interest as being one of the best natural nanomaterials used for the encapsulation of essential oils (EOs) in food applications. Due to their various ...