Human Nutrition: Recent submissions

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    • Dietary intake and lifestyle practices of eastern mediterranean postpartum women before and during COVID-19 pandemic: An internet-based cross-sectional survey 

      Tayyem, Reema; Al-Bayyari, Nahla; Al-Awwad, Narmeen; Abuhijleh, Haya; Hoteit, Reem; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      Background: During the lockdown period, a substantial group of these women reported lifestyle changes. Aim: The aim of the study is to characterize the dietary patterns, intake and the adherence to the United States ...

    • Effects of different diets on glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes: A literature review 

      Al-Adwi, Maryam E.; Al-Haswsa, Zinab M.; Alhmmadi, Karmen M.; Eissa, Yasmin A.; Hamdan, Aya; ... more authors ( SAGE Publications , 2022 , Article Review)
      Background: Globally, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common diseases, and the incidence is gradually increasing. Diet management could improve the elevated HbA1c levels. Aim: This review aims to examine ...

    • Association of Lung CT Findings in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Patients' Age, Body Weight, Vital Signs, and Medical Regimen 

      Al-Shudifat, Abdel Ellah; Al-Radaideh, Ali; Hammad, Shatha; Hijjawi, Nawal; Abu-Baker, Shaden; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      Objective: This study aimed to detect possible associations between lung computed tomography (CT) findings in COVID-19 and patients' age, body weight, vital signs, and medical regimen in Jordan. Methods: The present ...

    • Mediterranean Dietary Pattern is Associated with Lower Odds of Gastric Cancer: A Case–Control Study 

      Tayyem, Reema; Al-Awwad, Narmeen; Allehdan, Sabika; Ajeen, Rawan; Al-Jaberi, Tareq; ... more authors ( Dove Press , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Diet pattern is an important modifiable lifestyle factor. However, epidemiological studies show that the association between dietary patterns and gastric cancer (GC) is conflicting. This study aims to assess ...

    • Dietary Mangement of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus with Celiac Disease. 

      Al-Majali, Marah Attallah; Burayzat, Salma; Tayyem, Reema F ( Bentham Science Publishers , 2022 , Article Review)
      Celiac disease is diagnosed more commonly with type 1 diabetes, and the most problematic aspect for a child with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease is that most GFD foods have a high glycemic index, while low glycemic index ...

    • Macronutrients Intake and Risk of Stomach Cancer: Findings from Case-Control Study 

      Allehdan, Sabika; Bassil, Maya; Alatrash, Razan M.; Al-Jaberi, Tareq; Hushki, Ahmad; ... more 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 ...

    • Association between food intake patterns and serum vitamin D concentrations in US adults. 

      Ganji, Vijay; Shi, Zumin; Al-Abdi, Tamara; Al Hejap, Dalia; Attia, Yasmine; ... more authors ( Cambridge University Press , 2022 , Article)
      The objective of this study was to investigate the association between food patterns and serum vitamin D concentrations in US adults. Data from two cycles of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2003-2004 and ...

    • Association of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration with Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women in the US 

      Ganji, Vijay; Sukik, Layan; Hoque, Bushra; Boutefnouchet, Linda; Shi, Zumin ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      The association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women is not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between serum ...

    • Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database 

      Miller, Victoria; Reedy, Julia; Cudhea, Frederick; Zhang, Jianyi; Shi, Peilin; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Diet is a major modifiable risk factor for human health and overall consumption patterns affect planetary health. We aimed to quantify global, regional, and national consumption levels of animal-source foods ...

    • Adherence to the United States Department of Agriculture Dietary Recommendations Pre- and During the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic Among Pregnant Women in Arab Countries 

      Hoteit, Maha; Hoteit, Reem; Al-Jawaldeh, Ayoub; Abou Nasr, Mariane; Obeid, Sara; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      During pregnancy, woman’s diet is one of the most preeminent factors affecting mother and child’s health. Prior to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, inadequate maternal diet and low adherence to dietary ...

    • Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antihypertensive Potential of Some Traditional Desert Food Plants of Qatar Using in Vitro Assays 

      Elobeid, Tahra ( 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 ...

    • Association of Glycemic Control With Different Diets Followed by Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Findings From Qatar Biobank Data 

      Tayyem, Reema; Hamdan, Aya; Alhmmadi, Karmen; Eissa, Yasmin; Al-Adwi, Maryam; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is one of the most common diseases worldwide. Unhealthy dietary habits may lead to T2DM, which is also influenced by the extent of education and knowledge of appropriate diets ...

    • A Pilot Study On Cognitive-behavioral Approach For Combatting Childhood Obesity In Qatar 

      Ahmedna, Mohamed; Darzi, Ara; Gately, Paul; Vlaev, Ivo; Al-saadi, Aziza; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Levels of overweight and obesity have reached alarming proportions in Qatar and other Gulf nations. In Qatar, the need to establish national strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity was recognized in the ...

    • Nutrition Literacy of Middle School Students and Its Influencing Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China 

      Zeng, Mao; Zhu, Yuzhao; Cai, Zhengjie; Xian, Jinli; Li, Shengping; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      Nutrition literacy plays an important role in children's dietary habits and nutrition. This study aimed to analyse the status of nutrition literacy and its influencing factors amongst middle school students in Chongqing, ...

    • Assessment of lung cancer risk factors and mortality in Qatar: A case series study 

      Abdel-Salam, A.-S.G.; Mollazehi, M.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Malki, A.M.; Shi, Z.; ... more authors ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2021 , Article)
      Background: The global burden of cancer has exponentially increased over the last few years. In 2018 alone, approximately more than half of the 18.1 million individuals who had cancer succumbed to it. Lung cancer cases and ...

    • Article depressive symptoms among patients with diabetes in Qatar: Frequency and potential determinants 

      Bawadi, H.; Al-Shahwani, A.; Arafeh, D.; Al-Asmar, D.; Moawad, J.; ... more authors ( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)
      Background: Diabetes is a highly prevalent chronic disease that is associated with major complications. Findings regarding risk of depression among patients with diabetes are controversial. This study aimed to determine ...

    • Consequences of a Great Crisis on Chronic Diseases: How Childhood Exposures May Shape Future Health 

      Lee, J.J.; Shi, Z. ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)
      [No abstract available]

    • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants 

      Andrea, Rodriguez-Martinez; Zhou, Bin; Sophiea, Marisa K; Bentham, James; Paciorek, Christopher J; ... more authors (2020 , Article)
      Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which ...

    • 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, ...

    • The relationship between bone mineral density and body composition among Qatari women with high rate of obesity: qatar Biobank Data 

      Kerkadi, Abdelhamid; Lathief, Shalima; Khial, Yasmen; Teleb, Toka; Attieh, Grace; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      Studies have reported inconsistent results for the relationship between body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) among women, especially those with a high rate of obesity. This study aims to examine the association ...