Human Nutrition: Recent submissions

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    • Overview of Dietary Supplements Use: A Narrative Review 

      Hasan, Mariam; Allehdan, Sabika; Alalwan, Tariq; Perna, Simone; Tayyem, Reema ( Bentham Science Publishers , 2024 , Article)
      Dietary supplements are ingestible nutrient products used in individuals’ diets to meet their adequate intake of nutrients required for general health purposes. This review aims to explore the impact of using dietary ...

    • Evaluation of micronutrient and nutritional status among preschool children in Jordan: results from a Nationwide survey 

      Barham, Rawhieh; Tayyem, Reema; Al-Majali, Lama; Al-Khatib, Buthayna; Al Jawaldeh, Ayoub ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Jordan faces various malnutrition challenges, including undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases. The country has shifted from issues of ...

    • How prices and income influence global patterns in saturated fat intake by age, sex and world region: a cross-sectional analysis of 160 countries 

      Ahles, Amelia; Muhammad, Andrew; Yenerall, Jacqueline N.; Reedy, Julia; Shi, Peilin; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2024 , Article)
      Objective When considering proposals to improve diets, it is important to understand how factors like price and income can affect saturated fat (SF) intake and demand. In this study, we examine and estimate the influence ...

    • The role of dietary modification in the prevention and management of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: An international multidisciplinary expert consensus 

      Zeng, Xu Fen; Varady, Krista A.; Wang, Xiang Dong; Targher, Giovanni; Byrne, Christopher D.; ... more authors ( W.B. Saunders , 2024 , Article)
      Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), has become the leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Optimal dietary intervention ...

    • Dietary Factors Associated with Glycemic Control in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes 

      Zakarneh, Sara; Khial, Yasmin; Tayyem, Reema ( Bentham Science Publishers , 2025 , Article)
      Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic metabolic disease that results from the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β-cells, leading to insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia. It is a common chronic disease in childhood, ...

    • Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults 

      Nowell H, Phelps; Singleton, Rosie K; Zhou, Bin; Heap, Rachel A; Mishra, Anu; ... more authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2024 , Article)
      BackgroundUnderweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from ...

    • Increasing Influenza Vaccination Rates among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Chongqing, China: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Using Behavioral and Social Drivers Tools 

      Li, Zhourong; Feng, Luzhao; Long, Jiang; Xiong, Yu; Li, Tingting; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Influenza vaccination is essential for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients due to their higher risks of severe complications and mortality from influenza. This study investigated the willingness of T2DM ...

    • Development of the Competency Evaluation Scale for Clinical Nutritionists in China: A Delphi Study 

      Zhou, Ailin; Li, Zhourong; Wang, Tiankun; Wu, Rongxin; Yang, Shuang; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Clinical nutritionists are responsible for nutritional therapy in clinical practice, which significantly enhances patients’ nutritional status. This study aims to develop and validate a competency evaluation ...

    • Higher egg consumption and incident cardiovascular disease in Chinese adults - 10-Year follow-up results from China health and nutrition survey 

      Fatima Alzahra Hasan, Yakti; Li, Ming; Shi, Zumin ( Elsevier B.V. , 2024 , Article)
      Background and aimsCurrent evidence of the association between egg consumption and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is controversial. We aim to investigate the longitudinal association between egg consumption and the risk of ...

    • Association between dietary patterns and depression symptoms among adults with or without diabetes in Qatar: a population-based study 

      Hamad, Noor Ahmed; Rahim, Hanan F.Abdul; Shi, Zumin ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Diabetes is a major public health problem in Qatar and is associated with an increased risk of depression. However, no study has been conducted in Qatar on the relationship between dietary patterns and depression ...

    • Assessing feasibility of conducting medication review with follow-up among older adults at community pharmacy: a pilot randomised controlled trial 

      Christopher, Christina Malini; Blebil, Ali Qais; Bhuvan, K. C.; Alex, Deepa; Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Medication review with follow-up is essential for optimising medication utilisation among the older adult population in primary healthcare. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing ...

    • Evaluation of the acute basic biological effects of herbal formulation to control obesity: a preliminary study 

      Kumar, Mukul; Kaushik, Deepika; Kaushik, Ravinder; Khan, Azhar; Billeci, Lucia; ... more authors ( 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 ...

    • Biosynthesis of alternan-stabilized selenium nanoparticles: A study on characterization and applications for antibacterial and antifungal purposes 

      ElObeid, Tahra; Yilmaz, Mustafa Tahsin; Ispirli, Humeyra; Sagdic, Osman; Taylan, Osman; ... more authors ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2024 , Article)
      In this study, the alternan/selenium nanoparticles (Alt/SeNPs) were characterized with respect to their formation, morphology, size, selenium distribution, molecular, crystallographic, and thermal properties using UV-Vis ...

    • Assessment of Anti-Obesity Potential and Techno-Functional Properties of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Bracts 

      Kumar, Mukul; Kaushik, Deepika; Kaur, Jasjit; Proestos, Charalampos; Oz, Fatih; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      The present research signifies the anti-obesity potential of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. and its techno-functional properties. Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. is a medicinal plant that belongs to the Nyctaginaceae ...

    • Structural, thermal, techno-functional and chemical characterization using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Gas-Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometry, Thermogravimetric Analyser, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer of Moringa Oleifera flower powder 

      Jaglan, Poonam; Kaushik, Deepika; Kumar, Mukul; Kumar, Ashwani; Kaur, Jasjit; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)
      The aim of this research is to characterise the physicochemical and techno-functional properties of the Moringa oleifera flower powder, and various techniques were used in this regard, such as FTIR, GC–MS, TGA, FESEM, and ...

    • Vitamin B12: prevention of human beings from lethal diseases and its food application 

      Harikrishnan, S; Kaushik, Deepika; Kumar, Mukul; Kaur, Jasjit; Oz, Emel; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2024 , Article Review)
      Vitamin B12, a water-soluble essential micronutrient, plays a pivotal role in numerous physiological processes in the human body. This review meticulously examines the structural complexity and the diverse mechanisms through ...

    • Material needs security and mental health outcomes in adults with type 2 Diabetes in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study 

      Sukkarieh, Ola; Bassil, Maya; Egede, Leonard E. ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
      Objectives: Despite their documented significance in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) management, social determinants of health (SDOHs) including material needs security and mental health outcomes are understudied in the Middle East ...

    • 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 

      Bassil, Maya; Tayyem, Reema; Khalid, Nauman ( 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 ...

    • A Systematic Review of the Gene–Lifestyle Interactions on Metabolic Disease-Related Outcomes in Arab Populations 

      AlAnazi, Maria M.; Ventura, Eduard Flores; Lovegrove, Julie A.; Vimaleswaran, Karani Santhanakrishnan ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)
      The increased prevalence of metabolic diseases in the Arab countries is mainly associated with genetic susceptibility, lifestyle behaviours, such as physical inactivity, and an unhealthy diet. The objective of this review ...

    • Association between Dietary Pattern, Weight Loss, and Diabetes among Adults with a History of Bariatric Surgery: Results from the Qatar Biobank Study 

      Almaghrbi, Ruba; Alyamani, Razan; Aliwi, Lama; Moawad, Joyce; Hussain, Akhtar; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)
      We aimed to examine the association between weight loss, dietary patterns, diabetes, and glycemic control among Qatari adults with a history of bariatric surgery (BS). Data from 1893 adults from the Qatar Biobank study ...