• U-shaped association between dietary calcium density intake during adolescence and hypertension in adulthood-a 20-y longitudinal nationwide study in China 

      Sun, Xiaomin; Shi, Zumin; Li, Yixuan; Xin, Bao; Li, Xi; ... more authors ( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article)
      Background and Aims: We assessed longitudinal association between calcium intake during adolescence and hypertension in adulthood. Methods and Results: Longitudinal study data of 1611 participants from the China Health and ...
    • Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Associated with Incident Hypertension among Chinese Adults—Results from China Health and Nutrition Survey 1997–2015 

      Li, Ming; Shi, Zumin ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      Objective: Ultra-processed food (UPF) has been shown to increase the cardiometabolic health risks. We aimed to determine the association between UPF intake based on the NOVA classification and the risk of hypertension ...
    • Ultra-processed food consumption associated with overweight/obesity among Chinese adults—Results from China health and nutrition survey 1997–2011 

      Li, Ming; Shi, Zumin ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      The association between the consumption of ultra-processed food (UPF) with over-weight/obesity in Chinese adults has not been investigated. This study included a cohort of 12,451 adults aged >20 years who participated at ...
    • Uncontrolled Glycemia and High Percentage of Truncal Fat Elevate Levels of CRP and IL-6 Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes 

      Bawadi, Hiba; Katkhouda, Rami ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Background Systemic inflammation is the continuous phenomenon of inflammatory response which can promote tissue damage. Systemic inflammation is characterized by circulatory elevation of many inflammatory mediators such ...
    • Understanding the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Healthy Eating among Adolescents in Chongqing, China: An Empirical Study Utilizing Structural Equation Modeling 

      Jiang, Ke; Zhang, Laixi; Xie, Changxiao; Li, Zhourong; Shi, Zumin; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)
      Healthy eating is crucial for optimal growth, development, and the prevention of chronic diseases in adolescents. Our study aimed to develop a comprehensive structural equation model (SEM) to analyze the relationships ...
    • Unique associations of the Job Demand-Control-Support model subscales with leisure-time physical activity and dietary energy intake 

      Bean, Christopher G; Winefield, Helen R; Hutchinson, Amanda D; Sargent, Chali; Shi, Zumin ( National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health , 2018 , Article)
      Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and dietary energy intake are two important health behaviours, which at too low or high levels respectively, are associated with overweight and obesity. This study explores associations ...
    • Use of dietary supplements among pregnant women in the center of Jordan 

      Asali, Fida F.; Tayyem, Reema F.; Allehdan, Sabika S.; Mahfouz, Ismaiel Abu; Bawadi, Hiba A. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      Background: Balanced nutrition during pregnancy is necessary to meet the increasing demands of both maternal physiological changes and fetal growth. The present study aimed to investigate types of dietary supplements used ...
    • 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, ...