Human Nutrition: Recent submissions

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    • Assessment of Nutrients Associated With the Risk of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: A Case-Control Study 

      Al-Khammash, Amal; Ajeen, Rawan; Tayyem, Reema F. ( Enviro Research Publishers , 2022 , Article)
      Osteoporosis is a chronic bone disease characterized by the loss in bone density and modification in bone structure. These changes will increase bone fragility and the risk of fracture particularly among postmenopausal ...

    • Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study 

      Al-Abdi, Tamara; Heraclides, Alexandros; Papageorgiou, Alexia; Philippou, Elena ( Public Library of Science , 2022 , Article)
      The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) resulted in lockdowns and social distancing measures enforced by governments around the world. This study aimed to identify changes in adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and physical ...

    • The Therapeutic Role of Curcumin in Inflammation and Post-Surgical Outcomes 

      Abu-Hijleh, Haya M.; Al-Zoubi, Raed M.; Zarour, Ahmed; Al- Ansari, Abdulla; Bawadi, Hiba ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article Review)
      Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a natural polyphenolic compound that targets multiple signaling molecules and helps in supporting health benefits as it aids in the management of oxidative and inflammatory conditions. ...

    • Relationship between social determinants of health and quality of life in low income adults with diabetes in Lebanon 

      Sukkarieh, Ola; Egede, Leonard E.; Bassil, Maya ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article)
      Background & objective: Global rates of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are increasing, with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region having the second highest prevalence in the world. Populations from the MENA region, including ...

    • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol 

      Taddei, Cristina; Zhou, Bin; Bixby, Honor; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Danaei, Goodarz; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world3 and countries are using ...

    • Comparison of nutritional status between lacto-ovo vegetarian and non-vegetarian Jordanian adults 

      Al-Ma’aitah, Aseel; Tayyem, Reema ( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2021 , Article)
      Purpose: Vegetarian diets exclude meat, fish and poultry and/or egg and dairy products, these diets are based on grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes and seeds. The purpose of this study is to compare the nutritional status ...

    • Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry 

      Elias, Akoury; Baroud, Caline; El Kantar, Sally; Hassan, Hussein; Karam, Layal ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Thyme herbs constitute a major part of the Mediterranean diet and are gaining worldwide popularity. However, their chemical contamination with toxic metals may put consumers at a health risk. The objective of this study ...

    • Complementary and alternative medicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Community pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices 

      Mohamad Ali, Hijazi; Shatila, Hibeh; Abu Qiyas, Salma; Aboul-Ela, Maha; El-Lakany, Abdalla; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      BackgroundThe challenges in COVID-19 treatment have driven patients to seek Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for the prevention and/or treatment of the disease. Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to promote ...

    • Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries 

      O’Hearn, Meghan; Lara-Castor, Laura; Cudhea, Frederick; Miller, Victoria; Reedy, Julia; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)
      The global burden of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well established. This risk assessment model estimated T2D incidence among adults attributable to direct and body weight-mediated effects of 11 dietary ...

    • 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 ...

    • Toxic metals in packed rice: Effects of size, type, origin, packing season, and storage duration 

      Elias, Akoury; Mansour, Najwa; Reda, Ghina Abdul; Dimassi, Hani; Karam, Layal; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      The aim of our study was to quantify toxic metals in rice, to determine factors affecting its contamination, and evaluate exposure from its consumption in Lebanon and United Arab Emirates (UAE). For this, a market screening ...

    • Encapsulation of carvacrol and thymol for a persistent removal of Listeria innocua biofilms 

      Jina, Yammine; Gharsallaoui, Adem; Fadel, Alexandre; Karam, Layal; Ismail, Ali; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Chemical disinfectants along with various mechanical methods are still commonly used in the food industry to disinfect food contact surfaces. A new strategy that could replace them is by encapsulating carvacrol (CAR) and ...

    • Corrigendum to ‘Perceived risk, behavior changes and Health-related outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic: Findings among adults with and without diabetes in China’. [Diabetes Res. Clin. Practice 167 (2020) 108350] 

      Alice F., Yan; Sun, Xiaomin; Zheng, Jinge; Mi, Baibing; Zuo, Hui; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Other)
      The authors regret the legend of Fig. 2 and its corresponding colors were incorrectly displayed. Please find the attached corrected Fig. 2 to replace the original one.

    • Association between Selenium Intake and Optimal Sleep Duration: A National Longitudinal Study 

      Zhao, Lingxi; Li, Shengping; Zhu, Yuzhao; Wang, Tiankun; Su, Yu; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2023 , Article)
      Inconsistent findings have been discovered in studies examining the link between dietary selenium (Se) and sleep. Data were obtained from 17,176 people aged 20 and over who participated in the China Health and Nutrition ...

    • Differences in Awareness of Chinese Dietary Guidelines Among Urban and Rural Residents: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Southwest China 

      Jiang,Ke; Wen,Yaqi; Li,Shengping; Wang,Tiankun; Li,Zhourong; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2023 , Article)
      Objectives: This study aimed to compare the awareness of Chinese dietary guidelines (CDGs, 2016) between rural and urban areas in Southwest China and identify the factors that affect CDGs (2016) awareness. Methods: This ...

    • Association between Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Syndrome and Modification Effect of Altitude: A Cohort Study of Tibetan Adults in China 

      Wang, Haijing; Wang, Yanxiang; Shi, Zumin; Zhao, Lei; Jian, Wenxiu; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2023 , Article)
      Little is known about the longitudinal association between dietary patterns (DPs) and metabolic disorders in people living at high altitude areas, such as Tibetans. We constructed the first open cohort, with 1832 Tibetans, ...

    • Status of continuous glucose monitoring use and management in tertiary hospitals of China: A cross-sectional study 

      Chen, Liping; Liu, Xiaoqin; Lin, Qin; Dai, Hongmei; Zhao, Yong; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2023 , Article)
      Objective This study aims to reveal the use and management status of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in tertiary hospitals in China and to determine the potential factors affecting the application of CGM, based on which ...

    • Essential oils and their active components applied as: free, encapsulated and in hurdle technology to fight microbial contaminations. A review 

      Jina, Yammine; Chihib, Nour-Eddine; Gharsallaoui, Adem; Dumas, Emilie; Ismail, Ali; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Microbial contaminations are responsible for many chronic, healthcare, persistent microbial infections and illnesses in the food sector, therefore their control is an important public health challenge. Over the past few ...

    • Pepsin and Trypsin Treatment Combined with Carvacrol: An Efficient Strategy to Fight Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms 

      Mechmechani, Samah; Gharsallaoui, Adem; Karam, Layal; EL Omari, Khaled; Fadel, Alexandre; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)
      Biofilms consist of microbial communities enclosed in a self-produced extracellular matrix which is mainly responsible of biofilm virulence. Targeting this matrix could be an effective strategy to control biofilms. In this ...

    • Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals 

      Angy, Mallah; El Gerges, Najwa; Jaoude, Maya Abou; Karam, Layal; Mitri, Christelle Bou ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      BackgroundCancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment, have a higher risk to foodborne infections as compared to other populations. Oncology nurses, having a direct significant contact with these patients, could be ...