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Diet and the risk of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in a Syrian population: A case–control study

Nour, Amira; Joury, E.; Naja, Farah A.; Hatahet, Wael; Manadili, Ahmad Al (World Health Organization, 2015)

Diet has not been investigated as a potential risk factor for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in the Syrian Arab Republic. In a hospital-based, unmatched case–control study 108 people with cancer and 105 controls ...
Diet, physical activity and socio-economic disparities of obesity in Lebanese adults: Findings from a national study Disease epidemiology - Chronic

Chamieh, Marie Claire; Moore, Helen J.; Summerbell, Carolyn Dawn; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Hwalla, Nahla C. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)

Background: The prevalence of obesity within countries varies by gender, age, lifestyle and socioeconomic factors. Identification of behavioural factors that are associated with obesity within the country's context is ...
Diet-dependent acid load and the risk of colorectal cancer and adenoma: A case-control study

Nasab, Saeede Jafari; Rafiei, Pegah; Bahrami, Alireza R.; Rezaeimanesh, Nasim; Rashidkhani, Bahram; Sohrab, Golbon; Naja, Farah A.; Hejazi, Ehsan; Sadeghi, Amir (Cambridge University Press, 2021)

Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third and second most prevalent cancer in men and women, respectively. Various epidemiological studies indicated that dietary factors are implicated in the aetiology of CRC and ...
Dietary determinants of healthy/unhealthy metabolic phenotype in individuals with normal weight or overweight/obesity: a systematic review

Abiri, Behnaz; Valizadeh, Majid; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Hosseinpanah, Farhad (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023)

Objectives: Nutritional factors are amongst the major determinants in the onset and development of obesity and metabolic complications. Nevertheless, the dietary determinants of metabolic health are not completely elucidated. ...
Dietary diversity score (DDS) and odds of colorectal cancer and adenoma: A case-control study

Bahrami, Alireza R.; Shirani, Pedram; Sohouli, Mohammad Hassan; Nasab, Saeede Jaafari; Rafiei, Pegah; Naja, Farah A.; Sheikhimobarakeh, Zahra; Hejazi, Ehsan (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

Despite mounting evidence that dietary factors might have a protective role against risk of cancer, few studies have assessed the relationship between diet diversity with colorectal cancer (CRC) and colorectal adenoma ...
Dietary exposure to aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and deoxynivalenol from a total diet study in an adult urban Lebanese population

Raad, F.; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Hilan, Christo; Bartosik, M.; Parent-Massin, Dominique M. (Elsevier Ltd, 2014)

Exposure to mycotoxins may be associated with carcinogenic, immunosuppressant and estrogenic effects. In the Middle-East, studies investigating food contamination and dietary exposure to mycotoxins are particularly scarce. ...
Dietary exposure to pesticide residues from foods of plant origin and drinks in Lebanon

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Rehaime, Maria; Kassaify, Zeina G.; Rechmany, Roula; Jaber, Farouk (Springer International Publishing, 2016)

This study assesses the dietary exposure of Lebanese adults to 47 pesticide residues from both foods of plant origin and drinks. The study was conducted using the Total Diet Study protocol in two different areas of Lebanon: ...
Dietary fructose and its association with the metabolic syndrome in Lebanese healthy adults: a cross-sectional study

Aoun, Rita; Chokor, Fatima Al Zahraa; Taktouk, Mandy; Nasrallah, Mona P.; Isma’eel, Hussain A.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Nasreddine, Lara M. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)

Background: Epidemiological studies investigating the association between dietary fructose intake and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are scarce and have produced controversial findings. This study aimed at (1) assessing ...
Dietary glycemic index and glycemic load are not associated with the metabolic syndrome in lebanese healthy adults: A cross-sectional study

Borgi, Cécile; Taktouk, Mandy; Nasrallah, Mona P.; Isma’eel, Hussain A.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Nasreddine, Lara M. (MDPI AG, 2020)

High dietary glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) were suggested to increase the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study aims to estimate dietary GI and GL in a sample of healthy Lebanese adults and examine ...
Dietary intakes, sources, and determinants of free sugars amongst Lebanese children and adolescents: findings from two national surveys

Jomaa, Lamis H.; Hamamji, Samer; Kharroubi, Samer A.; Diab El-Harakeh, Marwa H.; Chokor, Fatima Al Zahraa; Nasreddine, Lara M. (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021)

Purpose: To determine the intake levels, dietary sources, and determinants of free sugars (FS) consumption amongst Lebanese children and adolescents. Methods: This study is based on data collected by two national cross-sectional ...
Dietary lipid supply in Lebanon: Does it fit the Mediterranean diet profile?

El-Mallah, Carla A.; Obeid, Omar Ahmad (Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2014)

Lipids supply between 30-40% of total energy intake of Lebanese people and about 40% of this is derived from imported vegetable oils (soybean, sunflower, and corn oils). In Lebanon, olive oil, mostly locally produced, ...
Dietary management of obesity: A review of the evidence

Hwalla, Nahla C.; Jaafar, Zeinab Amanda (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021)

Obesity is a multi-factorial disease and its prevention and management require knowledge of the complex interactions underlying it and adopting a whole system approach that addresses obesogenic environments within country ...
Dietary management of type 2 diabetes in the mena region: A review of the evidence

Hwalla, Nahla C.; Jaafar, Zeinab Amanda; Sawaya, Sally W. (MDPI AG, 2021)

The alarmingly rising trend of type 2 diabetes constitutes a major global public health challenge particularly in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region where the prevalence is among the highest in the world ...
Dietary patterns and the risk of oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer in Syria: A case control study

Joury, E.; Naja, Farah A.; Nour, Amira; Itani, Leila; Rafii, Bayan; Nakhleh, Kamal; Manadili, Ahmad Al (BioMed Central, 2016)

Background: No study has investigated the relationship between dietary patterns and the risk of oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate ...
Dietary patterns and their associations with gestational weight gain in the United Arab Emirates: Results from the MISC cohort

Itani, Leila; Radwan, Hadia M.; Hashim, Mona S.; Hasan, Hayder A.; Obaid, Reyad Shaker; Al Ghazal, Hessa; Al-Hilali, Marwa M.; Rayess, Rana; Mohamed, Hamid Jan; Hamadeh, Rena; Al Rifai, Hiba; Naja, Farah A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2020)

Background: Suboptimum weight gain during pregnancy may carry long term health consequences for the infant or mother. Nutritional imbalances are well recognized as a determinant of gestational weight gain. Few studies ...
Dietary Patterns and Their Associations With the FTO and FGF21 Gene Variants Among Emirati Adults

Naja, Farah A.; Itani, Leila; Hammoudeh, Sarah Musa; Manzoor, Shaista; Abbas, Nada; Radwan, Hadia M.; Saber-Ayad, Maha M. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2021)

Purpose: To examine the dietary patterns and their associations with the FTO and FGF21 gene variants among Emirati adults. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, healthy adult male and female Emiratis (n = 194) were ...
Dietary total antioxidant capacity and colorectal cancer and colorectal adenomatous polyps: a case-control study

Rafiei, Pegah; Nasab, Saeede Jafari; Bahrami, Alireza R.; Rezaeimanesh, Nasim; Jalali, Saba; Hekmatdoost, Azita; Sadeghi, Amir; Naja, Farah A.; Houshyari, Mohammad; Hejazi, Ehsan (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2021)

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common and the third most deadly cancer worldwide. In Iran, CRC is the third and fifth most common cancer in females and males, respectively. Chronic oxidative stress has been ...
Dietary, lifestyle and socio-economic correlates of overweight, obesity and central adiposity in lebanese children and adolescents

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Naja, Farah A.; Akl, Christelle; Chamieh, Marie Claire; Karam, Sabine; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Hwalla, Nahla C. (MDPI AG, 2014)

The Eastern Mediterranean region is characterized by one of the highest burdens of paediatric obesity worldwide. This study aims at examining dietary, lifestyle, and socio-economic correlates of overweight, obesity, and ...
Dietarypatterns in cardiovascular diseases prevention and management: Review of the evidence and recommendations for primary care physicians in Lebanon

Naja, Farah A.; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Itani, Leila; Dimassi, Hani I.; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Hwalla, Nahla C. (Lebanese Order of Physicians, 2014)

The objective of this paper is to discuss the advantages of using the dietary pattern approach in evaluating the role of diet in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) prevention and management and to report on the association ...
Diets and dietary supplements used during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional survey

Radwan, Hadia M.; Hasan, Hayder A.; Jaafar, Zeinab Amanda; Abbas, Nada; Saif, Eman Rashid; Al-Kitbi, Mahra Khalfan; Al-Hilali, Marwa M.; Naja, Farah A. (Elsevier B.V., 2022)

Introduction: Since the beginning of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a marked increase in the use of diets and dietary supplements (DDS) for the prevention and treatment of this emerging ...

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