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Assessment of eating habits and lifestyle during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa region: A cross-sectional study

Cheikh Ismail, Leila El; Osaili, Tareq M.; Mohamad, Maysm N.; Al Marzouqi, Amina M.; Jarrar, Amjad H.; Zampelas, Antonis D.; Habib-Mourad, Carla; Abu-Jamous, Dima O.; Ali, Habiba I.; Al Sabbah, Haleama; Hasan, Hayder A.; Almarzooqi, Latifa Mohammed Rashid; Stojanovska, Lily; Hashim, Mona S.; Obaid, Reyad Shaker; ElFeky, Samar; Saleh, Sheima T.; Shawar, Zahieh A.M.; Al-Dhaheri, Ayesha S. (Cambridge University Press, 2021)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread globally, forcing countries to apply lockdowns and strict social distancing measures. The aim of this study was to assess eating habits and lifestyle behaviours among ...
Food consumption patterns and nutrient intakes of children and adolescents in the eastern mediterranean region: A call for policy action

Al-Jawadleh, Ayoub; Taktouk, Mandy; Nasreddine, Lara M. (MDPI AG, 2020)

The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) has witnessed significant social and economic changes that may have influenced the diet of children and adolescents, and increased the risk for obesity and malnutrition in this age ...
Food consumption patterns and nutrient intakes of infants and young children amidst the nutrition transition: the case of Lebanon

Jomaa, Lamis H.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Chokor, Fatima Al Zahraa; Naja, Farah A.; O’Neill, Lynda M.; Nasreddine, Lara M. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)

Background: This is the first study on dietary intakes of infants and young children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, a region that is currently witnessing the nutrition transition. It aims at characterizing food ...
Nutrition and Breast Cancer Research in Arab Countries: Gaps, Opportunities, and Recommendations

Shatila, Hiba; Fatfat, Zaynab; Talhouk, Rabih S.; Nalbandian, Salpy; Forman, Michéle R.; Nasr, Rihab R.; Naja, Farah A. (Routledge, 2021)

According to the WHO, Arab countries have the highest relative increase in Breast Cancer (BC) rates worldwide. Current shifts in dietary patterns in these countries are postulated as important modifiable risk factors of ...
Prevalence and correlates of preschool overweight and obesity amidst the nutrition transition: Findings from a national cross-sectional study in Lebanon

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Saliba, Angie; Akl, Christelle; Naja, Farah A. (MDPI AG, 2017)

There is increasing evidence linking early life adiposity to disease risk later in life. This study aims at determining the prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among preschoolers in Lebanon. A national ...
Salt intake reduction strategies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Al-Jawadleh, Ayoub; Rafii, Bayan; Nasreddine, Lara M. (World Health Organization, 2018)

Background: The high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region requires an immediate public health attention. The World Health ...
The impact of dietary habits and metabolic risk factors on cardiovascular and diabetes mortality in countries of the Middle East and North Africa in 2010: A comparative risk assessment analysis

Afshin, Ashkan; Micha, Renata; Khatibzadeh, Shahab; Fahimi, Saman; Shi, Peilin; Powles, John W.; Singh, Gitanjali M.; Yakoob, Mohammad Yawar; Abdollahi, Morteza; Al-Hooti, Suad N.; Farzadfar, Farshad; Houshyar-Rad, Anahita H.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Köksal, Eda; Musaiger, Abdulrahman Obaid; Pekcan, Gülden Ayla; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Zaghloul, Sahar S.; Danaei, Goodarz; Ezzati, Majid Hassanpour; Mozaffarian, Dariush (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)

Objective/design: We conducted a comparative risk assessment analysis to estimate the cardiometabolic disease (CMD) mortality attributable to 11 dietary and 4 metabolic risk factors in 20 countries of the Middle East by ...
Urinary Magnesium, Calcium, and Phosphorus to Creatinine Ratios of Healthy Elementary School Lebanese Children

El-Mallah, Carla A.; Ghattas, Hala; Shatila, Dareen; Francis, Sirine; Merhi, Karina; Hlais, Sani; Toufeili, I.; Obeid, Omar Ahmad (Humana Press Inc., 2016)

Urinary magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), and phosphorus (P) excretions are known to vary greatly between populations due to dietary habits, physical activity, mineral content of water, climate, genetics, and race. Thus, it ...

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