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A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach for Modeling Short-Form 6-Dimension Health State Utility Scores

Kharroubi, Samer A. (Elsevier Inc., 2022)

Objectives: Typically, models that were used for health state valuation data have been parametric. Recently, many researchers have explored the use of nonparametric Bayesian methods in this field. In this article, we report ...
A healthy lifestyle pattern is associated with a metabolically healthy phenotype in overweight and obese adults: a cross-sectional study

Naja, Farah A.; Itani, Leila; Nasrallah, Mona P.; Chami, Hassan A.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Nasreddine, Lara M. (Springer, 2020)

Purpose: This study tried at identifying lifestyle patterns in a sample of Lebanese adults and investigating their association with metabolically healthy overweight and obesity (MHOv/O). Methods: This study used data from ...
A Lebanese dietary pattern promotes better diet quality among older adults: Findings from a national cross-sectional study

Jomaa, Lamis H.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Itani, Leila; Chamieh, Marie Claire; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Naja, Farah A. (BioMed Central, 2016)

Background: Proper nutrition is critical for healthy aging and maintaining functional independence. Limited research has been done on the assessment of dietary patterns of older adults and their association with diet quality ...
A minimally processed dietary pattern is associated with lower odds of metabolic syndrome among Lebanese adults

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Itani, Leila; Nasrallah, Mona P.; Isma’eel, Hussain A.; Nakhoul, Nancy F.; Abou-Rizk, Joana; Naja, Farah A. (Cambridge University Press, 2018)

Objective To (i) estimate the consumption of minimally processed, processed and ultra-processed foods in a sample of Lebanese adults; (ii) explore patterns of intakes of these food groups; and (iii) investigate the association ...
A novel Mediterranean diet index from Lebanon: comparison with Europe

Naja, Farah A.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Itani, Leila; Baalbaki, Shirine; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Nasreddine, Lara M. (Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag GmbH and Co. KG, 2015)

Purpose: To propose an index for assessing adherence to a Middle Eastern version of the Mediterranean diet as represented by the Traditional Lebanese Mediterranean diet (LMD), to evaluate the association between the LMD ...
A pro-inflammatory diet is associated with an increased odds of depression symptoms among Iranian female adolescents: A cross-sectional study

Shivappa, Nitin; Hébert, James R.; Tehrani, Asal Neshatbini; Bayzai, Bita; Naja, Farah A.; Rashidkhani, Bahram (Frontiers Media S.A., 2018)

Background: The relation between dietary inflammation and risk of depression has not been widely explored. We examined the association between the inflammatory effect of the diet and the odds of depression among Iranian ...
A qualitative investigation of the perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine among adults in Hawaiʻi

Odegard, Brittany R.; Ferguson, Mollie R.; Naja, Farah A.; Ayoub, Jennifer J.; Banna, Jinan Corinne (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)

Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is defined as a group of diverse medical and healthcare practices outside of conventional medicine modalities. The use of CAM is steadily increasing despite gaps in ...
A randomised controlled school-based nutritional intervention in five Middle Eastern countries: Ajyal Salima improved students' dietary and physical activity habits

Habib-Mourad, Carla; Maliha, Carla; Kassis, Amira N.; Nguyen, Anh Thi; Ammar, Diala; Haji, Eman Ahmed; Altarazi, Lina; Totah, Suzanne; Hwalla, Nahla C. (Cambridge University Press, 2023)

Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of the Ajyal Salima school intervention on nutrition and physical activity outcomes in children aged 9-11 years. Design: The study was a 1-year cluster-randomised ...
A Systematic Review of Trans Fat Reduction Initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Al-Jawadleh, Ayoub; Taktouk, Mandy; Chatila, Aya; Nalbandian, Salpy; Abdollahi, Zahra Faghih; Ajlan, Buthaina Yusuf; Al-Hamad, Nawal M.; AlKhalaf, Majid M.; Almamary, Salima; Alobaid, Rawan Abdulaziz; Alyafei, Salah Abdulla Sh A.; Azizi, Mohammad Hosein; Baqadir, Nimah M.; Barham, Rawhieh; Binsunaid, Faisal F.; El Ammari, Laila; El Atti, Jalila; Hoteit, M.; Massad, Hanan; Soleymani-Nejad, Marzeyeh; Nasreddine, Lara M. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2021)

High intakes of trans fatty acids (TFA), particularly industrially-produced TFA, are implicated in the etiology of cardiovascular diseases, which represent the leading cause of mortality in the Eastern Mediterranean Region ...
A test to measure oral iron absorption and glucose tolerance simultaneously in 18 to 55 year old premenopausal women

El-Helou, Nehmat; El-Mallah, Carla A.; Wehbe, Nour; Bissani, Nour; Stoffel, Nicole U.; Herter-Aeberli, Isabelle; Zimmermann, Michaël Bruce; Obeid, Omar Ahmad (Elsevier Ltd, 2021)

Background & aims: Several methods are available to measure iron absorption (IA). The oral iron absorption test (OIAT) measures IA based on a change in serum iron (ΔSeFe) concentration after an oral iron dose. The objective ...
A traditional dietary pattern is associated with lower odds of overweight and obesity among preschool children in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Shatila, Hiba; Itani, Leila; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Jomaa, Lamis H.; Naja, Farah A. (Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag GmbH and Co. KG, 2019)

Purpose: The high burden of preschool overweight in the Middle East and North Africa highlights the need for rigorous investigations of its determinants. This study aims at identifying dietary patterns amongst preschoolers ...
A triangulated perspective for understanding CAM use in Lebanon: a qualitative study

Jaafar, Zeinab Amanda; Ayoub, Jennifer J.; Hamadeh, Rena; Baydoun, Samar; Honein-AbouHaidar, Gladys N.; Banna, Jinan Corinne; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Naja, Farah A. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)

Background: Existing evidence marked a prevalent use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies in Lebanon that is concomitant with low rates of disclosure to health care providers and limited knowledge among ...
A Western dietary pattern is associated with overweight and obesity in a national sample of Lebanese adolescents (13-19 years): A cross-sectional study

Naja, Farah A.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Itani, Leila; Karam, Sabine; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Nasreddine, Lara M. (Cambridge University Press, 2015)

Adolescent obesity is associated with both immediate and longer-term health implications. This study aims to identify dietary patterns among a nationally representative sample of Lebanese adolescents aged between 13 and ...
A ‘high risk’ lifestyle pattern is associated with metabolic syndrome among qatari women of reproductive age: A cross-sectional national study

Al-Thani, Mohamed Hamad J.T.; Al-Thani, Al Anoud Mohammed; Al-Chetachi, Walaa Fattah; al-Malki, Badria; Khalifa, Shams Eldin Ali Hassan; Bakri, Ahmad Haj; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Naja, Farah A. (MDPI AG, 2016)

This study investigated the effect of lifestyle patterns, as a combination of diet, physical activity and smoking, on Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) among Qatari women of childbearing age (n = 418), a population group particularly ...
Acquired resistome and plasmid sequencing of mcr-1 carrying MDR Enterobacteriaceae from poultry and their relationship to STs associated with humans

Abou Fayad, Antoine G.; El Azzi, Maria; Sleiman, Ahmad; Kassem, Issmat I.; Bawazeer, Reema A.; Okdah, Liliane; Doumith, Michel; Alghoribi, Majed F.; Matar, Ghassan (Oxford University Press, 2022)

Objectives: To investigate the acquired resistome in 18 colistin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from different poultry farms in Lebanon, analyse Inc plasmids associated with mcr and assess potential transmission to ...
Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern and overweight and obesity among female adolescents in Iran

Sedaghat, Fatemeh; Naja, Farah A.; Darand, Mina; Beyzai, Bita; Rashidkhani, Bahram (De Gruyter, 2019)

Given the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Iran, identification of a healthy diet is essential. This study aimed to assess the association between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and overweight and obesity ...
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with environmental footprints among women of childbearing age in the United Arab Emirates

Naja, Farah A.; Cheikh Ismail, Leila El; Abbas, Nada; Saleh, Sheima T.; Ali, Habiba I. (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022)

Purpose: To examine the association of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) with Environmental Footprints (EFPs) among women of childbearing age in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: Data belonging to a nationally ...
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet during pregnancy is associated with lower odds of excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention: Results of the Mother-Infant Study Cohort

Radwan, Hadia M.; Hashim, Mona S.; Hasan, Hayder A.; Abbas, Nada; Obaid, Reyad Shaker; Al Ghazal, Hessa; Naja, Farah A. (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

During the first 1000 d of life, gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum weight retention (PPWR) are considered critical determinants of nutritional status. This study examined the effect of adherence to the Mediterranean ...
Adherence to the Qatar dietary guidelines: A cross-sectional study of the gaps, determinants and association with cardiometabolic risk amongst adults

Al-Thani, Mohamed Hamad J.T.; Al-Thani, Al Anoud Mohammed; Al-Chetachi, Walaa Fattah; al-Malki, Badria; Khalifa, Shams Eldin Ali Hassan; Bakri, Ahmad Haj; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Naja, Farah A.; Nasreddine, Lara M. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)

Background: The Qatar Dietary Guidelines (QDGs) were developed as part of the national strategy to prevent chronic diseases. This study aims at characterizing gaps between the QDGs and usual dietary and lifestyle patterns ...
Adolescents' self-perceived and actual weight: Which plays a dominant role in weight loss behaviour in Lebanon?

Assaad, Sarah; Anouti, Sirine; Naja, Farah A.; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2018)

Background: The decision to lose weight among adolescents is complex and is guided by a number of body-related factors. This study examined the extent of agreement between actual weight, measured as body mass index, and ...

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