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    • Habitual tea and coffee consumption and mean reaction time among Qatari adults 

      Heggy, Alaa Jaber; Masoumi, Aisha Ali; Alyafei, Maryam saed; Al-Bader, Fatima Ebraheem; Al-Abdi, Tamara; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Background: Tea and coffee consumption is associated with cognitive function in some studies. We aimed to identify tea and coffee drinking patterns and their association with mean reaction time among Qatari adults. Method: ...

    • Habitual Tea and Coffee Consumption and Mean Reaction Time Among Qatari Adults. 

      Heggy, Alaa; Masoumi, Aisha; Al-Yafei, Maryam; Al-Bader, Fatima; Al-Abdi, Tamara; ... more authors ( IOS Press , 2021 , Article)
      Tea and coffee consumption is associated with cognitive function in some studies. We aimed to identify tea and coffee drinking patterns and their association with mean reaction time among Qatari adults. The study included ...

    • Health consequences of obesity and projected future obesity health burden in China 

      Sun, Xiaomin; Yan, Alice Fang; Shi, Zumin; Zhao, Bingtong; Yan, Na; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2022 , Article Review)
      Objective: This study examined the effects of overweight/obesity on mortality and morbidity outcomes and the disparities, time trends, and projected future obesity health burden in China. Methods: Cohort studies that ...

    • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants 

      Andrea, Rodriguez-Martinez; Zhou, Bin; Sophiea, Marisa K; Bentham, James; Paciorek, Christopher J; ... more authors (2020 , Article)
      Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which ...

    • High Chili Intake and Cognitive Function among 4582 Adults: An Open Cohort Study over 15 Years. 

      Shi, Zumin; El-Obeid, Tahra; Riley, Malcolm; Li, Ming; Page, Amanda; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)
      We aimed to examine the association between chili intake and cognitive function in Chinese adults. This is a longitudinal study of 4852 adults (age 63.4 ± 7.7) attending the China Health and Nutrition Survey during 1991 ...

    • High Consumption of Soft Drinks Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Fracture: A 7-Year Follow-Up Study 

      Chen, Li; Liu, Ruiyi; Zhao, Yong; Shi, Zumin ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      (1) Background: Fracture causes a substantial burden to society globally. Some studies have found that soft drinks consumption was associated with the risk of fractures. We aimed to assess the association in the Chinese ...

    • High iron intake is associated with poor cognition among Chinese old adults and varied by weight status-a 15-y longitudinal study in 4852 adults. 

      Shi, Zumin; Li, Ming; Wang, Youfa; Liu, Jianghong; El-Obeid, Tahra ( Oxford University Press , 2019 , Article)
      High body iron status has been shown to be associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the relation between high body iron status, body mass index (BMI), and cognition is still understudied. This study aimed to examine ...

    • High-quality and anti-inflammatory diets and a healthy lifestyle are associated with lower sleep apnea risk 

      Melaku, Yohannes Adama; Reynolds, Amy C.; Appleton, Sarah; Sweetman, Alexander; Shi, Zumin; ... more authors (2022 , Article)
      Study Objectives: Most studies on diet and sleep apnea focus on calorie restriction. Here we investigate potential associations between dietary quality (Healthy Eating Index [HEI], Dietary Inflammatory Index [DII]) and ...

    • Higher Dietary Se Intake Is Associated With the Risk of New-Onset Fracture: A National Longitudinal Study for 20 Years 

      Zhang, Yangchang; Ye, Mengliang; Zhao, Yong; Xiong, Yang; Shen, Shisi; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)
      Background: The association between dietary selenium (Se) intake and osteoporosis-related fractures remains inconsistent. We aimed to examine the dose relationship between Se intake and incident fracture among Chinese ...

    • Higher egg consumption associated with increased risk of diabetes in Chinese adults - China Health and Nutrition Survey. 

      Wang, Yue; Li, Ming; Shi, Zumin ( Cambridge University Press , 2020 , Article)
      The association between egg consumption and diabetes is inconclusive. We aimed to examine the association between long-term egg consumption and its trajectory with diabetes in Chinese adults. A total of 8545 adults aged ...

    • Higher habitual nuts consumption is associated with better cognitive function among qatari adults 

      Nafea, Hajer; Abdelmegid, Omnia; Qaddourah, Sara; Abdulwahab, Zainab; Moawad, Joyce; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      The association between nuts intake and cognitive function is inconclusive. We aimed to investigate the association between habitual nuts consumption and cognition among Qatari adults. Data from 1000 participants aged >20 ...

    • Higher Serum Testosterone Level Was Associated with a Lower Risk of Prediabetes in US Adults: Findings from Nationally Representative Data 

      Wang, Jason; Yan, Alice F.; Cheskin, Lawrence J.; Shi, Zumin ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      Low testosterone may be a novel risk factor for prediabetes. We assessed the associations between prediabetes and total serum testosterone (TT), and whether the associations were modified by population characteristics. The ...

    • Hypovitaminosis D and Metabolic Syndrome in Postmenopausal Women 

      Abuhijleh, Haya; Alkhatib, Dana; Ganji, Vijay ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)
      Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is a precursor for several cardiometabolic diseases. The prevalence of MetSyn is higher in postmenopausal women compared to premenopausal women. The role of vitamin D in postmenopausal women is ...

    • Identification of Adolescents with Adiposities and Elevated Blood Pressure and Implementation of Preventive Measures Warrants the Use of Multiple Clinical Assessment Tools 

      Bawadi, Hiba; Kassab, Manal; Zanabili, Abdel Hadi; Tayyem, Reema ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Background: The burden of abdominal adiposity has increased globally, which is recognized as a key condition for the development of obesity-related disorders among youth, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, ...

    • Impact of a Carboxymethyl Cellulose Coating Incorporated with an Ethanolic Propolis Extract on the Quality Criteria of Chicken Breast Meat 

      El Sheikha, Aly Farag; Allam, Ayman Younes; Elobeid, Tahra; Basiouny, Elham Abdelrahman; Abdelaal, Ahmad Abdelkaway; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      Recently, the demand for composite edible coatings has increased significantly as a new trend to confront the serious processing and storage problems that always arise regarding chicken meat. We aim to develop a carboxymethyl ...

    • Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and participants' BMI across various sociodemographic groups in Arab countries in the Mediterranean Region 

      Al Sabbah, Haleama; Assaf, Enas A.; Taha, Zainab; Qasrawi, Radwan; Ismail, Leila Cheikh; ... more authors ( EU European Publishing , 2022 , Article)
      INTRODUCTION: Tobacco smokers are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19. Lockdown was a chosen strategy to deal with the spread of infectious diseases; nonetheless, it influenced people's eating and smoking behaviors. ...

    • The impact of dietary diversity and seasonality in food availability on the quantile distribution of birth size among pregnant women in rural Malawi – a cross-sectional study 

      Hjertholm, Katrine G.; Holmboe-Ottesen, Gerd; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Shi, Zumin; Iversen, Per O. ( BMC , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Dietary diversity scores can be used as a proxy for dietary intakes and for assessment of nutrient adequacy. Studies from low-resource settings have found maternal dietary diversity scores to be associated with ...

    • Impact of food safety training on the knowledge, practice, and attitudes of food handlers working in fast-food restaurants 

      Elobeid, Tahra; Savvaidis, Ioannis; Ganji, Vijay ( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2019 , Article)
      Purpose In many developing countries, the main source of food related illness is the fast foods restaurants. Health inspections of fast-food restaurants may not be sufficient to ensure and enforce the food safety regulations. ...

    • The impact of health status, diet and lifestyle on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Narrative review 

      Alalwani, Joud; Eljazzar, sereen; Basil, Maya; Tayyem, Reema ( Wiley , 2022 , Article Review)
      Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as the abnormal accumulation of triglycerides in the liver. NAFLD has a global prevalence of almost 30%, while incidence is rising with increasing levels of obesity, ...

    • Impact of metformin treatment on cobalamin status in persons with type 2 diabetes. 

      Fituri, Sundus; Akbar, Zoha; Ganji, Vijay ( Oxford University Press , 2023 , Article)
      Over the last decades, low vitamin B12 status has been reported in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Metformin, the first-line therapy for lowering blood glucose, is the main driving factor behind this ...