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Fast Foods Perception Among Adolescents by Gender and Weight Status
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Sage
, 2017 , Article)
Background: Fast food restaurants have become widespread in both developed and developing countries due to nutritional and economic transitions. The frequency of fast food intake is relatively high among adolescents; ...
Association between mass media and body weight concern among Jordanian adolescents’ residents of Amman: the role of gender and obesity.
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Springer Verlag (Germany)
, 2016 , Article)
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Body image in the mass media promotes an unrealistic picture of body shape that leads to body dissatisfaction among adolescentsQuery. Therefore, the study presented in this paper aimed to assess the association ...
Dietary and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Gastric and Pancreatic Cancers: A Case-Control Study
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The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
, 2021 , Article)
Gastric cancer (GC) and pancreatic cancer (PC) are the third and seventh most likely cancers to cause death worldwide. We aimed to determine the dietary and lifestyle factors of patients with GC or PC and their associated ...
Dietary Diversity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities, Challenges, and Mitigation Measures
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the Eastern Mediterranean Region's food system's fragility posing severe challenges to maintaining healthy sustainable lifestyle. The aim of this cross-sectional study (N = 13,527 household's ...
Machine learning techniques for predicting depression and anxiety in pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional regional study
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F1000Research
, 2022 , Article)
Background : Maternal depression and anxiety are significant public health concerns that play an important role in the health and well-being of mothers and children. The COVID-19 pandemic, the consequential lockdowns and ...
Adherence to the United States Department of Agriculture Dietary Recommendations Pre- and During the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic Among Pregnant Women in Arab Countries
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
During pregnancy, woman’s diet is one of the most preeminent factors affecting mother and child’s health. Prior to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, inadequate maternal diet and low adherence to dietary ...
Macronutrients Intake and Risk of Stomach Cancer: Findings from Case-Control Study
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Studies on the association between gastric cancer (GC) and the intake of nutrients in Jordan are very limited, while findings from other reports on the intake of energy and macronutrients are controversial. This study aimed ...
Mediterranean Dietary Pattern is Associated with Lower Odds of Gastric Cancer: A Case–Control Study
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Dove Press
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Diet pattern is an important modifiable lifestyle factor. However, epidemiological studies show that the association between dietary patterns and gastric cancer (GC) is conflicting. This study aims to assess ...
Dietary intake and lifestyle practices of eastern mediterranean postpartum women before and during COVID-19 pandemic: An internet-based cross-sectional survey
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
Background: During the lockdown period, a substantial group of these women reported lifestyle changes.
Aim: The aim of the study is to characterize the dietary patterns, intake and the adherence to the United States ...
Adolescents' perceptions of their parents' and peers' opinions about their body weight
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the associations between adolescents' perceptions of their parents' and peers' opinions about body weight and their actual weight status. Design/methodology/approach: A ...