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Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antihypertensive Potential of Some Traditional Desert Food Plants of Qatar Using in Vitro Assays
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Numerous studies have shown that food plants, the source of basic nutritional components may also possess an additional bioactive therapeutic properties associated with the prevention of diseases such as type 2 diabetes ...
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 ...
Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among adolescents attending independent schools in Qatar
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among adolescents attending independent schools in Qatar.
Design/methodology/approaches: A school-based cross-sectional ...
Cadmium intake and chronic kidney disease: Response to Kawada T.
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Elsevier Ltd. and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
, 2018 , Article)
We would like to thank Dr Kawada for the interest in our study. Dr Kawada raised a critical point regarding the provisional tolerable monthly intake (PTMI) for cadmium (25 μg/kg body weight/month) proposed by WHO in 2013 ...
Association of serum vitamin D concentrations with dietary patterns in children and adolescents.
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BioMed Central
, 2018 , Article)
Because children have been advised on the dangers of sun exposure, diet is an important contributor of serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations. Aim of this study was to determine whether serum 25(OH)D concentrations ...
Short-term greenhouse emission lowering effect of biochars from solid organic municipal wastes
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Center for Environmental and Energy Research and Studies
, 2018 , Article)
Qatar economy has been growing rapidly during the last two decades during which waste generation and greenhouse gas emissions increased exponentially making them among the main environmental challenges facing the country. ...
Dietary magnesium-to-iron intake ratios and risk of impaired fasting glucose in Chinese adults: The prospective Jiangsu Nutrition Study (JIN)
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Elsevier Inc
, 2018 , Article)
Background: Studies have consistently shown that risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is positively associated with dietary haem iron intake and inversely associated with dietary magnesium intake in a dose-response way. However, ...
Shelf-life of smoked eel fillets treated with chitosan or thyme oil
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
The present study examined the effect of natural antimicrobials: Chitosan, thyme oil
and their combination, on the shelf- life of smoked eel fillets stored under vacuum
packaging (VP) at 4°C. Based on sensory odor data ...