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Browsing by Author "Jaalouk. Doris, Ph.D."

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  • Association between food environment and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in apparently healthy Lebanese adults 
    El Khoury, Veronique (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021)
    Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD), the golden standard for healthy nutrition, has positive health impacts on metabolic disorders. Over the last few decades, Lebanon has been witnessing a gradual change in food intake nowadays referred to as “nutritional transitioning” defined as a shift from traditional to Western dietary pattern. Exploring the main determinants of adherence to the MD may be useful in understanding and counterbalancing this shift toward a Western diet. Objectives: The aims of our study were to assess the level of MD adherence and examine the associations between perceived ...
  • Factors associated with adherence to recommended dietary regimen among adults with diabetes in Lebanon 
    Ghemrawi, Sarah (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2022)
    Background: Diabetes is a major health disease reaching epidemic levels in the Middle East Regions. It is associated with many complications that have an adverse effect on patient’s quality of life. Nutrition therapy is essential, where dietary modification and improved dietary habits are important for its management and control. Objective: This study aimed to assess the adherence to dietary recommendations of adult patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) diagnosed since at least one year residing in north Lebanon and to explore factors associated with this adherence. Methods: A cross-sectional ...
  • Socio-demographic and lifestyle determinants of adherence to the Mediterranean diet in seemingly healthy Lebanese adults: a cross-sectional study 
    Malakieh, Roubina (2021)
    Background: Mediterranean diet (MD) is a traditional dietary pattern mainly followed in the Mediterranean regions and is shown to have positive health impacts, decreasing morbidity and mortality of major chronic diseases. A global shifting from the MD was documented especially in the Mediterranean regions, including Lebanon. Multiple individual and environmental factors were found to impact adherence to MD. In Lebanon, there is a shortage of recent information about adherence to the MD and its associated factors. Objective: The objectives of this study are to 1) evaluate the level of adherence ...