A5013335417- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Sleep and related disorders
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
Saint Joseph University
2018-2022
Background and objectives: Understanding behavioral issues associated with eating would provide important insight into obesity development possibly procure ways to prevent its occurrence or treat it. This study's objectives were examine links between cognitive, emotional aspects of habits chronotype, impulsivity, anxiety depression among university students. Subjects methods: The following questionnaires used: TFEQ-R 18, UPPS-short, HADS MEQ. Informed written consent was obtained from all...
Objective Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) must be validated among the population of interest due to specificities in dietary habits, culture and food each country Mediterranean region. The objective this study was determine relative validity reproducibility a 157 item semi-quantitative FFQ Lebanese adult population. Material methods Dietary intake assessed through recalls, with items, traditional recipes from cuisine. Validity measured by comparing calories, macro micronutrients mean...
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To compare five indices of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) among adults living in region.SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total 100 healthy Lebanese aged between 18 and 65 years.Face-to-face interviews collect sociodemographic medical information, take anthropometric measurements, fill a validated, culturally adapted, food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).The score for each item was calculated following recommendations corresponding index.The MD were Scale (MDScale), Food...
The aim of this study was to define the dietary patterns (DPs) a sample Lebanese pregnant women and establish their correlation with maternal neonatal outcomes.A cross-sectional conducted among 358 women. Maternal socio-demographic variables, anthropometric measurements, gestational weight gain outcomes such as weight, length, head circumference Apgar score were collected by qualified dietitians. Dietary intake assessed validated food frequency questionnaire three 24-h recalls. DPs...
Binge eating behaviour (BE) is the major symptom of binge disorder (BED). This study aimed to compare nutritional intake in presence or absence BE, with a particular focus on dietary n-6:n-3 ratio, assess association between BE and impulsivity mediating effect BMI this association. A total 450 university students (age 18-28 years) participated. The self-administered questionnaires were semi-quantitative FFQ UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale scale. average score was 11·6 (se 7·388), 20 %...