Iftikhar Alam
A5101586054- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Gut microbiota and health
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Sodium Intake and Health
Bacha Khan University
2015-2025
King Saud University
2018-2024
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
2021-2024
Ghazi University
2024
Jamia Hamdard
2022
Aga Khan University Hospital
2022
Nagaland University
2021
Karakoram International University
2021
R. K. Khan Hospital
2021
University of Tübingen
2010-2019
Abstract Evidence on what people eat globally is limited in scope and rigour, especially as it relates to children adolescents. This impairs target setting investment evidence-based actions support healthy sustainable diets. Here we quantified global, regional national dietary patterns among adults, by age group, sex, education urbanicity, across 185 countries between 1990 2018, the basis of data from Global Dietary Database project. Our primary measure was Alternative Healthy Eating Index,...
BackgroundDiet is a major modifiable risk factor for human health and overall consumption patterns affect planetary health. We aimed to quantify global, regional, national levels of animal-source foods (ASF) inform intervention, surveillance, policy priorities.MethodsIndividual-level dietary surveys across 185 countries conducted between 1990 2018 were identified, obtained, standardised, assessed among children adults, jointly stratified by age, sex, education level, rural versus urban...
The global burden of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well established. This risk assessment model estimated T2D incidence among adults attributable to direct and body weight-mediated effects 11 dietary factors in 184 countries 1990 2018. In 2018, suboptimal intake these was be 14.1 million (95% uncertainty interval (UI), 13.8-14.4 million) incident cases, representing 70.3% (68.8-71.8%) new cases globally. Largest burdens were insufficient whole-grain (26.1% (25.0-27.1%)),...
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with cardiometabolic diseases and social inequities. For most nations, recent estimates trends of intake not available; nor variation by education or urbanicity. We investigated SSB intakes among adults between 1990 2018 in 185 countries, stratified subnationally age, sex, education, rural/urban residence, using data from the Global Dietary Database. In 2018, mean global was 2.7 (8 oz = 248 grams) servings/week (95% UI 2.5-2.9) (range: 0.7...
Abstract The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, an updated comprehensive assessment the global burden attributable to SSBs remains scarce. Here we estimated SSB-attributable T2D CVD burdens across 184 countries in 1990 2020 globally, regionally nationally, incorporating data from Global Dietary Database, jointly stratified by age, sex, educational attainment urbanicity. In 2020, 2.2 million (95%...
The effects of fasting on health in non-human models have been widely publicised for a long time and emerging evidence support the idea that these can be applicable to human practice. In an open label longitudinal follow-up, cohort 78 adult men (aged 20 85 years) who fasted 29 consecutive days from sunrise sunset (16 h fasting—referred as recurrent circadian fasting) Pakistan, were studied. primary outcomes study was weight loss/recovery associated changes blood pressure circulating levels...
Although primarily a neurological complaint, systemic inflammation is present in Alzheimer's Disease, with higher than normal levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines the periphery as well brain. A gradient these factors may enhance recruitment activated immune cells into brain via chemotaxis. Here, we investigated phenotypes circulating AD patients multi-colour flow cytometry to determine whether their expression chemokine receptors consistent this hypothesis. In study, confirmed...
Abstract Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is considered as the main cause of severe physical impairment and malnutrition in children. This cross-sectional study intended to survey nutritional status children cerebral Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods We examined 74 (age: 1–10 yrs) with CP, who attended Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City (SBAHC), Riyadh Data on age, general demographics, status, dietary intake were collected. A child was underweight, wasted, stunted or thin if standard...
Abstract Background More than the two decades, question of whether vitamin D has a role in cancer frequency, development, and death been premeditated detail. Colorectal, breast, prostate cancers have scrupulous spot center, altogether, these three malignancies report for approximately 35% cases 20% demises United States, as such are chief public health apprehension. The aim was to evaluate antitumor activity Vitamin D-Nanoemulsion (NVD) colorectal cell lines HCT116 xenograft model...
Animal-source foods (ASF) provide nutrition for children and adolescents' physical cognitive development. Here, we use data from the Global Dietary Database Bayesian hierarchical models to quantify global, regional national ASF intakes between 1990 2018 by age group across 185 countries, representing 93% of world's child population. Mean intake was 1.9 servings per day, 16% consuming at least three daily servings. Intake similar boys girls, but higher among urban with educated parents....
Little is known about associations between dietary inflammation, age and anthropometric measurements.In this regard, we examine how DII related to age, anthropometrics [weight, Body mass index (BMI), waist hip ratio (WHR)] other parameters of nutrition (energy, protein, fats cholesterol intake, Net Endogenous Acid Production (NEAP) Phytochemical Index (PI)) in a cross-sectional study Pakistan.Only men (n = 651, 54-95 years) participated the study. Anthropometric data were collected using...
Abstract Dietary advanced glycation end products (dAGE) have profound negative effects on overall health, and their intake must be assessed. In this cross‐sectional study, we investigated dAGE of 337 adult participants (180/157:M/F; age range 50–73 years). Data were collected anthropometrics, body composition, dietary intake, selected blood biochemistry, immunological parameters, antiradical capacity (50% hemolysis time; HT 50 ). From the data, dAGEs phytochemical index (PI) calculated. Mean...
The use of effective extraction technique would be beneficial for degrading the cell wall leading to efficient leaching out pigments with less degradation pigments. pigment extracted using this will as a replacement synthetic colorant in food industry and pharmaceutical. main objectives are extract betalains pigment, study effect parameters on response optimization production. In microwave assisted such power 80, 160 240 W, treatment periods 30, 60 90 s solid solvent ratio 1:20, 1:30 1:40...
The Dietary Inflammatory Index is a measure of the inflammatory load in an individual's diet, based on intake certain nutrients, food groups, and bioactive compounds. However, computation DII time-consuming labor-intensive, necessitating precise nutritional information. Objectives: To design Excel spreadsheet for easy calculations dietary index. Methods: Development tool was completed two phases. In phase 1, created nutrients calculation using data, then these further index, applying...
The nutritional status of orphaned children residing in Peshawar orphanages is scantily documented. Objectives: To assess the eating habits, awareness nutrition, and dietary living area Pakistan. Methods: study involved 120 children, ages 5 to 15, was conducted at three separate city. Food frequency questionnaires were used collect data on orphan children's socioeconomic situation, anthropometric measures (weight height), patterns, physical activity, food preferences. Additionally,...
Immune status is influenced by malnutrition, but how this factor interacts in developing countries and whether these differences are similar to those determined industrialized countries, unclear. To establish malnutrition-associated immune profiles a country we analyzed peripheral blood cell phenotypes polychromatic flow cytometry 50 young elderly subjects. Data on anthropometrics diet were collected through interviews. Plasma samples for common clinical chemistry variables. Subjects 4 BMI...
There are many countries in the world where patients with cleft lip and palate cannot get access to specialized care units. Cleft missions play an important role providing surgical areas of limited resources. This article presents a model that can be adopted expertise is available but resources limited. Through proper utilization local human resource, this type mission cost-effective robust way treating approximately 52% world's population.We present case series one our carried out Khairpur,...