Diet, Genetics, and Disease: A Focus on the Middle East and North Africa Region

Fahed, Akl C.; Sleiman, Ahmad; Farhat, Theresa; Nemer, Georges

doi:10.1201/b18536-4

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“…2) in the region are due to the three major non-communicable diseases of cardiovascular disease (37%), cancer (13%) and diabetes (7%). In fact, the UAE has the second highest prevalence of diabetes in the world (18.7%) compared to the global average of 6.4% [21]. The International Diabetes Federation estimates a two-fold increase in Type I diabetes in children 14 years or younger by 2030 for the region [18,21].…”

Section: Disease Poolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical trials in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Grandstanding or Grandeur?

Nair¹,

Ibrahim²,

Celentano³

2013

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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Section: Disease Poolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical trials in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Grandstanding or Grandeur?

Nair¹,

Ibrahim²,

Celentano³

2013

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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“…Aspects of lifestyle modification have also been well demonstrated to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, including optimising physical activity, smoking cessation and dietary modification, including dietary sodium reduction (2,6). Reduction in dietary sodium reduces cardiovascular risk by reducing high blood pressure, perhaps the most important cardiovascular risk factor (7,8) In Lebanon 47% of deaths are attributed to cardiovascular disease and dietary salt consumption is high, estimated between 7-14 g per day (9,10). High dietary salt intake increases blood pressure and a reduction in dietary salt consumption reduces both blood pressure and the risk of hypertension-mediated disease.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of a hospital-based educational intervention on dietary salt-related knowledge and behaviour in a cardiac care unit population in Lebanon

Walsh

Aridi

Fathallah

et al. 2018

Cardiovasc. Diagn. Ther.

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Background: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.Numerous strategies have been effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk, from pharmacological approaches to lifestyle modification interventions. One of these strategies includes the reduction in dietary sodium which in turn reduces cardiovascular risk by reducing high blood pressure, perhaps the most important cardiovascular risk factor. Methods:We evaluated an educational dietary salt reduction intervention in a cardiac care unit population in Lebanon, assessing salt related knowledge and behaviours before and after administering an evidencebased educational leaflet to patients.Results: Salt-related knowledge improved significantly immediately post-intervention and subsequently fell on 4-week follow-up, but remained above baseline. Three of the four salt-related behaviours measured improved on 4-week follow-up: trying to buy low-salt foods increased from 54% to 74% (P=0.007), adding salt at the table reduced from 44% to 34% (P=0.03) and trying to buy food with no added salt increased from 24% to 52% (P=0.02) of the cohort. Adding salt during cooking did not differ significantly. A trend towards improved behavioural risk category in the cohort overall was observed on follow-up (P=0.07), 32% of participants were categorised as high behavioural risk pre-intervention, reducing to 17% on follow-up.Multi-ordered regression modelling identified being in the high-risk behavioural category at baseline as a predictor of being in the high-risk or moderate-risk category on follow-up.Conclusions: This hospital-based educational intervention had a modestly positive impact on salt-related knowledge and behaviour, with participants in the highest behavioural risk category at baseline being most resistant to behavioural improvement.

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“…In gulf region, a radical change in dietary patterns from a traditional diet to a less healthy industrialized diet leads to a worsening prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases 47) . Therefore, the selection of a healthy diet based on the food dome, dietary guidelines for Arab countries and the undertaking of physical activity are essential in the prevention of these diseases 48) .…”

Section: Cl4-5 (B)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Data Intensive Study of Accessibility of Edible Species and Healthcare Across the Globe

Watanabe

Kyo²,

Liu

et al. 2018

JJCAM

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Diet, Genetics, and Disease: A Focus on the Middle East and North Africa Region

Cited by 7 publications

References 132 publications

Clinical trials in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Grandstanding or Grandeur?

Clinical trials in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Grandstanding or Grandeur?

Impact of a hospital-based educational intervention on dietary salt-related knowledge and behaviour in a cardiac care unit population in Lebanon

Data Intensive Study of Accessibility of Edible Species and Healthcare Across the Globe

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