The aim of this review was to highlight the current situation of nutrition-related diseases in the Arab countries, and factors associated with prevalence of these diseases. PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for data relating to such nutrition-related diseases published between January 1990 and May 2011. The picture of nutritional status in the Arab countries has changed drastically over t...

BACKGROUND Enteral nutrition (EN) is an effective nutritional intervention for patients at risk of malnutrition or malnourished. However, complications such as gastrointestinal intolerance, hyperglycemia or refeeding syndrome can be triggered by EN. AIM To investigate the effects of a tube feeding formula (TFF) on patients' nutritional status, biochemical status, bowel habits and safety. ME...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to find out the level of knowledge on sugar-related nutrition among mothers with preschool children. SUBJECTS/METHODS The study conducted a survey on 350 mothers whose children attended daycare. The dietary lives of the children and the nutritional knowledge of the mothers on sugar were checked. In order to analyze results, SPSS 18.0 was use...

The DISSERTATION contains the following chapters: INTRODUCTION (a review of literature) AIMS METHODS RESULTS Evaluation I. 1. Description of study population 2. Evaluation of life style 3. Medical records, laboratory tests, morbidity 4. Anthropometry 5. Nutritional habits 6. Nutritional status and biomarkers Evaluation II. Diseases of great importance in point of view of Public Health 7. Obesit...