Sameer Al‐Zenki

Biographic Data

ID10911231
NAMESameer Al‐Zenki
GIVEN NAMESSameer
FAMILY NAMEAl‐Zenki
SIGNATUREAL ZENKI S
AFFILIATIONSKuwait Institute for Scientific Research
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX0

  • Evidence for nutrition transition in Kuwait

    Open AccessSahar Zaghloul, Suad N Al-Hooti et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objectives To describe nutrient intakes and prevalence of overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of Kuwaitis and to compare intakes with reference values. Design Cross-sectional, multistage stratified, cluster sample. Settings National nutrition survey covering all geographical areas of the country. Subjects Kuwaitis ( n 1704) between 3 and 86 years of age. Results Obesity was more prevalent among women than men (50 % and 70…

  • Nutritional profile of Kuwaiti composite dishes

    Wajih N Sawaya, Fawzia Al‐Awadhi et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1997

    The chemical composition and nutritional quality of 22 Kuwaiti composite dishes were investigated. On a fresh weight basis, the dishes contained 13.9–91.6% moisture, 0.93–18.1% protein (Nx6.25), 0.2–16.4% fat, 0.00–0.8% crude fiber, 0.8–4.6% ash, 4.5–73.86% carbohydrates (by difference), 165.6–1556.8 kJoules (39.6–372.1 kcal) and 0.014–0.37% phytates. The essential amino acids most deficient in the dishes were mostly tryptophan (18 dishes) or eit…