Rekia Belahsen
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 232858 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rekia Belahsen |
| NOMBRES | Rekia |
| APELLIDO | Belahsen |
| FIRMA | BELAHSEN R |
| AFILIACIONES | Chouaib Doukkali University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5641-5809 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2004 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Evaluation of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Using the Kidmed Index in Adolescents From Moulay Abdellah Commune, Morocco
Objectives. The Mediterranean diet (MD), considered healthy, is increasingly abandoned by adolescents. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess adherence to the MD and its associated factors among adolescents in a predominantly rural area of Morocco. Material and methods. A total of 211 adolescents aged 14–18 years were included. Socio-demographic and socioeconomic data were collected using a structured questionnaire, anthropometric measurement…
Association of Social Factors With Weight Status Assessed by Who, Iotf, and CDC Criteria Among Moroccan School-Aged Adolescents
Introduction. The assessment of weight status in adolescents can vary depending on the anthropometric reference used classification. Comparing different classification systems within the same sample allows for a better understanding of how methodological choices can influence the estimation and interpretation of weight status. Objective. This study aims to compare the weight status classification of Moroccan adolescents according to three interna…
Using the Food Variety Score to Assess Food and Nutrient Waste in Moroccan Rural Markets
Background: Food waste in Moroccan rural markets represents a major challenge, resulting in losses not only in quantity but also in dietary and nutritional diversity. This study extends the analyses of a previous one that quantified these losses (Elbiyad et al., 2024), applying the Food Variety Score (FVS) to capture the diversity dimension of food waste and examine its potential implications for sustainable development and the circular economy. …
Ethnobotanical knowledge of wild edible and medicinal plants in Southern Morocco
Background: In Morocco, Wild edible plants (WEPs) constitute an essential element of traditional knowledge, contributing to food security, healthcare, and cultural heritage. However, their use is declining due to modernization, agricultural intensification, and the loss of local knowledge, highlighting the need for documentation. Methods: An ethnobotanical survey was conducted from August 2024 to August 2025 in Guelmim Province, Southern Morocco.…
Mediterranean Diet Adherence Score, Nutritional Profile and Incidence of Gestational Diabetes in Pregnant Women From the Province of Safi (Morocco)
Objectives. The nutrition of pregnant women is one of the challenges of the Moroccan health authorities. A healthy and balanced diet based on the principles of the Mediterranean diet (MD) is a potential way to prevent several dietary deficiencies and avoid risks, particularly in women with gestational diabetes (GD). This work aims were to examine the association between adherence to the (MD) and nutritional status, among diabetic pregnant women i…
Traditional knowledge and use of wild edible plants in Sidi Bennour region (Central Morocco)
Background: This study aimed to protect the knowledge related to the traditional uses of wild plant resources which constituted untapped potential as dietary supplements and therapeutic products Methods: An ethnobotanical survey based on the Semi-Structured Interview method was carried out among the Sidi Bennour region from February 2019 to February 2020. Results: The results showed that a total of 56 plant species representing 56 genera and 27 f…
Étude de la qualité de vie et des pathologies associées chez les personnes âgées de la province d’El Jadida
Au Maroc, la proportion de personnes âgées est en augmentation, ce qui entraîne de multiples implications sociales, économiques et culturelles. Ce travail de recherche est entrepris dans le but d’analyser les caractéristiques médicales et socio-économiques liées à l’état de santé et à la qualité de vie de la population âgée de la région d’El Jadida au Maroc. Il s’agit d’une étude transversale conduite sur un échantillon aléatoire de 537 personnes…
Updating the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid towards Sustainability
The new environmental dimension of the MDP enhances food intake recommendations addressing both health and environmental issues. Compared to the previous 2011 version, it emphasizes more strongly a lower consumption of red meat and bovine dairy products, and a higher consumption of legumes and locally grown eco-friendly plant foods as much as possible
Med Diet 4.0
Objective To characterize the multiple dimensions and benefits of the Mediterranean diet as a sustainable diet, in order to revitalize this intangible food heritage at the country level; and to develop a multidimensional framework – the Med Diet 4.0 – in which four sustainability benefits of the Mediterranean diet are presented in parallel: major health and nutrition benefits, low environmental impacts and richness in biodiversity, high sociocult…
Food security and women's roles in Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) society today
Traditionally, the Berber diet was part of a semiautarkic economy. The suitability of the diet to the regional ecosystem has guaranteed food security for the Berber tribes of Morocco and other countries of North Africa. As part of a patriarchal model, Berber dietary patterns are historically embedded in a social system where women's and men's roles are complementary at all stages of food production, processing, and conservation. Women have played…
Mediterranean diet pyramid today. Science and cultural updates
Objective To present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. Design A new graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the different nutritional and socio-economic contexts of the Mediterranean region. This review gathers updated recommendations considering the lifestyle, dietary, sociocultural, environmental and health challenges that the current Mediterranean populations are facing. S…
Prevalence of parameter indicators of obesity and its relationship with metabolic syndrome in urban Moroccan women
This study aimed to examine the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and different types of obesity in urban Moroccan women. On 213 women aged 25–55 years, Triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL‐c), lower‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐c), and fasting blood glucose levels were assessed. Body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), Waist circumference (WC), and blood pressure (BP) were al…
Population health and Mediterranean diet in southern Mediterranean countries
Background and objectives In recent decades, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders has increased worldwide; the objective here is to describe the situation in southern Mediterranean countries. Results Data derived from surveys in the region countries showed that in 2002 more than 60% of all deaths in the southern Mediterranean region are attributed to NCDs. Cardiovascular diseas…
Prevalence and associated risk factors of undiagnosed diabetes among adult Moroccan Sahraoui women
Objective The goal of the present work was to examine the prevalence and associated risk factors of undiagnosed diabetes among urban Moroccan Sahraoui women. Design and setting Randomised sample of adult women living in the city of Laayoune in south Morocco who visited public health centres during an immunisation campaign. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglycerides, dietary intak…
Metabolic syndrome among Moroccan Sahraoui adult Women
Factors related to metabolic syndrome were investigated in a sample of 249 Moroccan Sahraoui women, ages 15 years and older. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumference, total cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, and blood pressure were measured. The results indicate that central obesity was the most common comorbid factor (75%) followed by hypertension (28.6%), hypertriglyceridemia (22.4%), hyperglycemia (11.9%), and hyperchol…
Anthropometry of women of childbearing age in Morocco
Objective: To determine the prevalence of obesity and body fat distribution of Moroccan women of childbearing age, using a panel of anthropometric measurements. Design and setting: A cross-sectional survey conducted in 1995 in an agricultural community, El Jadida province of Morocco. Weight, height, waist and hip circumferences and triceps, biceps, subscapular and supra-iliac skinfold thicknesses were measured. Body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ra…
Mediterranean diet pyramid today. Science and cultural updates
Objective To present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. Design A new graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the different nutritional and socio-economic contexts of the Mediterranean region. This review gathers updated recommendations considering the lifestyle, dietary, sociocultural, environmental and health challenges that the current Mediterranean populations are facing. S…
Metabolic syndrome among Moroccan Sahraoui adult Women
Factors related to metabolic syndrome were investigated in a sample of 249 Moroccan Sahraoui women, ages 15 years and older. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumference, total cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, and blood pressure were measured. The results indicate that central obesity was the most common comorbid factor (75%) followed by hypertension (28.6%), hypertriglyceridemia (22.4%), hyperglycemia (11.9%), and hyperchol…
Anthropometry of women of childbearing age in Morocco
Objective: To determine the prevalence of obesity and body fat distribution of Moroccan women of childbearing age, using a panel of anthropometric measurements. Design and setting: A cross-sectional survey conducted in 1995 in an agricultural community, El Jadida province of Morocco. Weight, height, waist and hip circumferences and triceps, biceps, subscapular and supra-iliac skinfold thicknesses were measured. Body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ra…
Population health and Mediterranean diet in southern Mediterranean countries
Background and objectives In recent decades, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders has increased worldwide; the objective here is to describe the situation in southern Mediterranean countries. Results Data derived from surveys in the region countries showed that in 2002 more than 60% of all deaths in the southern Mediterranean region are attributed to NCDs. Cardiovascular diseas…
Prevalence and associated risk factors of undiagnosed diabetes among adult Moroccan Sahraoui women
Objective The goal of the present work was to examine the prevalence and associated risk factors of undiagnosed diabetes among urban Moroccan Sahraoui women. Design and setting Randomised sample of adult women living in the city of Laayoune in south Morocco who visited public health centres during an immunisation campaign. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglycerides, dietary intak…
Prevalence of parameter indicators of obesity and its relationship with metabolic syndrome in urban Moroccan women
This study aimed to examine the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and different types of obesity in urban Moroccan women. On 213 women aged 25–55 years, Triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL‐c), lower‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐c), and fasting blood glucose levels were assessed. Body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), Waist circumference (WC), and blood pressure (BP) were al…
Mediterranean diet pyramid today. Science and cultural updates
Objective To present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. Design A new graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the different nutritional and socio-economic contexts of the Mediterranean region. This review gathers updated recommendations considering the lifestyle, dietary, sociocultural, environmental and health challenges that the current Mediterranean populations are facing. S…
Med Diet 4.0
Objective To characterize the multiple dimensions and benefits of the Mediterranean diet as a sustainable diet, in order to revitalize this intangible food heritage at the country level; and to develop a multidimensional framework – the Med Diet 4.0 – in which four sustainability benefits of the Mediterranean diet are presented in parallel: major health and nutrition benefits, low environmental impacts and richness in biodiversity, high sociocult…
Food security and women's roles in Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) society today
Traditionally, the Berber diet was part of a semiautarkic economy. The suitability of the diet to the regional ecosystem has guaranteed food security for the Berber tribes of Morocco and other countries of North Africa. As part of a patriarchal model, Berber dietary patterns are historically embedded in a social system where women's and men's roles are complementary at all stages of food production, processing, and conservation. Women have played…
Updating the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid towards Sustainability
The new environmental dimension of the MDP enhances food intake recommendations addressing both health and environmental issues. Compared to the previous 2011 version, it emphasizes more strongly a lower consumption of red meat and bovine dairy products, and a higher consumption of legumes and locally grown eco-friendly plant foods as much as possible
Étude de la qualité de vie et des pathologies associées chez les personnes âgées de la province d’El Jadida
Au Maroc, la proportion de personnes âgées est en augmentation, ce qui entraîne de multiples implications sociales, économiques et culturelles. Ce travail de recherche est entrepris dans le but d’analyser les caractéristiques médicales et socio-économiques liées à l’état de santé et à la qualité de vie de la population âgée de la région d’El Jadida au Maroc. Il s’agit d’une étude transversale conduite sur un échantillon aléatoire de 537 personnes…
Traditional knowledge and use of wild edible plants in Sidi Bennour region (Central Morocco)
Background: This study aimed to protect the knowledge related to the traditional uses of wild plant resources which constituted untapped potential as dietary supplements and therapeutic products Methods: An ethnobotanical survey based on the Semi-Structured Interview method was carried out among the Sidi Bennour region from February 2019 to February 2020. Results: The results showed that a total of 56 plant species representing 56 genera and 27 f…
Ethnobotanical knowledge of wild edible and medicinal plants in Southern Morocco
Background: In Morocco, Wild edible plants (WEPs) constitute an essential element of traditional knowledge, contributing to food security, healthcare, and cultural heritage. However, their use is declining due to modernization, agricultural intensification, and the loss of local knowledge, highlighting the need for documentation. Methods: An ethnobotanical survey was conducted from August 2024 to August 2025 in Guelmim Province, Southern Morocco.…
Mediterranean Diet Adherence Score, Nutritional Profile and Incidence of Gestational Diabetes in Pregnant Women From the Province of Safi (Morocco)
Objectives. The nutrition of pregnant women is one of the challenges of the Moroccan health authorities. A healthy and balanced diet based on the principles of the Mediterranean diet (MD) is a potential way to prevent several dietary deficiencies and avoid risks, particularly in women with gestational diabetes (GD). This work aims were to examine the association between adherence to the (MD) and nutritional status, among diabetic pregnant women i…
Evaluation of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Using the Kidmed Index in Adolescents From Moulay Abdellah Commune, Morocco
Objectives. The Mediterranean diet (MD), considered healthy, is increasingly abandoned by adolescents. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess adherence to the MD and its associated factors among adolescents in a predominantly rural area of Morocco. Material and methods. A total of 211 adolescents aged 14–18 years were included. Socio-demographic and socioeconomic data were collected using a structured questionnaire, anthropometric measurement…
Association of Social Factors With Weight Status Assessed by Who, Iotf, and CDC Criteria Among Moroccan School-Aged Adolescents
Introduction. The assessment of weight status in adolescents can vary depending on the anthropometric reference used classification. Comparing different classification systems within the same sample allows for a better understanding of how methodological choices can influence the estimation and interpretation of weight status. Objective. This study aims to compare the weight status classification of Moroccan adolescents according to three interna…
Using the Food Variety Score to Assess Food and Nutrient Waste in Moroccan Rural Markets
Background: Food waste in Moroccan rural markets represents a major challenge, resulting in losses not only in quantity but also in dietary and nutritional diversity. This study extends the analyses of a previous one that quantified these losses (Elbiyad et al., 2024), applying the Food Variety Score (FVS) to capture the diversity dimension of food waste and examine its potential implications for sustainable development and the circular economy. …
Medicine (10 obras) · Obesity (7 obras) · Biology (6 obras) · Internal Medicine (6 obras) · Mediterranean diet (6 obras) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (6 obras) · Ecology (5 obras) · Endocrinology (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 obras)