Reshma D'Souza

Biographic Data

ID4533137
NAMEReshma D'Souza
GIVEN NAMESReshma
FAMILY NAMED'Souza
SIGNATURESOUZA R D
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX1

  • Perception of Aging and Ageism among Women in Qatar

    Abdulrahman O Musaiger, Reshma D'Souza et al.ARTICLEJournal of Women & Aging2013

    The objective of this study was to find out the perceptions of age and aging among women in Qatar. Respondents consisted of 250 women aged between 20 and 70 years, selected from those attending the health centers in Doha city, the capital of Qatar. They were interviewed using a pretested validated questionnaire, and data were collected through direct face-to-face interviews using the incidental sampling method. It was found that physical appearan…

  • Composition of Local Confections Commonly Consumed in the Arabian Gulf

    Abdulrahman O Musaiger, Reshma D'Souza et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2008

    An evaluation of seven confectionery items commonly consumed in the Arabian Gulf region is presented with regard to their nutritional profiles. The foods contained 1.1–17.3% (N × 6.25) protein, 41.8–81.2% carbohydrate and 6.3–38.8% w/w fat. Some dominant minerals were sodium (685–6152 ppm), potassium (237–9507 ppm) and magnesium (68–1650 ppm). β sitosterol ranged between 4.4–95.9 mg/100g, and cholesterol was high (55.0 mg/100g) in the sesame base…

  • Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents in Bahrain

    Zahra Bader, Abdulrahman O Musaiger et al.ARTICLEAnthropologischer Anzeiger2008Cited by: 1

    A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst adolescents in Bahrain. The subjects consisted of grades 1-3 secondary school students (336 males and 396 females) between the ages 15-18 years, selected using a multi-stage stratified random sampling technique from government schools from all the governorates of Bahrain, representing about 3% of the target population. The mean height in males and fem…

  • Nutritional Profile of Local and Western Fast Foods Consumed in Bahrain

    Abdulrahman O Musaiger, Reshma D'Souza et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2007

    The aim of this study was to determine the proximate, mineral, and vitamin content of 16 commonly consumed fast foods (local and Western-based) in Bahrain. Samples were collected from several food outlets in Manama city, the capital of Bahrain, and analyzed using standard methods. In general, the findings revealed that local fast foods had higher cholesterol and energy content (ranging from 0–118 mg and 762–1796 kJ/100 g, respectively) compared t…

  • Nutritional Profile of Ready-to-Eat Foods Consumed in Bahrain

    Abdulrahman O Musaiger, Jassim H Al-Jedah et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2007

    Nine different types of ready-to-eat foods were purchased from food outlets in Bahrain and analyzed for their proximate, mineral, and sterol compositions as well as their fatty acid profile. On a fresh weight basis the food contained 24.92–67.70% moisture, 2.63–31.96% protein (N × 6.25), 4.86–23.93% fat, 0.56–2.86% fiber, and 1.55–35.18% w/w carbohydrates. The energy value ranged from 136–402 Kcal/100g, and fiber levels were high in the vegetable…