Ibrahim Elmadfa
Biographic Data
| ID | 5501558 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ibrahim Elmadfa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ibrahim |
| FAMILY NAME | Elmadfa |
| SIGNATURE | ELMADFA I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6042-3238 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Determinants of Child Growth in Palestine (Ages 5–17): A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Food Insecurity, Nutrition, and Socioeconomic Factors
Background : The growth patterns of children and adolescents are influenced by multiple factors. This study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to determine the primary factors influencing the growth of Palestinian children and adolescents in the West Bank (WB). Methods : A cross-sectional survey conducted in 2022 in the WB collected data from 1400 households, of which 500 with children aged 5-17 years and were selected for analysis. The …
Investigating the Association between Nutrient Intake and Food Insecurity among Children and Adolescents in Palestine Using Machine Learning Techniques
Food insecurity is a public health concern that affects children worldwide, yet it represents a particular burden for low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to utilize machine learning to identify the associations between food insecurity and nutrient intake among children aged 5 to 18 years. The study's sample encompassed 1040 participants selected from a 2022 food insecurity household conducted in the West Bank, Palestine. The results…
Machine Learning Approach for Predicting the Impact of Food Insecurity on Nutrient Consumption and Malnutrition in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years
This study provides insights into the differential risks for growth issues among children, offering valuable information for targeted interventions and policymaking
Households' Food Insecurity and Their Association With Dietary Intakes, Nutrition-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Under-five Children in Gaza Strip, Palestine
The present study aimed to determine the households' food insecurity and their association with dietary intakes, nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among under-five children in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 among a representative sample of under-five children. A total of 350 children and their proxy were selected from all Gaza strip governorates, using a cluster random sampling…
Behaviour change for better health: Nutrition, hygiene and sustainability
As the global population grows there is a clear challenge to address the needs of consumers, without depleting natural resources and whilst helping to improve nutrition and hygiene to reduce the growth of noncommunicable diseases. For fast-moving consumer goods companies, like Unilever, this challenge provides a clear opportunity to reshape its business to a model that decouples growth from a negative impact on natural resources and health. Howev…
Barriers for progress in salt reduction in the general population. An international study
Salt reduction is important for reducing hypertension and the risk of cardiovascular events, nevertheless worldwide salt intakes are above recommendations. Consequently strategies to reduce intake are required, however these require an understanding of salt intake behaviours to be effective. As limited information is available on this, an international study was conducted to derive knowledge on salt intake and associated behaviours in the general…
Fruit and vegetable intake in Austrian adults: Intake frequency, serving sizes, reasons for and barriers to consumption, and potential for increasing consumption
Objective To assess the intake frequency of fruit and vegetables, serving sizes, reasons for and barriers to consumption, and the potential for increasing fruit and vegetable intake. Design A nationwide postal questionnaire survey was conducted in 2006 over all four seasons. The participants were stratified according to occupation and sex. The response rate for 5130 questionnaires sent out was 52·7 %. Setting Austria. Subjects Austrian adults, ag…
Mass media nutrition information sources and associations with fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescents
Objective The objective of the present study was to examine associations between exposure to nutrition information as covered in mass media and daily fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption among adolescents. Design Cross-sectional nutrition survey. Setting Vocational schools in Vienna, Austria. Subjects A sample of 2949 ethnically diverse adolescents with mean age 17·3 ( sd 1·7) years. An FFQ was used to assess usual FV consumption. Data on mass me…
Fruit and Vegetable Intake in a Sample of 11-Year-Old Children in 9 European Countries: The Pro Children Cross-Sectional Survey
Background/Aims: An adequate fruit and vegetable intake provides essential nutrients and nutritive compounds and is considered an important part of a healthy lifestyle. No simple instrument has been available for the assessment of fruit and vegetable intake as well as its determinants in school-aged children applicable in different European countries. Within the Pro Children Project, such an instrument has been developed. This paper describes the…
The principles, definition and dimensions of the new nutrition science
Objective To specify the principles, definition and dimensions of the new nutrition science. Purpose To identify nutrition, with its application in food and nutrition policy, as a science with great width and breadth of vision and scope, in order that it can fully contribute to the preservation, maintenance, development and sustenance of life on Earth. Method A brief overview shows that current conventional nutrition is defined as a biological sc…
Policy, trade, economic, and technological aspects of improving nutrient intake and lifestyles in the European Union
of recommendations 1. A new Nutrition Committee for the European Union 1.1 A new Nutrition Committee for the European Union, should be created to give independent scientific and policy advice on nutrition, diets and physical activity to the Commission. This should be supported by a strengthened Nutritional Unit within the Commission. 2. Policy development 2.1 There needs to be a comprehensive and coherent nutritional policy for the EU 2.2 The dev…
Barriers for progress in salt reduction in the general population. An international study
Salt reduction is important for reducing hypertension and the risk of cardiovascular events, nevertheless worldwide salt intakes are above recommendations. Consequently strategies to reduce intake are required, however these require an understanding of salt intake behaviours to be effective. As limited information is available on this, an international study was conducted to derive knowledge on salt intake and associated behaviours in the general…
Policy, trade, economic, and technological aspects of improving nutrient intake and lifestyles in the European Union
of recommendations 1. A new Nutrition Committee for the European Union 1.1 A new Nutrition Committee for the European Union, should be created to give independent scientific and policy advice on nutrition, diets and physical activity to the Commission. This should be supported by a strengthened Nutritional Unit within the Commission. 2. Policy development 2.1 There needs to be a comprehensive and coherent nutritional policy for the EU 2.2 The dev…
Fruit and Vegetable Intake in a Sample of 11-Year-Old Children in 9 European Countries: The Pro Children Cross-Sectional Survey
Background/Aims: An adequate fruit and vegetable intake provides essential nutrients and nutritive compounds and is considered an important part of a healthy lifestyle. No simple instrument has been available for the assessment of fruit and vegetable intake as well as its determinants in school-aged children applicable in different European countries. Within the Pro Children Project, such an instrument has been developed. This paper describes the…
The principles, definition and dimensions of the new nutrition science
Objective To specify the principles, definition and dimensions of the new nutrition science. Purpose To identify nutrition, with its application in food and nutrition policy, as a science with great width and breadth of vision and scope, in order that it can fully contribute to the preservation, maintenance, development and sustenance of life on Earth. Method A brief overview shows that current conventional nutrition is defined as a biological sc…
Fruit and vegetable intake in Austrian adults: Intake frequency, serving sizes, reasons for and barriers to consumption, and potential for increasing consumption
Objective To assess the intake frequency of fruit and vegetables, serving sizes, reasons for and barriers to consumption, and the potential for increasing fruit and vegetable intake. Design A nationwide postal questionnaire survey was conducted in 2006 over all four seasons. The participants were stratified according to occupation and sex. The response rate for 5130 questionnaires sent out was 52·7 %. Setting Austria. Subjects Austrian adults, ag…
Mass media nutrition information sources and associations with fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescents
Objective The objective of the present study was to examine associations between exposure to nutrition information as covered in mass media and daily fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption among adolescents. Design Cross-sectional nutrition survey. Setting Vocational schools in Vienna, Austria. Subjects A sample of 2949 ethnically diverse adolescents with mean age 17·3 ( sd 1·7) years. An FFQ was used to assess usual FV consumption. Data on mass me…
Behaviour change for better health: Nutrition, hygiene and sustainability
As the global population grows there is a clear challenge to address the needs of consumers, without depleting natural resources and whilst helping to improve nutrition and hygiene to reduce the growth of noncommunicable diseases. For fast-moving consumer goods companies, like Unilever, this challenge provides a clear opportunity to reshape its business to a model that decouples growth from a negative impact on natural resources and health. Howev…
Barriers for progress in salt reduction in the general population. An international study
Salt reduction is important for reducing hypertension and the risk of cardiovascular events, nevertheless worldwide salt intakes are above recommendations. Consequently strategies to reduce intake are required, however these require an understanding of salt intake behaviours to be effective. As limited information is available on this, an international study was conducted to derive knowledge on salt intake and associated behaviours in the general…
Households' Food Insecurity and Their Association With Dietary Intakes, Nutrition-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Under-five Children in Gaza Strip, Palestine
The present study aimed to determine the households' food insecurity and their association with dietary intakes, nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among under-five children in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 among a representative sample of under-five children. A total of 350 children and their proxy were selected from all Gaza strip governorates, using a cluster random sampling…
Investigating the Association between Nutrient Intake and Food Insecurity among Children and Adolescents in Palestine Using Machine Learning Techniques
Food insecurity is a public health concern that affects children worldwide, yet it represents a particular burden for low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to utilize machine learning to identify the associations between food insecurity and nutrient intake among children aged 5 to 18 years. The study's sample encompassed 1040 participants selected from a 2022 food insecurity household conducted in the West Bank, Palestine. The results…
Machine Learning Approach for Predicting the Impact of Food Insecurity on Nutrient Consumption and Malnutrition in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years
This study provides insights into the differential risks for growth issues among children, offering valuable information for targeted interventions and policymaking
Determinants of Child Growth in Palestine (Ages 5–17): A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Food Insecurity, Nutrition, and Socioeconomic Factors
Background : The growth patterns of children and adolescents are influenced by multiple factors. This study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to determine the primary factors influencing the growth of Palestinian children and adolescents in the West Bank (WB). Methods : A cross-sectional survey conducted in 2022 in the WB collected data from 1400 households, of which 500 with children aged 5-17 years and were selected for analysis. The …
Medicine (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Food security (4 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 works)