Nada Adra

Biographic Data

ID7186116
NAMENada Adra
GIVEN NAMESNada
FAMILY NAMEAdra
SIGNATUREADRA N
AFFILIATIONSAmerican University of Beirut
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX0

  • Trends in overweight and obesity in Lebanon: Evidence from two national cross-sectional surveys (1997 and 2009)

    Open AccessLara Nasreddine, Farah Naja et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    The study's findings highlight an alarming increase in obesity prevalence in the Lebanese population, over the 12-year study period, and alert to the importance of formulating policies and nutritional strategies to curb the obesity rise in the country

  • Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and components of the metabolic syndrome in Lebanese adolescents

    Open AccessLara Nasreddine, Farah Naja et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2012

    MS was identified in a substantial proportion of Lebanese obese adolescents, thus highlighting the importance of early screening for obesity-associated metabolic abnormalities and of developing successful multi-component interventions addressing adolescent obesity

  • Dietary patterns and their association with obesity and sociodemographic factors in a national sample of Lebanese adults

    Open AccessFarah Naja, Lara Nasreddine et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2011

    Objective To identify and characterize dietary patterns in Lebanon and assess their association with sociodemographic factors, BMI and waist circumference (WC). Design A cross-sectional population-based survey. In a face-to-face interview, participants completed a brief sociodemographic and semiquantitative FFQ. In addition, anthropometric measurements were obtained following standard techniques. Dietary patterns were identified by factor analysi…

  • Established and Suspected Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk in Pre-Menopausal Lebanese Women

    Omar Obeid, Lynn Al Khatib et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2008

    Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is known to be caused by both environmental and non-environmental factors and the contribution of these factors seems to vary among different populations. Major nutritional biomarkers of CVD in 290 Lebanese pre-menopausal women were assessed. Diabetes, folate, and vitamin B12 deficiencies were rare (below 0.5%) among the subjects. Abnormalities in lipid profile were more common, in which 16.7% of subjects had low HDL-…

  • Folate deficiency is associated with nutritional anaemia in Lebanese women of childbearing age

    Open AccessLynn Al Khatib, Omar Obeid et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2006

    Objective The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of anaemia in Lebanese women of childbearing age attending health centres in Lebanon. Design Cross-sectional study carried out between May and December 2003. Anthropometric measurements as well as sociodemographic, health and dietary intake data were collected using a questionnaire. Haemoglobin (Hb), plasma ferritin, plasma folate and vitamin B 12 were assessed using standard …

  • Nutritional status of school children aged 6–10 years in United Arab Emirates: Comparison with children from different ethnic origins

    Nahla Hwalla, Nahla Baba et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1997

    A field survey was conducted to study the nutritional status of UAE children in selected Emirates in United Arab Emirates (UAE) as compared to others of different ethnic groups and from different countries. Anthropometric data (weight and height) were collected on 1447 children aged 6–10 years from the UAE National population and from Egyptian, Jordanian, Sudanese, and Omani children living in the same country. The indices studied were weight for…

  • Nutritional status of Bedouin children aged 6–10 years in Lebanon and Syria under different nomadic pastoral systems

    Nahla Hwalla, Nahla Baba et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1994

    This paper examines the nutritional status of Bedouin children under different nomadic pastoral systems. Anthropometric measurements (height and weight) and food intake were collected on 296 children aged 6–10 years from the Bedouin population of Lebanon and Syria. The sample included children from the semi‐settled Beqa'a Bedouins involved in livestock production and seasonal labor; the transhumant Bedouins of the Akkar area; the true nomads in t…

  • Effect of settlement on nutritional status of Bedouin children aged 6–10 years in the Lebanese Beqaa valley

    Nahla Hwalla, Nahla Baba et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1993

    The paper examines the nutritional status of Bedouin children as affected by settlement and by production systems. Anthropometric data (height and weight) were collected on 215 children aged 6–10 years from the Bedouin population of the Bega's valley. The sample included settled and semi‐settled Bedouins having two production activities: livestock ownership, or agricultural work. Semi‐settled Bedouins when compared to settled ones tended to have …

  • Nutritional status of Lebanese school children from different socioeconomic backgrounds

    Nahla Hwalla, Nahla Baba et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1991

    This paper examines the nutritional status of school children in private and public schools in West Beirut. The objectives of the study were to measure the impact of the socio‐economic status on the magnitude and severity of malnutrition in school children. Anthropometric data (height and weight) were collected on 400 children from private and public schools. The private schools were considered to house children from high socio‐economic status wh…