[HTML][HTML] The double burden of malnutrition: a systematic review of operational definitions

JN Davis, BM Oaks, R Engle-Stone - Current developments in nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Despite increasing research on the double burden of malnutrition (DBM; ie,
coexisting over-and undernutrition), there is no global consensus on DBM definitions …

Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in Lebanese adults

V Swami, J Todd, V Azzi, D Malaeb, AS El Dine… - Body Image, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Functionality Appreciation Scale is a widely used instrument for the
measurement of an individual's appreciation of their body for what it can do and is capable …

Association between food insecurity and key metabolic risk factors for diet-sensitive non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta …

SJ Nkambule, I Moodley, D Kuupiel… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
In previous studies, food insecurity has been hypothesised to promote the prevalence of
metabolic risk factors on the causal pathway to diet-sensitive non-communicable diseases …

Food insecurity pre-and post the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis in Lebanon: prevalence and projections

S Kharroubi, F Naja, M Diab-El-Harake, L Jomaa - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had serious repercussions on the global
economy, work force, and food systems. In Lebanon, the pandemic overlapped with an …

[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity is associated with increased risk of obesity in US college students

A El Zein, SE Colby, W Zhou, KP Shelnutt… - Current developments in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Food insecurity affects millions of Americans and college students are
especially vulnerable. Little is known about the relation of food insecurity with weight status …

The determinants of household food waste generation and its associated caloric and nutrient losses: The case of Lebanon

A Chalak, MG Abiad, M Diab, L Nasreddine - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Food waste has a great impact on food and nutrition security, the environment, and global,
regional as well as national economies. However, little is known about the associated …

Food insecurity and eating habits of Lebanese children aged 5–11 years during the COVID-19 pandemic and the socioeconomic crisis: a national study

R Gedeon, S Hallit, LH Wakim - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Food insecurity is the lack of access to nutritious healthy food due to economic
and financial insufficiencies. Food insecurity is expected to be higher during these difficult …

Anemia and nutritional status of Syrian refugee mothers and their children under five years in greater Beirut, Lebanon

J Abou-Rizk, T Jeremias, L Nasreddine… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective was to assess the prevalence of anemia and nutritional status of mothers and
children under five years among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and to identify nutritional …

Food insecurity status and its contributing factors in slums' dwellers of southwest Iran, 2021: a cross-sectional study

H Joulaei, P Keshani, Z Foroozanfar, S Afrashteh… - Archives of Public …, 2023 - Springer
Background One major factor causing food insecurity is believed to be poverty.
Approximately 20 million Iranians live in slums with a vulnerable socioeconomic context …

Prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among Lebanese households with children aged 4–18 years: findings from a national cross-sectional study

L Jomaa, F Naja, S Kharroubi, N Hwalla - Public health nutrition, 2019 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveFood insecurity (FI) is a major public health problem in Lebanon, a small middle-
income country with the highest refugee per capita concentration worldwide and prolonged …