Burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa: Data from Global Burden of Disease 2009-2019

P Golabi, JM Paik, S AlQahtani, Y Younossi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aim Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a major cause of
chronic liver disease (CLD) worldwide. Our aim was to assess the burden of liver …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on body weight, eating habits, and physical activity of Jordanian children and adolescents

H Al Hourani, B Alkhatib, M Abdullah - Disaster medicine and public …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: The lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic affects lifestyle patterns globally and
impacts children and adolescents. This study aims to assess the effect of the lockdown on …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of management of hepatocellular carcinoma in the Gulf region: challenges and recommendations

J Albarrak, H Al-Shamsi - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The incidence of liver cancer is rising globally and is estimated to reach> 1
million cases by 2025. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for~ 90% of the cases of …

Dietary practices and nutrient intake among adolescents: a general review

AL Thana'Y, HR Takruri, RF Tayyem - Obesity Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Adolescence is a vital and critical stage in the development of obesity as well as for
increasing the risk of some metabolic and chronic diseases in maturity. Thus, pre-adulthood …

[HTML][HTML] Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease burden–Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, 2017–2030

K Alswat, AA Aljumah, FM Sanai… - Saudi Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: Models were used to estimate NAFLD and NASH disease
progression, primarily based on changes in adult prevalence rates of adult obesity and DM …

[HTML][HTML] The incidence trends of liver cirrhosis caused by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis via the GBD study 2017

M Zhai, Z Liu, J Long, Q Zhou, L Yang, Q Zhou, S Liu… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has rapidly become the most common cause of chronic
liver diseases. We aimed to explore the incidence and distribution characteristics of NASH …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of overweight and obesity among saudi children: A comparison of two widely used international standards and the national growth references

HM Al-Hazzaa, AA Alrasheedi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To compare three body mass index (BMI) classifications that are used to assess
the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Saudi children aged 6–13 years: the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of obesity among school-age children and adolescents in the Gulf cooperation council (GCC) states: a systematic review

H Al Hammadi, J Reilly - BMC obesity, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have among the
highest prevalence of adult obesity and type 2 diabetes in the world. This study aimed to …

Prevalence and social determinants of overweight and obesity in adolescents in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review

RM Habbab, ZA Bhutta - Clinical Obesity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity in adolescents has a serious impact later in life in the form of disturbances in health
and wellbeing. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity (Ow/Ob) in …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing research and development in the health sciences as a strategy to establish a knowledge-based economy in the State of Kuwait: a call for action

A Salman, SA Fakhraldeen, S Chun, K Jamil, J Gasana… - Healthcare, 2020 - mdpi.com
Kuwait Vision 2035 is an initiative that was launched in 2017 by His Highness the Emir of
the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. This initiative includes the …