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Lara Nasreddine

American University of Beirut
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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ORCID iD 0000-0003-3707-8218

Citations: 5,413
h-index: 42
i10-index: 112
Works: 235

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Nutritional Studies and DietObesity, Physical Activity, DietNutrition, Health and Food Behavior

Most-cited papers

Nutrition Transition and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Middle East and North Africa Countries: Reviewing the Evidence
Abla Mehio Sibai, Lara Nasreddine, Ali H. Mokdad, Nada Adra +2 more
2010Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism295 citations
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Food contamination by metals and pesticides in the European Union. Should we worry?
Lara Nasreddine, D. Parent‐Massin
2002Toxicology Letters248 citations
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Trends in overweight and obesity in Lebanon: evidence from two national cross-sectional surveys (1997 and 2009)
Lara Nasreddine, Farah Naja, Marie Claire Chamieh, Nada Adra +2 more
2012BMC Public Health178 citations Open access
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A Western dietary pattern is associated with overweight and obesity in a national sample of Lebanese adolescents (13–19 years): a cross-sectional study
Farah Naja, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, Leila Itani, Sabine Karam +2 more
2015British Journal Of Nutrition163 citations Open access
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Food consumption patterns in an adult urban population in Beirut, Lebanon
Lara Nasreddine, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, Abla Mehio Sibai, Mouïn Hamzé +1 more
2006Public Health Nutrition152 citations Open access
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Dietary, Lifestyle and Socio-Economic Correlates of Overweight, Obesity and Central Adiposity in Lebanese Children and Adolescents
Lara Nasreddine, Farah Naja, Christelle Akl, Marie Claire Chamieh +3 more
2014Nutrients132 citations Open access
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Dietary patterns and their association with obesity and sociodemographic factors in a national sample of Lebanese adults
Farah Naja, Lara Nasreddine, Leila Itani, Marie Claire Chamieh +3 more
2011Public Health Nutrition131 citations Open access
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Dietary exposure to essential and toxic trace elements from a Total diet study in an adult Lebanese urban population
Lara Nasreddine, O. Nashalian, Farah Naja, Leila Itani +3 more
2010Food and Chemical Toxicology123 citations
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Association between dietary patterns and the risk of metabolic syndrome among Lebanese adults
Farah Naja, Lara Nasreddine, Leila Itani, Nada Adra +2 more
2011European Journal of Nutrition115 citations Open access
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A minimally processed dietary pattern is associated with lower odds of metabolic syndrome among Lebanese adults
Lara Nasreddine, Hani Tamim, Leila Itani, Mona Nasrallah +4 more
2017Public Health Nutrition101 citations Open access
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Dietary exposure to aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and deoxynivalenol from a total diet study in an adult urban Lebanese population
Faten Raad, Lara Nasreddine, C. Hilan, M. Bartosik +1 more
2014Food and Chemical Toxicology101 citations Open access
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Validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire to estimate dietary intake among Lebanese children
Patricia Moghames, Nour Hammami, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, Nadine Yazbeck +3 more
2015Nutrition Journal99 citations Open access
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Nutritional status and dietary intakes of children amid the nutrition transition: the case of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Lara Nasreddine, Amira Nemr Kassis, Jennifer J. Ayoub, Farah Naja +1 more
2018Nutrition Research90 citations Open access
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Review of the nutrition situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Lara Nasreddine, Jennifer J. Ayoub, Ayoub Al‐Jawaldeh, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
2018Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal86 citations Open access
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Food Consumption Patterns and Nutrient Intakes of Children and Adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Call for Policy Action
Ayoub Al‐Jawaldeh, Mandy Taktouk, Lara Nasreddine
2020Nutrients85 citations Open access
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Short Telomere Length is Associated with Aging, Central Obesity, Poor Sleep and Hypertension in Lebanese Individuals
Nathalie Khoueiry Zgheib, Fatima Sleiman, Lara Nasreddine, Mona Nasrallah +3 more
2018Aging and Disease81 citations Open access
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Prenatal breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and intention, and their associations with feeding practices during the first six months of life: a cohort study in Lebanon and Qatar
Farah Naja, Aya Chatila, Jennifer J. Ayoub, Nada Abbas +4 more
2022International Breastfeeding Journal79 citations Open access
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Consumer Knowledge, Attitudes and Salt-Related Behavior in the Middle-East: The Case of Lebanon
Lara Nasreddine, Christelle Akl, Laila Al‐Shaar, Mohamad Musbah Almedawar +1 more
2014Nutrients79 citations Open access
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Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitude, Perceived Behavior, and Intention among Female Undergraduate University Students in the Middle East: The Case of Lebanon and Syria
Haya Hamade, Farah Naja, Sarah Keyrouz, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla +3 more
2014Food and Nutrition Bulletin72 citations Open access
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Association of H . pylori Infection with Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome Among L ebanese Adults
Farah Naja, Lara Nasreddine, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, Patricia Moghames +4 more
2012Helicobacter65 citations
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Role of inflammation in the association between the western dietary pattern and metabolic syndrome among Lebanese adults
Farah Naja, Nitin Shivappa, Lara Nasreddine, Samer A. Kharroubi +4 more
2017International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition64 citations
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Dietary patterns and odds of Type 2 diabetes in Beirut, Lebanon: a case–control study
Farah Naja, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, Leila Itani, Maya Salem +3 more
2012Nutrition & Metabolism64 citations Open access
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Households' Food Insecurity and Their Association With Dietary Intakes, Nutrition-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Under-five Children in Gaza Strip, Palestine
Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Ayoub Al‐Jawaldeh, Ali Albelbeisi, Samer S. Abuzerr +2 more
2022Frontiers in Public Health63 citations Open access
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Ethnic differences in the relationship between body mass index and percentage body fat among Asian children from different backgrounds
Ailing Liu, Nuala Mary Byrne, Masaharu Kagawa, Guansheng Ma +6 more
2011British Journal Of Nutrition60 citations Open access
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Dietary exposure to lead, cadmium, mercury and radionuclides of an adult urban population in Lebanon: A total diet study approach
Lara Nasreddine, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, O. El Samad, Jean‐Charles Leblanc +3 more
2006Food Additives & Contaminants60 citations
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Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity—GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys
Andrea Ramírez Varela, Pedro Curi Hallal, Juliana Mejía-Grueso, Željko Pedišić +96 more
2022Journal of Physical Activity and Health59 citations Open access
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A novel Mediterranean diet index from Lebanon: comparison with Europe
Farah Naja, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, Leila Itani, Shirine Baalbaki +2 more
2014European Journal of Nutrition59 citations Open access
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Salt intake reduction strategies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Ayoub Al‐Jawaldeh, Bayan Rafii, Lara Nasreddine
2018Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal58 citations Open access
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A traditional dietary pattern is associated with lower odds of overweight and obesity among preschool children in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study
Lara Nasreddine, Hibeh Shatila, Leila Itani, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla +2 more
2017European Journal of Nutrition56 citations Open access
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Artificial intelligence chatbots for the nutrition management of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Farah Naja, Mandy Taktouk, Dana Matbouli, Sharfa Khaleel +4 more
2024European Journal of Clinical Nutrition55 citations
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Are Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region on Track towards Meeting the World Health Assembly Target for Anemia? A Review of Evidence
Ayoub Al‐Jawaldeh, Mandy Taktouk, Radhouene Doggui, Zahra Abdollahi +13 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health55 citations Open access
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Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and components of the metabolic syndrome in Lebanese adolescents
Lara Nasreddine, Farah Naja, Maya Tabet, Zuheir Habbal +5 more
2012Annals of Human Biology55 citations Open access
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Bisphenol A urinary level, its correlates, and association with cardiometabolic risks in Lebanese urban adults
Youssef Mouneimne, Mona Nasrallah, Nathalie Khoueiry Zgheib, Lara Nasreddine +5 more
2017Environmental Monitoring and Assessment53 citations
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Energy drinks consumption and perceptions among University Students in Beirut, Lebanon: A mixed methods approach
Malake Hassan Ghozayel, Ali Ghaddar, Ghada N. Farhat, Lara Nasreddine +2 more
2020PLoS ONE49 citations Open access
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Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale in rural Lebanon
Farah Naja, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, Talar Fossian, Dina Zebian +1 more
2014Public Health Nutrition49 citations Open access
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Adolescent obesity in Syria: prevalence and associated factors
Lara Nasreddine, Abla Mehio Sibai, Maha M. Mrayati, Nada Adra +1 more
2009Child Care Health and Development49 citations
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Salt Reduction Initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Evaluation of Progress towards the 2025 Global Target: A Systematic Review
Ayoub Al‐Jawaldeh, Mandy Taktouk, Aya Chatila, Sally Naalbandian +8 more
2021Nutrients47 citations Open access
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The Determinants of Household Food Waste Generation and its Associated Caloric and Nutrient Losses: The Case of Lebanon
Ali Chalak, Mohamad Ghassan Abiad, Mohamad Diab, Lara Nasreddine
2019PLoS ONE44 citations Open access
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Validation of bioelectrical impedance analysis for total body water assessment against the deuterium dilution technique in Asian children
Ailing Liu, Nuala Mary Byrne, Guansheng Ma, Lara Nasreddine +6 more
2011European Journal of Clinical Nutrition44 citations Open access
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Sex disparities in dietary intake across the lifespan: the case of Lebanon
Lara Nasreddine, Marie Claire Chamieh, Jennifer J. Ayoub, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla +2 more
2020Nutrition Journal43 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Correlates of Preschool Overweight and Obesity Amidst the Nutrition Transition: Findings from a National Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon
Lara Nasreddine, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla, Angie Elie Saliba, Christelle Akl +1 more
2017Nutrients42 citations Open access
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Complementary feeding in the MENA region: Practices and challenges
Lara Nasreddine, Maya Nabhani-Zeidan, Farah Naja, Nahla Chawkat Hwalla
2012Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases42 citations
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A Systematic Review of Trans Fat Reduction Initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Ayoub Al‐Jawaldeh, Mandy Taktouk, Aya Chatila, Sally Naalbandian +17 more
2021Frontiers in Nutrition41 citations Open access
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Nutrition in the Prevention of Breast Cancer: A Middle Eastern Perspective
Farah Naja, Lara Nasreddine, S. Awada, Raeda El Sayed Ahmad +1 more
2019Frontiers in Public Health40 citations Open access
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Differences in Dietary Intakes among Lebanese Adults over a Decade: Results from Two National Surveys 1997–2008/2009
Lara Nasreddine, Jennifer J. Ayoub, Fatima Hachem, Jiana Tabbara +3 more
2019Nutrients40 citations Open access
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The extent, nature, and nutritional quality of foods advertised to children in Lebanon: the first study to use the WHO nutrient profile model for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Lara Nasreddine, Mandy Taktouk, M. Dabbous, Jad P. Melki
2019Food & Nutrition Research39 citations Open access
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Sodium intake reduction efforts in Lebanon.
Mohamad Musbah Almedawar, Lara Nasreddine, Ammar A. Olabi, Haya Hamade +4 more
2015PubMed38 citations Open access
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Trends in Nutritional Intakes and Nutrition-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Lebanon : The Need for Immediate Action
Lara Nasreddine, Farah Naja, Abla Mehio Sibai, Khalil Helou +2 more
2014Lebanese Medical Journal38 citations
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Sleepless in Beirut: Sleep Difficulties in an Urban Environment With Chronic Psychosocial Stress
Hassan A. Chami, Amer Bechnak, Hussain Isma’eel, Farid Ramzi Talih +3 more
2019Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine37 citations Open access
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Adherence to the Qatar dietary guidelines: a cross-sectional study of the gaps, determinants and association with cardiometabolic risk amongst adults
Mohammed Al Thani, Al Anoud M. Al Thani, Walaa Al-Chetachi, Badria Ali Almalki +5 more
2018BMC Public Health37 citations Open access
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Affiliation history

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique2002
Cleveland Clinic2015
Lebanese University2015
Université de Bretagne Occidentale2006
University of Southern Denmark2022
Purdue University West Lafayette2020
National Council for Scientific Research2002–2006
American University of Beirut Medical Center2014–2023
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean2025
Université de Bretagne Occidentale2006