N. Hwalla

Most-cited papers

1. Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

   Bin Rodrigo M Goodarz Leanne M Christopher J Gretchen Zhou Carrillo-Larco Danaei Riley Paciorek Stevens, Bin Zhou, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, G. Danaei +496 more

   2021The Lancet2,869 citations Open access

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2. Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

   Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, N. H. Phelps, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

   2024The Lancet1,934 citations Open access

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3. The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level data from 1·1 million adults.

   P. Geldsetzer, J. Manne-Goehler, M. Marcus, Cara Ebert +39 more

   2019The Lancet526 citations Open access

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4. Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers?

   I. Romieu, L. Dossus, S. Barquera, H. Blottière +15 more

   2017Cancer Causes and Control300 citations Open access

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5. Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity

   Victoria Miller, P. Webb, Frederick Cudhea, P. Shi +343 more

   2022Nature Food229 citations Open access

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6. Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries

   Meghan O’Hearn, Laura Lara-Castor, Frederick Cudhea, Victoria Miller +345 more

   2023Nature Medicine177 citations Open access

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7. Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database

   Victoria Miller, J. Reedy, Frederick Cudhea, Jianyi Zhang +267 more

   2022Lancet Planetary Health166 citations Open access

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8. Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries

   Laura Lara-Castor, R. Micha, Frederick Cudhea, Victoria Miller +344 more

   2023Nature Communications118 citations Open access

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9. Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries

   Laura Lara-Castor, Meghan O’Hearn, Frederick Cudhea, Victoria Miller +332 more

   2025Nature Medicine110 citations Open access

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10. Nutritional status and dietary intakes of children amid the nutrition transition: the case of the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

    L. Nasreddine, A. Kassis, J. Ayoub, F. Naja +1 more

    2018Nutrition Research86 citations Open access

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11. Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

    Maria LC Bin James E Rodrigo M Marisa K Andrea Honor Bet Iurilli Zhou Bennett Carrillo-Larco Sophiea Rodrig, M. L. Iurilli, Bin Zhou, J. Bennett +496 more

    2021eLife76 citations Open access

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12. General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants

    Bin Zhou, James E. Bennett, Aidan P. Wickham, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

    2024The Lancet61 citations Open access

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13. Dietary Management of Obesity: A Review of the Evidence

    N. Hwalla, Z. Jaafar

    2020Diagnostics57 citations Open access

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14. Environmental footprints of food consumption and dietary patterns among Lebanese adults: a cross-sectional study

    F. Naja, Lamis H. Jomaa, Leila Itani, J. Zidek +3 more

    2018Nutrix Journal52 citations Open access

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15. Role of inflammation in the association between the western dietary pattern and metabolic syndrome among Lebanese adults

    F. Naja, N. Shivappa, L. Nasreddine, S. Kharroubi +4 more

    2017International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition48 citations

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16. Dietary Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the MENA Region: A Review of the Evidence

    N. Hwalla, Z. Jaafar, S. Sawaya

    2021Nutrients45 citations Open access

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17. Sex disparities in dietary intake across the lifespan: the case of Lebanon

    L. Nasreddine, M. Chamieh, J. Ayoub, N. Hwalla +2 more

    2020Nutrix Journal45 citations Open access

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18. Diabetes risk and provision of diabetes prevention activities in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative, individual-level survey data

    N. Rahim, D. Flood, M. Marcus, M. Theilmann +32 more

    2023Lancet Global Health44 citations Open access

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

    Lamis H. Jomaa, F. Naja, S. Kharroubi, N. Hwalla

    2018Public Health Nutrition43 citations Open access

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20. The Use of Multivitamin/Multimineral Supplements: A Modified Delphi Consensus Panel Report.

    J. Blumberg, H. Cena, S. Barr, H. Biesalski +10 more

    2018Clinical Therapeutics38 citations Open access

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21. Differences in Dietary Intakes among Lebanese Adults over a Decade: Results from Two National Surveys 1997–2008/2009

    L. Nasreddine, J. Ayoub, Fatima Hachem, Jiana Tabbara +3 more

    2019Nutrients37 citations Open access

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22. Prevalence and Correlates of Preschool Overweight and Obesity Amidst the Nutrition Transition: Findings from a National Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon

    L. Nasreddine, N. Hwalla, A. Saliba, C. Akl +1 more

    2017Nutrients37 citations Open access

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23. Nutritional status and adequacy of feeding Practices in Infants and Toddlers 0-23.9 months living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): findings from the feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2020

    Leila Cheikh Ismail, A. Al Dhaheri, S. Ibrahim, Habiba I. Ali +7 more

    2022BMC Public Health35 citations Open access

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24. Food insecurity is associated with lower adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern among Lebanese adolescents: a cross-sectional national study

    F. Naja, Leila Itani, S. Kharroubi, Marwa Diab El Harake +2 more

    2020European Journal of Nutrition32 citations

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25. Nutrition in the Prevention of Breast Cancer: A Middle Eastern Perspective

    F. Naja, L. Nasreddine, Sara Awada, Raeda El Sayed Ahmad +1 more

    2019Frontiers in Public Health32 citations Open access

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26. Adherence to the Qatar dietary guidelines: a cross-sectional study of the gaps, determinants and association with cardiometabolic risk amongst adults

    M. Al Thani, Al-Anoud Al-Thani, Walaa Al-Chetachi, B. Al Malki +5 more

    2018BMC Public Health32 citations Open access

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27. Mediterranean Diet and its Environmental Footprints amid Nutrition Transition: The Case of Lebanon

    F. Naja, Leila Itani, Rena Hamade, M. Chamieh +1 more

    201930 citations Open access

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28. Identification of dietary patterns associated with elevated blood pressure among Lebanese men: A comparison of principal component analysis with reduced rank regression and partial least square methods

    F. Naja, Laila Itani, N. Hwalla, A. Sibai +1 more

    2019PLoS ONE30 citations Open access

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29. Erosion of the Mediterranean diet among adolescents: evidence from an Eastern Mediterranean Country

    F. Naja, N. Hwalla, Fatima Hachem, Nada Abbas +5 more

    2020British Journal of Nutrition29 citations Open access

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30. Impacts of shifting to healthier food consumption patterns on environmental sustainability in MENA countries

    Rachel A. Bahn, Sibelle el Labban, N. Hwalla

    2018Sustainability Science28 citations Open access

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31. Children’s and adolescents’ rising animal-source food intakes in 1990–2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity

    Victoria Miller, P. Webb, Frederick Cudhea, Jianyi Zhang +344 more

    2023Nature Food27 citations Open access

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32. Promoting Sustainable and Healthy Diets to Mitigate Food Insecurity Amidst Economic and Health Crises in Lebanon

    N. Hwalla, Lamis H. Jomaa, Fatima Hachem, S. Kharroubi +3 more

    2021Frontiers in Nutrition27 citations Open access

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33. Anemia and Nutritional Status of Syrian Refugee Mothers and Their Children under Five Years in Greater Beirut, Lebanon

    Joana Abou-Rizk, Theresa Jeremias, L. Nasreddine, Lamis H. Jomaa +4 more

    2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health25 citations Open access

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34. Food insecurity, low dietary diversity and poor mental health among Syrian refugee mothers living in vulnerable areas of Greater Beirut, Lebanon

    Joana Abou-Rizk, Theresa Jeremias, G. Cocuz, L. Nasreddine +4 more

    2021British Journal of Nutrition25 citations Open access

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35. Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations

    Bin Nowell H. Agnese Olivia N. James E. Lakshya Ysé An Zhou Phelps Galeazzi O’Driscoll Bennett Jain D’Ail, Bin Zhou, N. H. Phelps, Agnese Galeazzi +496 more

    2026Nature24 citations Open access

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36. Diagnostic testing for hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of data for 994 185 individuals from 57 nationally representative surveys

    Sophie Ochmann, I. von Polenz, M. Marcus, M. Theilmann +38 more

    2023Lancet Global Health24 citations Open access

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37. Impact of a one-year school-based teacher-implemented nutrition and physical activity intervention: main findings and future recommendations

    Carla Habib-Mourad, Lilian A Ghandour, Carla Maliha, Nancy Awada +2 more

    2020BMC Public Health24 citations Open access

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38. Food and nutrient intake of school-aged children in Lebanon and their adherence to dietary guidelines and recommendations

    L. Nasreddine, N. Hwalla, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, F. Naja +2 more

    2022BMC Public Health23 citations Open access

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39. Data Resource Profile: The Global Health and Population Project on Access to Care for Cardiometabolic Diseases (HPACC).

    J. Manne-Goehler, M. Theilmann, D. Flood, M. Marcus +48 more

    2022International Journal of Epidemiology21 citations Open access

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40. Food insecurity is associated with compromised dietary intake and quality among Lebanese mothers: findings from a national cross-sectional study

    Lamis H. Jomaa, F. Naja, S. Kharroubi, Marwa Diab-El-Harake +1 more

    2020Public Health Nutrition21 citations Open access

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41. Leveraging nutrition for food security: the integration of nutrition in the four pillars of food security

    Rachel A. Bahn, N. Hwalla, Sibelle El Labban

    202119 citations

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42. Children’s Experiences of Food Insecurity in Lebanon: A Qualitative Study

    H. Ghattas, Anniebelle J. Sassine, Marah Aqeel, N. Hwalla +2 more

    201819 citations

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43. Gaps and opportunities for nutrition research in relation to non-communicable diseases in Arab countries: Call for an informed research agenda.

    F. Naja, Hibeh Shatila, Lokman I. Meho, M. Alameddine +4 more

    2017Nutrition Research19 citations Open access

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44. Total Usual Nutrient Intakes and Nutritional Status of United Arab Emirates Children (<4 Years): Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2021

    Lara Nasreddine, F. Naja, N. Hwalla, Habiba I. Ali +9 more

    2022Current Developments in Nutrition18 citations Open access

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45. Prevalence of Malnutrition in Hospitalized Patients in Lebanon Using Nutrition Risk Screening (NRS-2002) and Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Criteria and Its Association with Length of Stay

    K. Ouaijan, N. Hwalla, N. Kandala, E. K. Mpinga

    2023Healthcare17 citations Open access

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46. Infant and young child feeding practices in Lebanon: a cross-sectional national study

    F. Naja, N. Hwalla, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Rasha Zgheib +1 more

    2022Public Health Nutrition16 citations Open access

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47. Changes in Environmental Footprints Associated with Dietary Intake of Lebanese Adolescents between the Years 1997 and 2009

    F. Naja, N. Hwalla, A. El Zouhbi, Nada Abbas +3 more

    2020Sustainability16 citations Open access

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48. Impact of a Three-Year Obesity Prevention Study on Healthy Behaviors and BMI among Lebanese Schoolchildren: Findings from Ajyal Salima Program

    Carla Habib-Mourad, Lilian A Ghandour, Carla Maliha, Michèle Dagher +2 more

    2020Nutrients16 citations Open access

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49. Total Usual Nutrient Intakes and Nutritional Status of United Arab Emirates Children (4 Years–12.9 Years): Findings from the Kids Nutrition and Health Survey (KNHS) 2021

    N. Hwalla, Lara N Chehade, Lynda M O'Neill, Samer A. Kharroubi +10 more

    2023Nutrients15 citations Open access

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50. Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Lifestyle Practices That May Lead to Breast Cancer Risk Reduction among Female University Students in Lebanon

    Nour Deeb, F. Naja, L. Nasreddine, Samer A. Kharroubi +2 more

    2024Nutrients14 citations Open access

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