Amani Alrasheedi- Professor
- Professor at King Abdulaziz University
Amani Alrasheedi
- Professor
- Professor at King Abdulaziz University
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October 2018 - November 2020
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Hyperlipidemia is a malnutrition disease associated with different lifestyle factors mainly high fat/cholesterol foods consumption and less physical activity. Consumption of high fiber foods (prebiotic sources) additionally to gut microbiota (GM; probiotics species) could overcome hyperlipidemia and its associated risks. Prebiotics and probiotics a...
Background and Aim: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemical compounds formed by pyrolysis during the cooking of meat using different methods. High consumption of PAHs may increase the risk of many diseases that impact human health. The rational of current study that screening the presence of twelve PAHs in 44 meat samples prepared usin...
Thise current study aimed to investigate the impacts and sensory properties of replacing gelatin in Turkish delight with starch and dried date powder (DDP) for the development of new products. Nine different concentrations of fluid mucilage were used: Sample 1 (90% gelatin + 10% starch); Sample 2 (90% gelatin + 5% starch + 5% DDP); Sample 3 (85% ge...
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This study aimed to assess the nutritional knowledge and attitudes of physician interns graduated from King Abdul-Aziz University. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 physician interns who graduated in 2019, 2020, and 2021. An online self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. A modified version of a validated questionnair...
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 International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age and gender cutoffs, the World Health Organization (WHO) growth references for school-aged children, and the Saudi (KSA) national growt...
Objectives:
To investigate how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic quarantine affected Saudi adults' dietary behaviors and lifestyles in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
A retrospective cross-sectional study using an electronic questionnaire was adopted. A total of 476 Saudis residing in Jeddah were involved with the investigation. Th...
We investigated breakfast eating habits and lifestyle behaviors among Saudi school children attending public versus private schools. A random sample of 1149 children (girls: 54.4%) from public and private schools was selected from elementary schools using the multistage stratified cluster method. Measurements included body weight, height, body mass...
Breakfast is a vital meal that provides children with important nutrients and energy. This study examined the anthropometric, familial-and lifestyle-related characteristics of school children skipping breakfast. A total of 1149 children (boys: 45.5%), 6 to 12 years old (mean and SD: 9.3 ± 1.7 years), were randomly selected from elementary schools i...
Aflatoxin is one of the highly toxic metabolites produced by different species of fungi, growing in susceptible to agricultural commodities. These fungi infect many crops, food commodities, milk, and milk derivative. Commodities contamination by Aflatoxins (AFs) poses enormous economic losses and health problems worldwide. The Food and Agricultural...
BACKGROUND: Aflatoxins (AFs) are fungal secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus. They contaminate of dietary food with AFs is a worldwide problem that affects both food safety and agricultural economies.
AIM: The aim of this study was designed to investigate the AFs contents of human food commodities mostly consumed in Jeddah, Saudi A...
Improving the dietary habits of type two diabetes mellitus patients could decrease the disease complications.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary habits of a sample of Saudi patients on type two diabetes mellitus.
Methodology: a cross-sectional study was carried out on 200 patients (100 male and 100 female) using the first item...
Background:
Acrylamide (AA) is a carcinogenic and genotoxic food contaminant produced at high temperatures in foods that are rich in carbohydrates. Foods sold in schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, are among such carbohydrate-rich foods produced at high cooking temperatures. It is crucial to determine the importance of AA exposure due to cafeteria fo...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate how frequently male and female school and university students consumed energy drinks, their reasons for drinking them, and the extent of their knowledge about the beverages.METHODS: A self-administrated questionnaire was used to collect data from 4355 students (ages 12-26 years).RESULTS: Nearly 60...
To evaluate the beneficial effect of fenugreek seeds on rats exposed to irradiation (6.5 Gy) on body weight and hematogenesis at the first and fourteenth day post irradiation. Forty-two healthy adult male Wister rats were divided into four groups: normal control, irradiated control, pre-treated irradiated group and pre and post-treated irradiated g...
The present study aims to evaluate the beneficial effect of fenugreek seeds against Irradiation-induced oxidative stress in adult rats. Forty-two healthy adult male Wister rats were divided into four groups: normal control, irradiated control, pre-treated irradiated group and pre and post-treated irradiated group. Results showed significant increas...
The objective of this study was to assess vitamin C contents of camel milk in relation to season and stage of lactation. Milk samples were collected from Anafi camels in Butana region, Sudan. The mean ascorbic acid contents during dry and rainy seasons were 41.0±3.70, and 33.0±4.00 mg/1, respectively. There was a trend of increase in the vitamin C...
Background: Affluent diseases are now a health focus in high-income countries with minimal awareness of the disease; as a result, planning effective education programs requires assessment of patients' attitudes about the disease. The objective of this study is to assess the dietary knowledge, attitudes and practices of female school teachers with t...
Evaluation of the quality of oils sampled from takeaway outlets: is there a need for regulation of oil quality? - Volume 70 Issue OCE4 - A. Alrasheedi, J. Grime, C. Orfila, L. Lang
To assess the levels of adiposity and physical activity among Saudi preschool children from Jeddah.
Participants included 224 Saudi preschool children, randomly selected from public and private preschools in Jeddah during April and May of 2006, using a multistage stratified sampling technique. Measurements included weight, height, body mass index,...
