ReviewNutrients2023
Nutrition Situation Analysis in the UAE: A Review Study.
Review in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.
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- Effectiveness of a digi-physical tool and working method for paediatric obesity treatment in Abu Dhabi: a non-inferiority intervention study using an external historical comparator.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Trends in Emergency Department utilization by disease categories in a migrant-dense high-income setting: a retrospective study in Dubai, 2021-2025.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Children's insights into nutritional culture and habits in Abu Dhabi.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Young-onset stroke in the UAE: A single-centre retrospective analysis of risk factors and outcomes.PloS one · 2026Article
- Perceived awareness, objective nutrition knowledge, and health beliefs about probiotics and prebiotics among adults in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a health education module for parents of schoolchildren with overweight and obesity in the UAE.PloS one · 2026Article
- Changes in Maternal Hemoglobin Concentration and Risk of Low Birth Weight and Small-for-Gestational-Age in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba'ah Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Lifestyle patterns and their associations with overweight and obesity among children aged 4-9 years in the United Arab Emirates.The British journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Ultra-processed food intake, diet quality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional analysis from the Mutaba'ah study.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
- Food choice motivations and perceptions of healthy eating: a cross-sectional study among consumers in the UAE.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Lifestyle habits and type 2 diabetes traits in patients from healthcare centers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- A silent crisis: two decades of anaemia trends among women in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (2000-2019).Archives of medical science : AMS · 2025Article
- Characterizing Genetic, Epigenetic, Nutritional, and Clinico-Biochemical Profile of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2025Article
- Physical, behavioural, and psychosocial factors associated with childhood and adolescent obesity: a study from the United Arab Emirates.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Association of the healthy eating index with overweight and obesity among children aged 4 to 9 years in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Disease Risk Score Derivation and Validation in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Exposure to mycotoxins from the consumption of corn-based breakfast cereals in the United Arab Emirates.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Influence of the Home Food Environment on the Eating Behaviors, Family Meals, and Academic Achievement of Adolescents in Schools in the UAE.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
This review study aimed to assess the nutrition situation in the UAE using published data from 2010 to 2022. It highlights the gaps and challenges that prevail in addressing the nutrition-related problems in the UAE and the opportunities that have been overlooked. The available literature indicates that the UAE is burdened with more than one form of nutrition-related problems, including being underweight, being overweight, obesity, micronutrient deficiencies, and nutrition-related chronic diseases. It is clear that data on micronutrient deficiencies, protein-energy malnutrition, obesity, diabetes, and other nutrition-related diseases among the UAE population are extremely scarce. The UAE has a high prevalence of obesity and diabetes; however, limited studies have been conducted to document this nutritional phenomenon. Few examples of published data are available assessing the burden of stunting, wasting, and being underweight among children under five years of age. Despite the importance of protein-energy malnutrition, no recent publications analyze its prevalence within the UAE population. Therefore, future studies must be conducted, focusing on malnutrition. Based on the literature, and bearing in mind the magnitude of the health issues due to the UAE population's nutrition negligence, there is an urgent need to assess the population's nutrient behaviors, to aid policy decision-makers in developing and implementing effective health policies and strategies.
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