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ArticlePublic health nutrition2023

Assessing the nutritional content and adequacy of food parcels among vulnerable Lebanese during a double crisis: COVID-19 pandemic and an economic meltdown.

Lama Mattar, Hussein Hassan, Nour Kalash, Dana Malli, Marwa Diab-El-Harake, Sahar Nassour, Lamis Jomaa

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  1. Exploring Determinants of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Among Adults in Lebanon During the Economic Crisis: A Qualitative Study.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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7 authors.

Lama MattarNutrition Program, Department of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-8813-1798
Hussein HassanNutrition Program, Department of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nour KalashNutrition Program, Department of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Dana MalliNutrition Program, Department of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Marwa Diab-El-HarakeDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sahar NassourDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lamis JomaaDepartment of Human Sciences, College of Health and Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3046-4581

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to explore the nutritional content and quality of food parcels distributed in Lebanon and assess their adherence to dietary guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic and an unprecedented economic crisis.

designCross-sectional study (June-July 2020); phone survey (thirty items).

settingLebanon.

participantsFood parcel providers (FPP;

resultsFPP included international non-governmental organizations (INGO) (

conclusionsFindings highlight the need to improve the nutritional content of food parcels and adherence to dietary guidelines to alleviate food and nutrition insecurity while preventing diet-related diseases among vulnerable beneficiaries in Lebanon.

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COVID-19PandemicsCross-Sectional StudiesDietHumansNutritional StatusVegetablesCOVID-19Economic crisisFood parcelFood securityLebanonNutrition guidelines

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PMID36779273
PMCPMC10346028

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