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Associations of coffee consumption with multiple health outcomes have been researched extensively. Coffee consumption, usually reported in cups a day, is a heterogeneous measure due to numerous preparation methods and cup sizes, leading to misclassification. This paper develops a new 'unit' measure of coffee and uses coffee consumption data from a ...

Prevalence of non-communicable diseases by age, gender and nationality in publicly funded primary care settings in Qatar...

Syed, Mohamed A Alnuaimi, Ahmed S Zainel, Abdul Jaleel A/Qotba, Hamda A

Published in BMJ nutrition, prevention & health

In Qatar, as with other countries, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been the leading cause of death. This study aims to describe the prevalence of four NCDs clusters (cardiovascular diseases (coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease), cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM)) by ag...

Coeliac disease: no difference in milk and dairy products consumption in comparison with controls.

Zingone, Fabiana Iovino, Paola Bucci, Cristina Ciacci, Carolina

Published in BMJ nutrition, prevention & health

Nutritional deficiencies are common in patients with coeliac disease and they can cause osteopenia among other associated diseases. Reduced consumption of milk and dairy products may play a major role in determining low bone mass in patients with coeliac disease. We aimed to investigate milk and dairy products consumption in patients with coeliac d...

Comparison of salt-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours between parents and caregivers of children under 18 years...

Khokhar, Durreajam Nowson, Caryl Margerison, Claire Bolam, Bruce Grimes, Carley

Published in BMJ nutrition, prevention & health

Salt intake among Australian adults exceeds recommendations, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours (KABs) are modifiable factors that may influence salt consumption. It is not known whether salt-related KABs among parents and caregivers of children under 18 years of age differ from other adults who do no...

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