Impact of the culturally adapted kids in control of food (KICk OFF) educational program on glycemic control and BMI in adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Kuwait: A retrospective study.

Aims: To examine the effectiveness of the culturally adapted Kids in Control Of Food (KICk OFF) structured educational program on glycemic control and BMI z-scores (BMIz) in adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Kuwait.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 161 adolescents aged 11-16 years with type 1 diabetes who participated in the culturally adapted KICk OFF program at Dasman Diabetes Institute from 2019 to 2023. Changes in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and BMIz were assessed from baseline to six months post-program using paired t-tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, respectively.

Cardiometabolic deaths attributable to poor diet among Kuwaiti adults.

Background: Nutrition transition towards a Western diet is happening in parallel with the rapidly increasing rates of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Kuwait. The cardiometabolic deaths attributable to poor diet have not been quantified among Kuwaiti adults.

Methods: Using a Comparative Risk Assessment model that incorporated dietary intake data from Kuwait's first national nutrition survey, number of cardiometabolic deaths from the World Health Organization, and estimated associations of diet with cardiometabolic deaths from the Global Burden of Disease project, we estimated the number and proportion of cardiometabolic deaths attributable to suboptimal intake of 10 dietary factors among Kuwaiti adults ages 25+ years, and by population subgroups.

Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about drastic measures that have significantly altered the norms of daily living. These measures have affected human behaviors in disparate ways. This study seeks to understand the impact of the pandemic on physical activity and dietary behavior among adults living in Kuwait.

Dietary Patterns Associated with the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Kuwaiti Adults.

Background: Kuwaiti adults have experienced a rapid increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors. Dietary patterns in the Kuwaiti diet associated with the increasingly higher CVD burden have not been adequately evaluated.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the major dietary patterns in Kuwaiti adults and examine their associations with CVD risk factors.

Total body water measurement using the 2H dilution technique for the assessment of body composition of Kuwaiti children.

Objective: The 2H dilution technique is the reference method to estimate total body water for body composition assessment. The aims of the present study were to establish the total body water technique at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research and assess body composition of Kuwaiti children.

Design: The isotope ratio mass spectrometer was calibrated with defined international reference water standards.