Publications by authors named "Ghadeer Aljuraiban"

Background: High blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a useful tool for identifying insulin resistance at an early stage and has been proposed as a cost-effective predictor for hypertension. However, available studies are limited.

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High blood pressure (BP) and dyslipidemia are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease mortality. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been suggested as a predictive tool to identify those at risk for chronic diseases, however, its use for predicting high BP and dyslipidemia has not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to examine the association between SII and high BP as well as lipid markers.

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Introduction: Chronic low-grade inflammation is a characteristic feature of obesity, and elevated levels of inflammation are associated with pathophysiologic consequences and a constellation of metabolic disturbances, such as hypertension. The relationships of inflammation with diet, obesity, and hypertension are complex, hence, this study aimed to assess cross-sectional relationships between inflammatory scores, diet quality, obesity, high blood pressure (BP), and hypertension in the Airwave Health Monitoring Study cohort, a large cohort of police officers and police staff in the United Kingdom.

Methods: Data from 5198 men and 3347 women who completed health screening measurements and dietary assessment between 2007 and 2012 were included (n=8545 adults).

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: Low-grade inflammation is associated with metabolic disturbances like diabetes. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been proposed as a predictive tool to identify individuals at a greater risk of diabetes. This study aims to examine the association between SII and diabetes markers.

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  • The study examined how calcium and magnesium intake from the DASH diet and other sources relate to blood pressure, focusing on diet quality as indicated by DASH scores.
  • Data from 2,195 participants (ages 40-59) were analyzed, involving dietary recalls and blood pressure measurements to determine the impact of these nutrients on systolic blood pressure (SBP).
  • Results showed that higher DASH scores and greater intakes of calcium and magnesium were consistently linked to lower SBP, indicating a positive relationship between these nutrients and blood pressure control, regardless of their dietary source.
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  • * This review analyzed 341 meta-analyses from various studies to evaluate the impact of dietary habits and bioactive compounds on blood pressure and hypertension risk.
  • * The findings support public health guidelines promoting dietary patterns like the DASH and Mediterranean diets, while highlighting the need for more research on certain food groups to strengthen dietary recommendations for hypertension.
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Impaired sleep can adversely affect daily life. This study assesses the association between different factors and sleep status among apparently healthy Saudi adults. In total, 478 adults were included in this study.

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Plant-based foods may influence gut microbiota profiles and contribute to overall human health. However, not all plant-based diets are nutritionally equivalent. We aimed to assess the association between a plant-based dietary index (PDI), specifically unhealthy PDI and healthy PDI (hPDI), and gut microbial composition and diversity in young women in Saudi Arabia.

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Objective: This study aimed to review health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) policies and initiatives introduced in Saudi Arabia (SA) since 2016 and identify the gaps in their design and implementation.

Methods: A combination of methods was used, including semi-structured interviews with key informants from relevant entities (such as those from the ministries of health, education, sports, tourism, and other regulatory bodies) and a review of policy/initiative documents provided by them. Stakeholder mapping led by local experts and snowball sampling supported the identification of key informants.

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Objectives: Dietary fiber is recognized as an important nutrient for gut health. However, research on the relations of different types of fibers (soluble and insoluble) to the human microbiota health is limited. This study aimed to identify whether higher habitual intake of soluble and/or insoluble fiber have a different influence on the composition, diversity, and abundance of microbiota.

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Women with eating disorders (EDs) often complain of abnormal gastric responses, which may impact their eating patterns and, consequently, their body composition. Binge eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN) have been shown to affect gastric myoelectric activity (GMA), which may provide a basis for the gastric response in this disease population. This study aimed to examine GMA and body composition in patients with an ED compared to age-body mass index (BMI) matched controls.

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Mounting evidence suggests a pivotal role for the gut microbiome in energy disequilibrium characteristic of obesity. The clinical utility of microbial profiling for the distinction between metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) remains ill-defined. We aim to probe microbial composition and diversity in young adult Saudi females with MHO and MUO.

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(1) Background: Gut microbiota dysbiosis may lead to diseases such as insulin resistance and obesity. We aimed to investigate the relationship between insulin resistance, body fat distribution, and gut microbiota composition. (2) Methods: The present study included 92 Saudi women (18-25 years) with obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m, n = 44) and with normal weight (BMI 18.

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Although there is an increased interest in zinc intake and its role in boosting immunity, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated the relationship between dietary zinc intake and immunity in Saudi adults. This cross-sectional study aimed to measure the extent to which the dietary zinc impacted the immune health of 252 Saudi adults aged 18 years and above. Immune health was assessed using the Immune Status Questionnaire (ISQ), and dietary zinc intake was estimated using an adapted zinc-specific version of the Saudi Food Frequency Questionnaire (SFFQ).

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The capability of bariatric surgery (BS) and lifestyle intervention (LSI) in ameliorating obesity-associated altered gastric myoelectric activity (GMA) in relation to body composition is underinvestigated. This work studied GMA during weight loss via sleeve gastrectomy and multimodal lifestyle intervention. Seventy-nine participants with morbid obesity were assigned into three groups: bariatric surgery (BS group, = 27), in which laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was performed; lifestyle intervention (LS group, = 22), in which a calorie-deficit balanced diet with gradual physical activity and personalized behavioral modification were carried out; and waitlist control (C group, = 30).

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Background: Evidence suggest that promoting a combination of healthy lifestyle behaviors instead of exclusively focusing on a single behavior may have a greater impact on blood pressure (BP). We aimed to evaluate lifestyle factors and their impact on the risk of hypertension and BP.

Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional health-screening data from the Airwave Health Monitoring Study of 40,462 British police force staff.

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Obesity and vitamin D deficiency are two major public health concerns. Evidence suggests that alteration in gut microbiota composition is a possible risk factor for obesity. Additionally, altered vitamin D status has a potential role in shaping the gut microbial community.

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Polyphenols may modulate gut microbiota; however, limited studies have examined this relationship relative to obesity. We aim to investigate the association between polyphenol intake and gut microbiota composition in relation to obesity indices among Saudi Arabian females. This study included 92 adults stratified by body mass index (BMI) into controls (BMI ≥ 18.

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Background: high meat intake may contribute to several chronic diseases including obesity. However, evidence is insufficient on the relation between red/white meat intake and gut flora among individuals with varying degrees of adiposity.

Objective: investigate the association of red/white meat intake with gut flora in Saudi Arabian females with/without obesity.

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Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an overlooked complication of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Current recommendations for the management of NAFLD are mainly focused on weight reduction, overlooking the role of macronutrient composition. Although dietary carbohydrates play a major role in intrahepatic fat synthesis, their association with the progression of liver steatosis has not been fully investigated in patients with T2D.

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Previous studies have suggested that dietary habits and dysbiosis of gut microbiota contributed to obesity development. Vitamin B12 is produced by microbes; however, the relationships between vitamin B12, gut microbiome, and obesity are understudied. We aimed to determine the association between vitamin B12 status and gut microbiota relative to obesity in 92 Saudi Arabian females aged 19-25 years who were obese (n = 44) or normal weight (n = 48).

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Recent evidence has suggested that the gut microbiota is a possible risk factor for obesity. However, limited evidence is available on the association between the gut microbiota composition and obesity markers in the Middle-Eastern region. We aimed to investigate the association between gut microbiota and obesity markers in a case-control study including 92 Saudi women aged 18-25 years, including participants with obesity (case, = 44) and with normal weight (control, = 48).

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Obesity can modulate gastric myoelectric activity (GMA); however, the relationship of GMA with nutrient intakes and substrate utilization in adults with obesity is lacking. We examined the association of dietary intakes, energy expenditure, and substrate utilization with the GMA. Participants (n = 115, 18−60 y) were divided into healthy weight (HW, n = 24), overweight (OW, n = 29), obese (OB, n = 41) and morbidly obese (MO, n = 21).

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Poor sleep status is associated with several health problems. Nutritional biomarkers and factors related to poor sleep are understudied. This study aimed to identify nutrition biomarkers and factors related to sleep status in healthy young Saudi females.

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