Publications by authors named "Samer Hamamji"
Some events of hepatotoxicity have been linked to consumption of green tea supplements. The association between consumption of green tea or green tea supplements and abnormal liver biomarkers in adults was investigated using cross-sectional data from the 2009-2014 United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.
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- The study examined the effects of different types of preloads—isocaloric (same calories), isosweet (same sweetness), and neither—on subsequent food intake during an unlimited meal.
- It found that low-/no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) led to lower calorie intake at the ad libitum meal compared to unsweetened preloads, but this effect wasn't consistent across all analyses.
- Overall, LNCS-sweetened and unsweetened preloads showed similar results, indicating that they could be effective alternatives to caloric sweeteners without significantly affecting total energy intake.
Purpose: To determine the intake levels, dietary sources, and determinants of free sugars (FS) consumption amongst Lebanese children and adolescents.
Methods: This study is based on data collected by two national cross-sectional surveys conducted on representative samples of Lebanese children: survey 1 (under-five years (U5) children) (n = 899) and survey 2 (5-18 years-old children) (n = 1133). Multi-component questionnaires were used for data collection.