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- Publications
- Influence
Breast-feeding and feeding practices of infants in a developing country: a national survey in Lebanon.
- M. Batal, C. Boulghourjian, A. Abdallah, R. Afifi
- Medicine, Computer Science
- Public health nutrition
- 1 May 2006
TLDR
Estimation of traditional food intake in indigenous communities in Denendeh and the Yukon
- M. Batal, K. Gray-donald, H. Kuhnlein, O. Receveur
- Geography, Medicine
- International journal of circumpolar health
- 1 February 2005
TLDR
Folate deficiency is associated with nutritional anaemia in Lebanese women of childbearing age.
- Lynn Al Khatib, O. Obeid, A. Sibai, M. Batal, N. Adra, N. Hwalla
- Medicine
- Public health nutrition
- 1 October 2006
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of anaemia in Lebanese women of childbearing age attending health centres in Lebanon.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional study carried out… Expand
Traditional Lebanese Recipes Based on Wild Plants: An Answer to Diet Simplification?
TLDR
Prevalence and correlates of metabolic syndrome in an adult Lebanese population
Summary Aim To assess the prevalence and correlates of metabolic syndrome in an adult population attending health centers in Lebanon. Methods and results A sample of 499 men and women aged 18–65… Expand
Breastfeeding initiation and duration in Lebanon: are the hospitals "mother friendly"?
- M. Batal, Choghik Boulghaurjian
- Medicine
- Journal of pediatric nursing
- 1 February 2005
Eight hundred and thirty mothers and their children aged 1 to 5 years were studied to identify the determinants of breastfeeding initiation and perseverance in relation to hospital policies. Only… Expand
Sociocultural determinants of traditional food intake across indigenous communities in the Yukon and Denendeh
- M. Batal, K. Gray-donald, O. Receveur
- Geography
- 2001
Chronic non-communicable diseases related to excessive or unbalanced dietary intakes are on the rise among some Indigenous populations in Canada. Nutritional problems of Indigenous peoples arise in… Expand
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Wild edible plants : promoting dietary diversity in poor communities of Lebanon; final technical report
- M. Batal, S. Hamadeh, N. Hwalla, Nader S. Kabbani, S. Talhouk
- Business
- 2007
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Perceived health and medicinal properties of six species of wild edible plants in north-east Lebanon.
- Zeinab Jeambey, T. Johns, S. Talhouk, M. Batal
- Medicine
- Public health nutrition
- 1 October 2009
OBJECTIVES
Wild edible plants (WEP) play the dual role of securing food diversity and promoting health in traditional societies. Current simplified dietary habits contribute to increasing population… Expand
Association between fish consumption, dietary omega‐3 fatty acids and persistent organic pollutants intake, and type 2 diabetes in 18 First Nations in Ontario, Canada
- Lesya Marushka, M. Batal, +7 authors H. Chan
- Medicine
- Environmental research
- 2017
Background: First Nations (FNs) populations in Canada experience a disproportionally higher rate of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to the general population. Recent data suggest that a… Expand