Twenty- two students of Human Nutrition Department of College of Health Sciences at Qatar University (QU) successfully presented their graduation research projects on 9th December 2021.
Under Prof. Reema Tayyem, students Yasmin Eissa, Maryam Al Adwi, Karmen Alhmmadi, Zainab Al Haswsa presented their study on “Association of Glycemic Control with Different Diets followed by Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Findings from Biobank Case-Control study”. They found that following a low-salt and low-fat diet significantly increased the likelihood of poor glycemic control, while not modifying the regular diet significantly increased the risk of having a HbA1C level >7%.
The next project, supervised by Dr Abdelhamid Kerkadi presented their study on “The relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition among Qatari Females: Qatar Bio Bank” conducted by Shalima Lathief, Yasmen Khial and Toka Teleb. They found high Lean Mass (LM) to be a valid determinant of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) compared to total Fat Mass (FM).
In the next two projects, supervised by Prof. Zumin Shi, the first group of students Arwa Elrahmani, Farah Youssef, Haidi ElSayed and Nada Mohamed presented their study on “Association between Rice Intake and Cognitive Function among Qatari Adults”. The results showed a positive association between high rice consumption and cognitive function among those with hypertension, overweight/obesity, low LDL and low total cholesterol. The second study conducted by Al Maha A Al Shammaa, Amna F Al Thani, Maryam K Al Kaabi, Kaltham Al Saeed, was on the “Association between serum magnesium and body composition among Qatari adults”.
This study concluded that there was an inverse association between low serum magnesium and fat mass. Higher body fat was associated with low serum magnesium while women were shown to have lower Mg concentrations.
The next project supervised by Prof Hiba Bawadi, presented their research on “Screen-time and glycemic control among patients with diabetes: Qatar Bio Bank” conducted by Nour Abueida, Roqayya Al-Fahad and Aisha Ahmed.
This study found no statistically significant association between time (hours) spent sittings per day during weekdays and weekend watching TV, DVD, tablet, smart phones, and glycemic control. The project titled “Association between food intake patterns and serum vitamin D in US adults” supervised by Prof. Vijay Ganji was presented by Dalia Al Hejap, Yasmine Attia, Dalya Koukach and Hind Elkassas. They concluded that persons with high intake of meat and processed meats are associated with lower serum vitamin-D concentrations. Reducing meat and processed meat products may be beneficial from a public health perspective.
Source: QATAR UNIVERSITY
