Mofida M. Benhamed

TL;DR: It was found that lack of information on healthy eating, lack of motivation to eat a healthy diet, and not having time to prepare or eat healthy food were the main barriers to healthy eating among both genders.

TL;DR: The magnitude of the risk of disordered eating attitudes among both male and female adolescents in Arab countries is highlighted and the need for programmes to prevent and control these disorders in the Arab region is identified.

TL;DR: There is an urgent need to establish a plan of action to combat obesity in schoolchildren in seven Arab countries using the IOTF reference standard.

TL;DR: Kuwaiti adolescents showed the highest preva- lence of overweight and obesity among both males and females, compared to their counterparts in other Arab countries, according to the IOTF standard.

TL;DR: There is high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Libyan infants and their nursing mothers and the risk increases among exclusively breast-fed infants due to low vitamin D levels in nursing mother’s milk and low attitude for taking Vit.