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Rita Giacaman

Researcher at Birzeit University

Publications -  159
Citations -  5363

Rita Giacaman is an academic researcher from Birzeit University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 140 publications receiving 4431 citations. Previous affiliations of Rita Giacaman include University of Tennessee.

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Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

Mahshid Dehghan, +355 more
- 04 Nov 2017 - 
TL;DR: High carbohydrate intake was associated with higher risk of total mortality, whereas total fat and individual types of fat were related to lower total mortality.
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Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study

Victoria Miller, +355 more
- 04 Nov 2017 - 
TL;DR: Higher total fruit, vegetable, and legume intake was inversely associated with major cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular mortality, non-cardiovascular mortality, and total mortality in the models adjusted for age, sex, and centre (random effect).
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Health status and health services in the occupied Palestinian territory

TL;DR: The demographic characteristics, health status, and health services of the Palestinian population living in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory are described, and the way they have been modified by 60 years of continuing war conditions and 40 years of Israeli military occupation is reviewed.
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Association of dietary nutrients with blood lipids and blood pressure in 18 countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the PURE study.

Andrew Mente, +427 more
TL;DR: Simulations suggest that ApoB-to-ApoA1 ratio probably provides the best overall indication of the effect of saturated fatty acids on cardiovascular disease risk among the markers tested, which is at odds with current recommendations to reduce total fat and saturated fats.