Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2025.ABSTRACT The Lebanese National Dietary and Lifestyle Guidelines for Pregnancy (DLGP) were developed to foster maternal and child health. The study aims to examine adherence to the DLGP and investigate its association with postpartum weight retention at 6 months (PPWR6).
Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor +8 more
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An introduction to the electronic waterpipe [PDF]
Addictive Behaviors, 2019 Despite the associated negative health outcomes, waterpipe smoking remains a popular method of tobacco consumption, specifically in young adults. While there have been expanding efforts to decrease waterpipe use, there is a new, non-combustible waterpipe device on the market, the electronic waterpipe (e-waterpipe), that could serve as an alternative to
Andrea M. Stroup, Steven A. Branstetter
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Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2025.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global cause of death, particularly in developing countries. This study aims to identify key risk factors contributing to high TB incidence in these nations, analyze regional variations, and assess how risk factors differ across continents.
Md. Sazzad Hossain Mithu +4 more
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Carcinogenic PAH in waterpipe charcoal products [PDF]
Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2010 Because narghile waterpipe (shisha, hooka) smoking normally involves the use of burning charcoal, smoke inhaled by the user contains constituents originating from the charcoal in addition to those from the tobacco. We have previously found that charcoal accounts for most of the polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and carbon monoxide in the smoke of the ...
Elizabeth, Sepetdjian +2 more
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Electronic cigarette use among adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong [PDF]
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Vaping cessation strategies and triggers for relapse amongst people from New Zealand who have vaped
Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 44, Issue 5, Page 1394-1411, July 2025.Abstract Introduction In New Zealand (NZ) vapes (e‐cigarettes) are a government‐endorsed strategy to help people stop smoking, as well as being used recreationally by people who have never smoked. Nicotine vapes are addictive and many users want to quit.
Mehdi Rahimi +10 more
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The global epidemic of waterpipe smoking [PDF]
Addictive Behaviors, 2011 In the past decade waterpipe (WP) smoking (a.k.a. hookah, shisha, and narghile) has been steadily spreading among the youth around the world. The allure of this tobacco use method for the youth can stem from its pleasant smooth smoke, social ambience and the perception of reduced harm. The material in this review is based on detailed Medline search for
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Would placing pictorial health warnings on waterpipe devices reduce waterpipe tobacco smoking? A qualitative exploration of Egyptian waterpipe smokers’ and non-smokers’ responses [PDF]
Tobacco Control, 2018 BackgroundAlthough Egypt places four generic pictorial health warnings (PHWs) on the front and back half of waterpipe tobacco packs (WTPs), waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) rates have continued to rise. It has been suggested that PHWs would be more salient if placed on the waterpipe device itself.
Aya Mostafa +7 more
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Unhealthy eating habits among adolescent waterpipe smokers in Jordan: The Irbid-TRY study
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Introduction The relationship between waterpipe smoking and eating habits among adolescents has not been investigated, thus the aim of the current study was to compare eating habits among adolescent cigarette-only, waterpipe-only, dual smokers versus non-
Nihaya A. Al-sheyab, Mahmoud A. Alomari
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تعيين ارتباط کشيدن قليان با تغييرات ايجاد شده در شاخصهای اسپيرومتری در افراد با شکايات تنفسی مراجعه کننده به بيمارستانهای حضرت رسول اکرم(ص) و شهدای هفتمتير شهر تهران Evaluation of the Effects of Hubble-Bubble(Waterpipe) Smoking on Pulmonary Function in Patients with Respiratory Symptoms Referred to Hazrat Rasoul and Haft-e-Tir Hospitals in Tehran [PDF]
, 2006 زمينه و هدف: افزايش قابل توجه مصرف قليان در کشورهای خاورميانه از جمله ايران، امروزه به يک معضل اجتماعی ـ بهداشتی تبديل شده است. اين در حالی است که پژوهشها، سياستها و تلاشهای اخير بيشتر برروی مصرف سيگار تمرکز دارند.
احتشامیافشار, امین +4 more
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