Cancer survivors’ adherence to the American cancer society and American institute of cancer research dietary guidelines in Lebanon
This study highlights the elevated rates of overweight/obesity, physical inactivity and the alarmingly low adherence with the whole grains consumption guideline among cancer survivors in remission. Policy makers ought to use study findings to redirect government subsidization and educational interventions in the country and physicians should stress the importance of adherence to a healthy diet during remission through counseling and timely referral.
Authors
- Maria Mezher
- Ruba Hadla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3613-7848)
- Remie El Helou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0528-0825)
- Jana Jabbour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-1031)
- Farah Naja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8861-3498)
- Riwa Nour Azar
- Sally Temraz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8995-7946)
Institutions
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
- Lebanese American University (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20099-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33