Association of the healthy eating index with overweight and obesity among children aged 4 to 9 years in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study
Diet quality among children in the UAE is generally suboptimal and is significantly associated with overweight and obesity. The HEI is a valuable tool for identifying dietary gaps and informing targeted nutritional interventions to reduce obesity risk in this population.
Authors
- Leila Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0946-1818)
- Maysm N. Mohamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6396-6625)
- Lara Nasreddine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3707-8218)
- Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri
- Farah Naja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8861-3498)
- Habiba I. Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2685-1244)
- Nahla Hwalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-6323)
- Nada Abbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1578-152X)
- Lynda O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4378-9828)
- Katia H. AbuShihab
- Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor
Institutions
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Hôpital Nestlé (CH)
- Qatar University (QA)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1644113
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00