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Nutrition & Dietetics

Google Scholar Citations: 462

H-Index: 13

d.kraydeyeh@bau.edu.lb

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Beirut

Dima Kreidieh

Assistant Professor

I Earned my B.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics from Saint-Joseph University in 2005. I obtained my M.Sc. Degree in Human Nutrition from Saint Joseph University (USJ) in 2008 and my PhD degree in Biochemistry in 2021 from Beirut Arab University (BAU). Before joining BAU, I worked as clinical dietitian in a private clinic, Hariri clinical centers and as a food safety consultant at Goodies catering. I joined the faculty of Health Sciences at BAU in 2011. Currently, serving as an Assistant Professor at the department of Nutrition and dietetics in the Faculty of Health Sciences and a clinical supervisor at the “BAU Clinic for Nutritional and Weight Management”. In 2017, I worked with a clinical team in the implementation of obesity treatment through a lifestyle modification program based on the cognitive behavioral therapy for obesity (CBT-OB) and I am considered as a national expert in CBT-OB. Through the nutrition and dietetics clinic, I contribute to community services. I was elected in June 2021 as the chairman of the Finance committee and a member in the Order of dietitians in Lebanon (LOD).

 

 

Teaching

I taught undergraduate courses including Nutrition in Metabolic Disorders, Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition, Nutrition and Inborn errors, Nutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases, Healthcare Prof. and Bioethics, Principles of Nutrition, Therapeutic Nutrition Practicum, Meal & Diet Planning (Lecture and Lab), Sports Nutrition and Therapeutic Nutrition Lab I and II. I taught as well postgraduate courses such as Pediatric clinical Nutrition and Advanced clinical Nutrition (Lecture and Lab). My teaching approach is based on student-based learning since students are involved all the time in the delivery of the course. My courses preparation includes group discussions, case studies, patient simulation, interactive lectures and assignments as well as involving some new ways of teaching such as the TBL (Team-based learning).

 

Courses

Fall Courses

  • Meal & Diet Planning Lec & Lab (3 credits)
  • Principles of Nutrition (2 credits)
  • Sports Nutrition (3 credits)
  • Nutrition therapeutic II Lab (1 credit)
  • Nutrition & Non communicable diseases (2 credits)
  • Advanced clinical Nutrition Lec and Lab (3 credits) (postgraduate course)

Spring Courses

  • Special Topics in Nutrition (2 credits)
  • Principles of Nutrition (2 credits)
  • Nutrition therapeutic II LAB (2 credits)
  • Healthcare Profession and Bioethics (1 credit)
  • Therapeutic Nutrition Practicum (3 credits)
  • Inter-Professional Education (2 credits)
  • Pediatric clinical Nutrition (3 credits) (postgraduate course)

Activities

  • Clinical Supervisor- Nutritionist and dietitian in ‘The BAU Clinic for Nutritional and Weight Management’’, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University.
  • Member and Chairman of the Finance committee in the first “Lebanese Order of Dietitians” (LOD).

Publications

  1. Hasan Zmerly, Marwan El Ghoch, Leila Itani, Dima Kreidieh, Volkan Yumuk and Massimo Pelligrini. Personalized Nutritional Strategies to Reduce Knee Osteoarthritis Severity and Ameliorate Sarcopenic Obesity Indices: A Practical Guide in an Orthopedic Setting. Nutrients, 2023.

  2. Hana Tannir, Leila Itani, Dima Kreidieh, Dana El Masri and Marwan El Ghoch, Can Intentional Weight loss ameliorate sarcopenia in individuals with obesty? a longitudinal interventional study. Clinics and practice, 2022.

  3. Pellegrini M, Itani L, Rossi AP, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, Tannir H, El Ghoch M. Approaching Sarcopenic Obesity in Young and Middle-Aged Female Adults in Weight Management Settings: A Narrative Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Oct 15;10(10):2042. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10102042. PMID: 36292489; PMCID: PMC9601683.

  4. D El Masri, L Itani, D.Kreidieh, H Tannir, M El Ghoch. Relationship between multiple weight cycles and early weight loss in patients with obesity: a longitudinal study. Eating and Weight Disorders, 2021.

  5. D El Masri, L Itani, H Tannir, D.Kreidieh, M El Ghoch, The Relationship between Sarcopenic Obesity, Weight-Loss and Maintenance Outcomes during Obesity Management: Are Additional Strategies Required? Clinics and practice, 2021, 11, 525-531.

  6. Hellas Cena, Debora Porri, Rachele De Giuseppe, Aliki Kalmpourtzidou, Fiorella Pia Salvatore, Marwan El Ghoch, Leila Itani, Dima Kreidieh, Anna Brytek-Matera, Cristina Bianca Pocol, Donaldo Segundo Arteta Arteta, Gözde Utan and Ivana Kolčić, How Healthy Are Health-Related Behaviors in University Students: The HOLISTic Study. Nutrients, 13, 675. 2021

  7. D Saadeddine, L Itani, D Kreidieh, D El Masri, H Tannir, M El Ghoch. Association between levels of Physical Activity, Sarcopenia, Type 2 Diabetes and the Quality of Life Elderly People in Community Dwellings in Lebanon. Geriatrics 2021, 6, 28.

  8. Dima Kreidieh, Rajaa Fakhoury, Marwan El Ghoch, Exploring the effectiveness of a 1.5-Year weight management intervention for adults with obesity. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2021.

  9. Roberto Citarella, Leila Itani, Vito Intini, Gregorio Zucchinali, Stefano Scevaroli, Hana Tannir, Dana El Masri, Dima Kreidieh, Marwan El Ghoch, Association between dietary practice, body composition, training volume and sport performance in 100-Km elite ultramarathon runners. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2021.

  10. ZA Jaafar, D Kreidieh, L Itani, H Tannir, D El Masri, M El Ghoch, Cross-validation of prediction equations for estimating the body fat percentage in adults with obesity. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN 41, 346-350. 2021.

  11. R Chaer, N Nakouzi, L Itani, H Tannir, D Kreidieh, D El Masri, M El Ghoch, Fertility and Reproduction after Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Follow-Up Studies. Diseases 8 (4), 46. 2020.

  12. R Nezameddin, L Itani, D Kreidieh, D El Masri, H Tannir, M El Ghoch, Understanding sarcopenic obesity in terms of definition and health consequences: a clinical review. Current diabetes reviews. 2020.

  13. L Itani, H Tannir, D El Masri, D Kreidieh, M El Ghoch, Development of an Easy-to-Use Prediction Equation for Body Fat Percentage Based on BMI in Overweight and Obese Lebanese Adults. Diagnostics 10 (9), 728. 2020.

  14. D El Masri, L Itani, D Kreidieh, H Tannir, M El Ghoch, Relationship between multiple weight cycles and early weight loss in patients with obesity: A longitudinal study. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 1-5. 2020.

  15. L Itani, D Kreidieh, D El Masri, H Tannir, M El Ghoch, The Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity on Health-Related Quality of Life of Treatment-Seeking Patients with Obesity. Current diabetes reviews 16 (6), 635-640. 2020.

  16. H Tannir, L Itani, D El Masri, D Kreidieh, M El Ghoch, Lifetime Weight Cycling and Central Fat Distribution in Females with Obesity: A Brief Report. Diseases 8 (2), 8. 2020.

  17. D El Masri, L Itani, D Kreidieh, H Tannir, M El Ghoch, Predictive Equations Based on Body Composition for Resting Energy Expenditure Estimation in Adults with Obesity. Current diabetes reviews. 2020.

  18. H Tannir, D Kreidieh, L Itani, D El Masri, M El Ghoch, Reduction of resting energy expenditure and sarcopenic obesity in adults with overweight and obesity: a brief report. Current diabetes reviews 16 (4), 376-380. 2020.

  19. H Tannir, L Itani, D Kreidieh, D El Masri, S Traboulsi, M El Ghoch, Body composition in adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa: A clinical review. Current rheumatology reviews 16 (2), 92-98. 2020.

  20. Dima Khadra, Leila Itani, Yomna Chebaro, May Obeid, Miryam Jaber, Reham Ghanem, Agnes Ayton, Dima Kreidieh, Dana E Masri, Akira Kimura, Hana Tannir, Marwan El Ghoch, Association between sarcopenic obesity and metabolic syndrome in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Current cardiology reviews 16 (2), 153-162. 2020.

  21. How valuable is cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with severe obesity undergoing bariatric surgery?Itani L, El Masri D, Kreidieh D, Tannir H, El Ghoch M. Intern Emerg Med. 2020.
  22. Association between reduced daily steps and sarcopenic obesity in treatment-seeking adults with obesity. Kreidieh D, Itani L, El Masri D, Tannir H, El Ghoch M. Front. Endocrinol. 2020.
  23. The Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Treatment-Seeking Patients with Obesity. Itani L, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, Tannir H, El Ghoch M. Curr Diabetes Rev. 2020.
  24. Association Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Khadra D, Itani L, Chebaro Y, Obeid M, Jaber M, Ghanem R, Ayton A, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, Kimura A, Tannir H, El Ghoch M.  Curr Cardiol Rev. 2020.
  25. Sarcopenic Obesity Predicts Early Attrition in Treatment-Seeking Patients with Obesity: A Longitudinal Pilot Study. Kreidieh D, Itani L, Tannir H, El Masri D, El Ghoch M. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2020 Jan 27;7(1).
  26. Validation of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure in treatment-seeking adults with overweight and obesity: Measured versus estimated. Itani L, Tannir H, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, El Ghoch M. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Jan 18;27(1):e32-e47.
  27. Understanding sarcopenic obesity in terms of definition and health consequences: a clinical review. Nezameddin R, Itani L, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, Tannir H, El Ghoch M. Curr Diabetes Rev. 2020
  28. Predictive Equations based on Body Composition for Resting Energy Expenditure estimation in adults with obesity. El Masri D, Itani L, Kreidieh D, Tannir H, El Ghoch M.  Curr Diabetes Rev. 2019
  29. Reduction of Resting Energy Expenditure and Sarcopenic Obesity in Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Brief Report. Tannir H, Kreidieh D, Itani L, El Masri D, El Ghoch M.  Curr Diabetes Rev. 2019.
  30. Is body fat percentage a good predictor of menstrual recovery in females with Anorexia Nervosa after weight restoration? A systematic review and exprolatory and selective meta-analysis. Traboulsi S, Itani L, Tannir H, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, El Ghoch M.  J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2019.
  31. Association Between Smoking Hookahs (Shishas) and Higher Risk of Obesity: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies. Baalbaki R, Itani L, El Kebbi L, Dehni R, Abbas N, Farsakouri R, Awad D, Tannir H, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, El Ghoch M. . J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2019, 6, 23.
  32. Association between sarcopenic obesity and higher risk of type 2 diabetes in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Khadra D, Itani L, Tannir H, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, El Ghoch M. . World Journal of Diabetes 2019.
  33. Body composition in adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa: A clinical review. Tannir H, Itani L, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, Traboulsi S, El Ghoch M. .Curr Rheumatol Rev. 2019
  34. Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practice in Elite 24-Hour Ultramarathon Runners: A Brief Report. Citarella R, Itani L, Intini V, Zucchinali G, Scevaroli S, Kreidieh D, Tannir H, El Masri D, and El Ghoch M. Sports. 2019.
  35. Lifestyle Modification in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Dietary and Physical Activity Recommendations Based on Evidence.Chehade L, Jaafar ZA, El Masri D, Zmerly H, Kreidieh D, Tannir H, Itani L, El Ghoch M. Curr Rheumatol Rev. 2019.
  36. Reduced Lean Body Mass and Cardiometabolic Diseases in Adult Males with Overweight and Obesity: A Pilot Study. Khazem S; Itani L, Kreidieh D, El Masri D, Tannir H, Citarella R, El Ghoch, M.  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health  2018, 15, 2754.
  37. Health-Related Quality of Life in treatment-seeking Arab patients with Obesity. Kreidieh D, El Masri H, Itani L, El Ghoch M. 1st International Conference on Urban Health & Wellbeing UHWB 2018.
  38. Long-Term Weight-Loss Lifestyle Modification Programme in a Patient with Severe Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Obesity: A Case Report. El Masri D, Kreidieh D, Tannir H, Itani L, El Ghoch M.  Reports 2018, 1, 21.
  39. Strong association between sarcopenic obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension in treatment-seeking adult females with overweight and obesity. Kreidieh D, Itani L, El Masri D, Tannir H, Citarella R, El Ghoch M. J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2018.
  40. The Association between Body Mass Index and Health-Related Quality of Life in Treatment-Seeking Arab Adults with Obesity. Itani L, Calugi S, Dalle Grave R, Kreidieh D, El Kassas G, El Masri D, Tannir H, Harfoush A, El Ghoch M. Med Sci (Basel). 2018 Mar 13;6(1).
  41. Validation of an Arabic Version of the Obesity-Related Wellbeing (ORWELL 97) Questionnaire in Adults with Obesity. Itani L, Calugi S, Kreidieh D, El Kassas G, El Masri D, Tannir H, Dalle Grave R, Harfoush A, El Ghoch M. Current Diabetes Reviews 2017.
  42. Long-term lifestyle modification programs for overweight and obesity management in Arab countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Kreideh, D., Itani, L., El Kassas, G., El Masri, D., Calugi, S., Dalle Grave, R., El Ghoch, M. Current Diabetes Reviews. 2017