Ummay Afroza, Ahmad Khairul Abrar, Abira Nowar, Sheikh Mohammad Mahbubus Sobhan et al.
Introduction: Nutrition labeling provides nutritional information about nutrients present in a food product. It is commonly applied to packaged foods and beverages, where the information can be presented on the back or front of the pack as the nutrient declaration, nutrition and health claims, and s...
Ummay Afroza, Ahmad Khairul Abrar, Abira Nowar, Jubaida Akhtar et al.
The World Health Organization recommended reducing one's salt intake below 5 g/day to prevent disability and death from cardiovascular and other chronic diseases. This review aimed to identify salt estimation at the population level in South Asian countries, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, I...
Shamsul H. Prodhan, Md. Nazmul Hasan, Hammadul Hoque, Sabrina Alam et al.
A method for in-vitro propagation of wild type Indian orange ( Citrus chrysocarpa L.) was developed by shoot organogenesis from seed. Mature seed embryos were used as explants and treated with different hormones and plant growth regulators on MS medium for callus, shoots and roots induction. For cal...
Lindsey Smith Taillie, Ahmad Khairul Abrar, Ummay Afroza, Jubaida Akhtar et al.
Background/Objectives: Front-of-package labeling (FOPL) policies are a useful strategy to inform consumers about foods high in nutrients of concern, but little is known about what type of label works best in Bangladesh, a country with increasing levels of unhealthy food intake and diet-related disea...
Ummay Afroza, Ahmad Khairul Abrar, Abira Nowar, Jubaida Akhtar et al.
According to WHO, reducing salt intake to less than 5 g/day means less death, disability, and suffering from heart disease and stroke, with around 1.89 million lives saved every year. In this scoping review, we have reviewed the salt consumption pattern of South Asia. For this purpose, we searched o...
Ummay Afroza, Ahmad Khairul Abrar, Abira Nowar, Sheikh Mohammad Mahbubus Sobhan et al.
Processed and ultra-processed foods (PF/UPFs) are becoming a significant public health concern because of their concerningly high nutrient content, including sodium, and rapidly increasing consumption, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to analyze sodium levels in commo...
Rayhan Uddin, A.S.M. Mahmudul, Mst. Afroza, Md. Ishtiaq et al.
Bangladesh is a densely populated country with a high rate of illiteracy. The largest group that contributes to this high rate is from the adult population. Due to the widespread acceptance of mobile phones, developing mobile phone based adult literacy learning tools may help the country with litera...
Ahmad K. Abrar, Ummay Afroza, Jubaida Akhtar, Mir Ishraquzzaman et al.
Background Each year, hundreds of millions of adult Muslims around the world refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours for one month during Ramadan. The lifestyle changes in Ramadan, including intermittent dietary restriction, result in various physiological and metabolic alterations. T...
Xiao Hu, A H M A D Khairul Abrar, Ummay Afroza, Alissa Pries et al.
Background: Sodium, saturated fat, and sugar intake in Bangladesh is rising, primarily driven by increasing consumption of packaged foods high in these nutrients. A front-of-package nutrient warning label (FoPL) policy is being proposed by the national government to protect against rising rates of d...
Nora Abdel-Gawad, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Ahmad Khairul Abrar, Lindsey Smith Taillie et al.
Background/Objectives: Front-of-package labeling (FOPL) policies are a useful strategy to inform consumers about foods high in nutrients of concern, but little is known about what type of label works best in Bangladesh, a country with increasing levels of unhealthy food intake and diet-related disea...
Ahmad Khairul Abrar, Ummay Afroza, Sohel Reza Choudhury
Objective: To compare the odds of hypertension and means of Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP), and Pulse Pressure (PP) in different quartiles of stature among the heavier adults of Bangladesh with a priory hypothesis- the overnutrition in adu...