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Nahla S. Al-Bayyari

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About me

Nahla Al-Bayyari is an Associate Professor of Human Nutrition and Dietetics at Al-Balqa Applied University. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, a master’s in Public Health with a focus on Maternal and Child Health, and a bachelor’s in Public Health Nutrition. She was a 2023–2024 Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Michigan and has received prestigious awards, including the Erasmus+ International Credit Staff Mobility grant (University of Santiago de Compostela, 2019–2020) and the Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab Fellowship (Tufts University, 2022).
Her research covers public health, nutrition, dietetics, infertility, and maternal and child health. Dr. Al-Bayyari serves on editorial boards, contributes actively to professional nutrition associations, and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals. She is currently leading research on malnutrition among gastrointestinal cancer patients.

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Other Memberships/Affiliations
American Society of Nutrition
Canadian Nutrition Society
Association of Jordanian Women Academics

Degrees:

2015
Doctorate     Agricultural Sciences
1994
Master     Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
1990
Undergraduate     Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences

Publications resulting from Research
Total homocysteine is positively correlated with body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and fat mass among overweight reproductive women: A cross-sectional study.
Vitamin D3 prevents cardiovascular diseases by lowering serum total homocysteine concentrations in overweight reproductive women: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Vitamin D3 reduces risk of cardiovascular and liver diseases by lowering homocysteine levels: double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

2025
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