Part Time Faculty
Nutrition Department
E-mail: jjabbour@mubs.edu.lb
Phone: 00961 5 601 801
Mailing Address: Modern University for Business & Science Main Campus Damour Near Mechref Enterance

Dr. Jabbour, Jana

Part Time Faculty

Nutrition Department

Education

  • PhD in Nutrition Oncology: Aix Marseille University- Doctoral School ofNatural and Health Sciences. Cancer Research Center of Marseille.
  • Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP): American University ofBeirut (AUB)- Faculties of Medicine & Health Sciences
  • Master’s in Public Health- Health Management and Policy Making
  • BS Nutrition and Dietetics. Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science

Awards

“Service Excellence Award” - AUBMC
Advanced Leader Bronze” - Toastmasters International
“Best Evaluator” - Toastmasters Lebanon Convention
“Competent Communicator” and “Competent Leader”- ToastmastersInternational

Short Bio

Jana Jabbour is a licensed dietitian and researcher in the field of Clinicaland Public Health Nutrition. She is currently a faculty member at the ModernUniversity of Business & Sciences and a technical consultant with the WorldHealth Organization, East Mediterranean Regional (EMR) office. She has along standing experience as a Clinical Dietician at the department of ClinicalNutrition at the American University of Beirut (AUB) Medical Center. Dr.Jabbour holds a Master's degree in Public Health from AUB and a PhD inNutrition Oncology from Aix Marseille University/Cancer Research Center ofMarseille. Dr. Jabbour's research projects have been focused onsurveillances of nutritional status and body composition phenotypes andlegal reforms to address these changes in the EMR region.

Current Research Projects & Grants

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Publications

- Almaamari, S.; Al Shammakhi, S.; Alghamari, I.; Jabbour, J.*; Al-Jawaldeh,A. Young Children Feeding Practices: An update from the Sultanate ofOman. Children 2021, 8, 818. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090818
- Ismail, G.; Abo El Naga, R.; El Sayed Zaki, M.; Jabbour, J.*; Al-Jawaldeh,Analysis of Fat Content with Special Emphasis on Trans Isomers inFrequently Consumed Food Products in Egypt: The First Steps in the TransFatty Acid Elimination Roadmap. Nutrients 2021 13(9), 3087.https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13093087
- Almaamary, S.; Al Shammakhi, S.; Alghamari, I.; Jabbour, J.*; Al-Jawaldeh,A. Preschoolers’ and Mothers Dietary Practices and Compliance with the 24-hour Movement Guidelines: Results of Oman’s National Nutrition Survey.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021,18(16), 8867. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168867
- Faisal Fahad Bin Sunaid, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh, Meshal Wasel Almutairi,Rawan Abdulaziz Alobaid, Tagreed Mohammad Alfuraih, Faisal Naser BinSaidan, Atheer Shayea Alraqea, Lulu Ali Almutairi, Ali Nasser Bin Duhaim,Talal Ali Alsaloom, Jana Jabbour*. Saudi Arabia’s Healthy Food Strategy:Progress & Hurdles in the 2030 Road. Nutrients. 13, 2130.https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072130
- Doggui, R.; Al-Jawaldeh, H.; El Ati, J.; Barham, R.; Nasreddine, L.;Alqaoud, N.; Aguenaou, H.; El Ammari, L.; Jabbour, J.; Al-Jawaldeh, A.Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Micro-and Macro-Nutrient Intakesand Trajectories of Macro-Nutrient Supply in the Eastern MediterraneanRegion. Nutrients 2021, 13, 1515. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051515
- Jabbour, J.; Manana, B.; Zahreddine, A.; Al-Shaar, L.; Bazarbachi, A.;Blaise, D.; El-Cheikh, J. Vitamins and minerals intake adequacy inhematopoietic stem cell transplant: results of a randomized controlled trial.Bone Marrow Transplantation 2020, 56, 1106–1115.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-020-01154-0
- Jabbour, J.; Abou Ali, A.N.; Rabeh, W.; Al-Shaar, L.; Avgerinos, E.D.;Habib, R.H. Role of nutritional indices in predicting outcomes of vascularsurgery. Journal of vascular surgery 2019, 70, 569-579. e564.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2018.10.116
- Jabbour, J.; Manana, B.; Zahreddine, A.; Saade, C.; Charafeddine, M.;Bazarbachi, A.; Blaise, D.; El-Cheikh, J. Sarcopenic obesity derived fromPET/CT predicts mortality in lymphoma patients undergoing hematopoieticstem cell transplantation. Current Research in Translational Medicine 2019,67, 93-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retram.2018.12.001
-Jabbour, J.; Manana, B.; Sakr, M.; Zahreddine, A.; Tamim, H.; Bazarbachi,A.; Blaise, D.; El-Cheikh, J. The impact of counseling on nutritional statusamong hematopoietic stem cell recipients: results of a randomized controlledtrial. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2019, 54, 752-756.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-018-0366-3
- Allaik, M., Jabbour, J. Use of Audio and Visual Aids for Educating Patientson Potassium and Phosphorus at a Middle Eastern MediterraneanHemodialysis Unit Renal Nutrition Forum, Summer 2018; 37 (3): 3-8.
The asterisk * reflects corresponding authorship