Assist. Prof. Dr. Elham Hosseini, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Dr. Elham Hosseini holds a Ph.D. in Health Sciences from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Her research focuses on gestational diabetes, prediabetes, fasting diets, and nutrition interventions for chronic disease prevention. She has contributed significantly to journals like Journal of Nutrition, Nutrition Reviews, and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health with several impactful publications. Dr. Hosseini has an extensive background in systematic reviews and meta-analyses on various health topics, including maternal health and diabetes. Her expertise also extends to nutritional science and its effects on metabolic diseases. 📚👩🔬
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Education
Dr. Elham Hosseini completed her Bachelor’s in Food Science & Technology at Isfahan University of Technology, where she explored fermentation methods of citric acid using Aspergillus Niger under Prof. Mohammad Reza Shokrani. She then pursued a Master’s in Food Science and Nutrition at Ghent University, Belgium, with a thesis on the glycemic index and load as risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes in the Iranian population, supervised by Prof. Patrick Kolsteren. Dr. Hosseini earned her Ph.D. in Health Sciences from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, focusing on pregnancy outcomes of gestational diabetes with varying diagnostic approaches under Prof. Mohsen Janghorbani. 🎓💡
Work Experience
Dr. Elham Hosseini has extensive work experience across various sectors in food science and health research. Since 2018, she has focused on research in food, nutrition, and health sciences. Between 2014-2018, she was a Ph.D. student in Health Sciences, conducting research in the same field. Prior to that, Dr. Hosseini lectured on General Microbiology (2013-2014) and Fermentation Processes (2012-2013) at Azad University. She has also worked in food quality control, including positions in quality assurance for food products and scientific collaboration in microbial ecology at Ghent University. 🧪🍏
Research Focus
Assist. Prof. Dr. Elham Hosseini’s research centers around food science, nutrition, and health sciences, with a particular focus on gestational diabetes mellitus, microbial metabolites, and food quality control. She has contributed significantly to studies on antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori, pregnancy outcomes, and diabetes risk factors. Dr. Hosseini is also involved in systematic reviews and meta-analyses concerning cardiovascular disease, fructose consumption, and dietary glycemic indices. Her work spans prebiotic carbohydrates, bioactive molecules, and the impact of fasting diets on metabolic conditions. 🧬🍽️📊
Publication Top Notes
- Propionate as a health-promoting microbial metabolite in the human gut – Cited by: 629 – Year: 2011 🍽️🦠
- Helicobacter pylori in Iran: A systematic review on the antibiotic resistance – Cited by: 122 – Year: 2015 🦠💊
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of age at menarche and risk of type 2 diabetes – Cited by: 114 – Year: 2014 📊👩🔬
- Helicobacter pylori in Iran: A systematic review on the association of genotypes and gastroduodenal diseases – Cited by: 94 – Year: 2012 🦠💡
- Comparison of risk factors and pregnancy outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosed during early and late pregnancy – Cited by: 53 – Year: 2018 🤰🍏
- Incidence, risk factors, and pregnancy outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus using one-step versus two-step diagnostic approaches – Cited by: 34 – Year: 2018 🩺👶
- Systematic review and meta‐analysis of diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus with one‐step or two‐step approaches – Cited by: 31 – Year: 2018 👶💉
- Recent advances in oral delivery of bioactive molecules: Focus on prebiotic carbohydrates as vehicle matrices – Cited by: 16 – Year: 2022 💊🍏
- The relationship between major food sources of fructose and cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all-cause mortality – Cited by: 15 – Year: 2023 🍏💔
- Maternal circulating leptin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukine-6 in association with gestational diabetes mellitus – Cited by: 12 – Year: 2023 🤰🧬
- Leisure-time and occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease incidence – Cited by: 10 – Year: 2024 🏃♀️❤️
- The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D in the Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery – Cited by: 9 – Year: 2022 🏥💊
- Fasting diets: what are the impacts on eating behaviors, sleep, mood, and well-being? – Cited by: 7 – Year: 2024 🍽️💤
- Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products and Risk of Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality – Cited by: 2 – Year: 2023 🍎⚰️
- The effects of fasting diets on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – Cited by: 2 – Year: 2022 🥗🩺