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Ahmed El-Sohemy

Ahmed El-Sohemy

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
10016
World Ranking
16176
National Ranking
564

Overview

Ahmed El-Sohemy is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has an extensive research profile in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses key subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, and Reproductive Medicine.

Their research topics cover a variety of subjects including Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Menstrual Health and Disorders, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Coffee Research and Impacts, Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition, and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease.

Recent publications by Ahmed El-Sohemy include:

  • Nutrition, genetic variation and male fertility, 2021, Translational Andrology and Urology
  • Important Food Sources of Fructose-Containing Sugars and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials, 2022, Nutrients
  • Goals in Nutrition Science 2020-2025, 2021, Frontiers in Nutrition
  • CYP1A2 Genetic Variation, Coffee Intake, and Kidney Dysfunction, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • The Impact of Migration on the Gut Metagenome of South Asian Canadians, 2021, Gut Microbes

Ahmed El-Sohemy frequently publishes in venues including:

  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Genes & Nutrition

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Bibiana García-Bailo
  • Tara Zeitoun
  • David J.A. Jenkins
  • Matineh Rastegar Panah
  • Keith Jarvi

Best Publications

  • Coffee, CYP1A2 genotype, and risk of myocardial infarction.

    Marilyn C. Cornelis;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Edmond K. Kabagambe;Hannia Campos;Hannia Campos

  • Coffee, caffeine, and coronary heart disease.

    Marilyn C Cornelis;Ahmed El-Sohemy

  • Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Viewpoints on the Current Status and Applications in Nutrition Research and Practice

    Michael Fenech;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Leah Cahill;Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • Genetic Variation in Taste and Its Influence on Food Selection

    Bibiana Garcia-Bailo;Clare Toguri;Karen M. Eny;Ahmed El-Sohemy

  • Comprehensive profiling of plasma fatty acid concentrations in young healthy Canadian adults.

    Salma A. Abdelmagid;Shannon E. Clarke;Daiva E. Nielsen;Alaa Badawi

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus and inflammation: Prospects for biomarkers of risk and nutritional intervention

    Alaa Badawi;Amira Klip;Pierre Haddad;David Ec Cole

  • Genetic polymorphism of the adenosine A2A receptor is associated with habitual caffeine consumption

    Marilyn C Cornelis;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Hannia Campos;Hannia Campos

  • Vitamins D, C, and E in the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus: modulation of inflammation and oxidative stress

    Bibiana Garcia-Bailo;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Pierre S Haddad;Paul Arora

  • Geraniol and β-ionone inhibit proliferation, cell cycle progression, and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 activity in MCF-7 breast cancer cells independent of effects on HMG-CoA reductase activity

    Robin E. Duncan;Dominic Lau;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Michael C. Archer

  • Toward the Definition of Personalized Nutrition: A Proposal by The American Nutrition Association

    Corinne L Bush;Jeffrey B Blumberg;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Deanna M Minich

  • Regulation of mevalonate synthesis in low density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice fed n-3 or n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids.

    Ahmed El-Sohemy;Michael C. Archer

  • Epigallocatechin-3-gallate increases the formation of mineralized bone nodules by human osteoblast-like cells.

    Bahareh Vali;Leticia G. Rao;Ahmed El-Sohemy

  • Genetic variant in the glucose transporter type 2 is associated with higher intakes of sugars in two distinct populations.

    Karen M. Eny;Thomas M. S. Wolever;Thomas M. S. Wolever;Bénédicte Fontaine-Bisson;Ahmed El-Sohemy

  • Mevalonate promotes the growth of tumors derived from human cancer cells in vivo and stimulates proliferation in vitro with enhanced cyclin-dependent kinase-2 activity.

    Robin E. Duncan;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Michael C. Archer

  • GSTT1 genotype modifies the association between cruciferous vegetable intake and the risk of myocardial infarction

    Marilyn C Cornelis;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Hannia Campos;Hannia Campos

  • Nutrigenetics and modulation of oxidative stress.

    Laura A. Da Costa;Alaa Badawi;Ahmed El-Sohemy

  • Statins and Cancer Development

    Robin E Duncan;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Michael C Archer

  • Plasma vitamin D levels and risk of metabolic syndrome in Canadians

    Darren R Brenner;Paul Arora;Bibiana Garcia-Bailo;Thomas Ms Wolever

  • Genetic polymorphism of CYP1A2 increases the risk of myocardial infarction

    M. C. Cornelis;A. El-Sohemy;Hannia Campos

  • A randomized trial of genetic information for personalized nutrition.

    Daiva E. Nielsen;Ahmed El-Sohemy

Frequent Co-Authors

Alaa Badawi
Alaa Badawi Public Health Agency of Canada
Marilyn C. Cornelis
Marilyn C. Cornelis Northwestern University
Mohamed A. Karmali
Mohamed A. Karmali Public Health Agency of Canada
Hannia Campos
Hannia Campos Harvard University
Christoph H. Borchers
Christoph H. Borchers McGill University
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Thomas M. S. Wolever University of Toronto
David J.A. Jenkins
David J.A. Jenkins University of Toronto
Sang-Cheol Bae
Sang-Cheol Bae Hanyang University
Fermín I. Milagro
Fermín I. Milagro University of Navarra

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