Personal Information:

 

Mrs. Reem sulaiman Al Bassam

Assistant Professor.

King Saud University

College of Applied Medical Sciences

Community Health Sciences department / Clinical Nutrition

Email: ralbassam@ksu.edu.sa

 

Education

• University of Maryland, College park, MD, U.S.A
  • 2016 Ph.D. Degree in Nutrition and Food sciences with GPA: 4 (4.0 scale)
  • Member of Golden Key International Honour Society, the world's premier academic honor society, recognizing outstanding academic achievement and connecting high-achieving individuals.​

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• King Saud University, College of Applied Medical Sciences. Riyadh, K.S.A
  • 2007 M.Sc in Clinical Nutrition with GPA: 4.74 (5.0 scale) 
  • ​​2000 B.Sc in Clinical Nutrition with GPA: 4.16 (5.0 scale)

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• Diabetes Center, King Abdulaziz University Hospital. Riyadh, K.S.A
  •  2006 Successfully passed the 3rd Diabetic Diet Course "DDC" and qualified as a Diabetic Dietitian

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• New Horizons Computer training center under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. Riyadh, K.S.A
  • 2005 Microsoft office XP 140 hours courses with (97.4) A+ grade Publications

Publications:

• Albassam, R. S., Abdel Gawwad, E. S., & Khanam, L. (2007). Weight management practices and their relationship to knowledge, perception and health status of Saudi females attending diet clinics in Riyadh city. J Egypt Public Health Assoc, 82(1-2), 173-201.
• Albassam, R. S., Lei, K. Y., Alnaami, A. M., & Al-Daghri, N. M. (2019). Correlations of neck circumference with body composition and cardiometabolic risk factors in Arab women. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 24(6), 1121- 1130.
• Albassam, R. S., Sabico, S., Alnaami, A. M., Khattak, M. N. K., Lei, K. Y., Al-Daghri, N. M., ... & Alokail, M. S. (2019). Bone metabolism markers are associated with neck circumference in adult Arab women. Osteoporosis International, 30(4), 845-852.

• Albassam, R. S., Lei, K. Y., & Al-Daghri, N. M. (2021) Neck circumference as a new anthropometric indicator for prediction of metabolic syndrome in Arab women. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 11, 21-32.