Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad
HOD Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- NUST School of Health Sciences
- 0518862601
Summary
Dr. Abdul Momin is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and Public Health Specialist with extensive experience across all areas of Nutrition and Public health. He has a double Bachelor’s, double Master’s and a Ph.D. in Food & Nutrition. He also holds a Fellowship of the Royal Society for Public Health, U. K. Dr. Abdul Momin has got more than 11 years of teaching and research experience and more than 6 years of clinical experience. To date, he has also published 35 research papers in peer-reviewed journals of international repute. He has also presented his research findings at more than 50 national and international conferences. His primary research areas of interest include Public Health Nutrition, Food Fortification, Non-communicable Diseases and Micronutrient Deficiencies. Dr. Abdul Momin has conducted more than 100 awareness sessions, seminars, webinars, and training session focusing on sensitization of community regarding the significance of nutrition and health. During these sessions, his primary focus has been on healthy eating and lifestyle modifications with the aim of preventing non-communicable diseases, specifically diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and obesity.
Academic Background
CHPE
() Health Services Academy, Islamabad
September 01, 2023 - April 30, 2024
Honours and Awards
Publications
Fortification of chamomile and saffron in dry yogurt production: Effects on its physicochemical and sensory properties
May 01, 2026
Journal of Dairy Science - Volume:109, Issue:5, Page:4973-4987
Determinants of HPV vaccine hesitancy in South Asia: a systematic review
April 01, 2026
Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research - Volume 15(2), Pages 116-137
Cultural adaptation and content validation of the WHO BeSD framework for HPV vaccination in Pakistan: A two-phase Delphi and cognitive interview study
February 17, 2026
Plos One - Volume:21, Issue:2, Article Number e0335358
PROTOCOL: Effectiveness of Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents From Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
December 16, 2025
Campbell Systematic Reviews - Volume:21, Issue:4, Article Number e70081
Developing a Pharmacist-Centered Novel Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Approach for Healthcare in Pakistan: A Grounded Theory Study
December 08, 2025
Antibiotics - Volume:14, Issue:12, Article Number 1235
Navigating Antimicrobial Resistance Insights: An In-Depth Analysis of Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices, with an Emphasis on Precision Medicine in Pakistan
December 01, 2025
Antibiotics - Volume:14, Issue:12, Article Number 1281
Effect of vitamin D-fortified foods on bone health and osteoporosis: a scoping review and future policies focusing on the United Arab Emirates
December 01, 2025
Archives of Osteoporosis - Volume:20, Issue:1, Article Number 128
Prevalence of nutritional literacy and associated factors among adult residents: a cross-sectional study from marginalized Community in Islamabad, Pakistan
November 25, 2025
Frontiers in Public Health - Volume 13, Article Number 1698201
Diet quality and its associated factors among adolescents in high schools of Rawalpindi and Islamabad
November 10, 2025
Frontiers in Public Health - Volume 13, Article Number 1651903
Bioactivity-Directed Isolation of Anticancer Constituents from Underexplored Folklore: Rhus punjabensis Stewart
November 08, 2025
Molecules - Volume:30, Issue:22, Article Number 4339
Profiling Adolescent Lifestyles and Their Sociodemographic Drivers: A School-Based Study from Rawalpindi, Pakistan
November 06, 2025
Children - Volume 12(11), Article Number 1507
Black rice as the emerging functional food: bioactive compounds, therapeutic potential and industrial applications
October 29, 2025
Frontiers in Nutrition - Volume:12, Article Number 1705983
Trends of food insecurity and malnutrition in low income countries after COVID-19: a scoping review
October 26, 2025
Cogent Food and Agriculture - Volume:11, Issue:1, Article Number 2578325
Nutrigenomics of Obesity: Integrating Genomics, Epigenetics, and Diet–Microbiome Interactions for Precision Nutrition
October 23, 2025
Life - Volume:15, Issue:11, Article Number 1658
Prevalence and associated risk factors of visual impairment in school children: mHealth-based vision screening in government schools of Rawalpindi, Pakistan
October 21, 2025
Frontiers in Medicine - Volume:12, Article Number 1661710
A narrative review on the relationship between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and post-partum non-communicable diseases among women
October 13, 2025
Frontiers in Public Health - Volume:13, Article Number 1663238
Therapeutic Efficacy of Soy-Derived Bioactives: A Systematic Review of Nutritional Potency, Bioactive Therapeutics, and Clinical Biomarker Modulation
October 09, 2025
Foods - Volume:14, Issue:19, Article Number 3447
Nutritional profiling and sensory characterization of gluten-free, high-protein, low glycemic index of sorghum-soy baked and fried chips
September 26, 2025
Frontiers in Medicine - Volume:12, Article Number 1671158
Lifestyle interventions to reduce non-communicable disease risk in female secondary school teachers of Islamabad; a quasi-experimental mixed-methods protocol
September 12, 2025
Frontiers in Public Health - Volume: 13, Article Number: 1641499, Pages:13
Navigating the nexus of type 2 diabetes mellitus and breast cancer: a comprehensive review of co-occurrence
September 08, 2025
Frontiers in Medicine - Volume 15, Article Number :1624896
A Review of Syndromic Forms of Obesity: Genetic Etiology, Clinical Features, and Molecular Diagnosis
September 03, 2025
Current Issues in Molecular Biology - Volume 47(9), Article Number 718
Development and quality assessment of gluten-free cookies using rice flour and date fruit
September 02, 2025
Frontiers in Nutrition - Volume 12, Article Number 1645063
Effectiveness of school-based nutrition education on obesity and nutritional status of adolescent girls: a scoping review
September 01, 2025
International Journal of Public Health Science - Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 1243~1255
Effect of cumin and coriander seeds consumption on dyslipidemia, abdominal fat, body weight, and lipid profile in rat models
August 31, 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology - Volume:71, Issue:8, Page:60-66
Obesity and food marketing: a narrative review of consumer influence, regulatory gaps, and ethical implications
August 29, 2025
Frontiers in Medicine - Volume 12, Article Number 1645166
Learning effectiveness of simulation based teaching in Gynaecology and Obstetrics among medical students: a mixed-methods study
August 25, 2025
Frontiers in Medicine - Volume 12, Article Number 1652105
Therapeutic effects of olive leaf tea (Olea europaea L.) on gastrointestinal symptoms and body composition in adults with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
August 22, 2025
Frontiers in Nutrition - Volume:12, Article Number 1659500
Association of diabetes mellitus and breast cancer in adult men and women: a cross-sectional survey
August 07, 2025
BMC Cancer - Volume:25, Issue:1, Article Number: 1276
Urea adulteration alters raw milk composition and induces renal tissue damage: a molecular and histopathological study
June 30, 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology - 71(6), 96-101
Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction for quercetin (prebiotic) and the effect of its symbiotic combination with Lactobacillus acidophilus (probiotic) in NAFLD induced rat model
June 20, 2025
Frontiers in Nutrition - Volume:12,
The mediating role of safety behavior in the relationship between safety climate and safety outcomes among sanitary workers in Pakistan
June 11, 2025
Frontiers in Public Health - Volume:13,
Non-communicable disease (NCD) burden and their contributing factors among women
March 31, 2025
Health Care for Women International - Volume:46, Issue:6, Page:687-701
Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) and Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review
March 17, 2025
Iranian Journal of Public Health - Volume:54, No.3, Pages:489-498,
Determination of Physicochemical Properties, Oxidative and Storage Stability of Fish And Flaxseed Oil
February 19, 2025
Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science - Vol. 13, No. (1) 2025, Pg. 162-17
Unlocking iron: nutritional origins, metabolic pathways, and systemic significance
January 13, 2025
Frontiers in Nutrition - Volume:12, Article Number 1637316
The green healer: an updated review on the phytochemical profile and therapeutic potential of Aloe vera
January 01, 2025
Frontiers in Nutrition - Volume:12, Article Number 1689700
Manganese exposure and perinatal health: a systematic review of literature
December 18, 2024
International Journal of Environmental Health Research - Volume:35, Issue:9, Page:2372-2390
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among medical students, health professionals, and health care workers: an umbrella review
October 01, 2024
Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research - Volume:13, Issue:4, Page:263-270
Dietary Inflammatory Potential of Mediterranean Diet Versus A Typical Traditional Pakistani Diet
August 26, 2024
Kurdish Studies - Volume 12, No. 5, Pages 789-794
Modelling A Low-Fat, Low-Energy, Nutrient-Dense Diet with A Low Dietary Inflammatory Index to Be Used as An Intervention Tool in A Clinical Trial on University Students of Pakistan – A Quasi Experimental Study
August 22, 2024
Kurdish Studies - Volume: 12, No: 5, Pages 795-800
Implication of AI Technologies in Improving the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Within the Pakistani Healthcare System
May 21, 2024
Kurdish Studies - Volume: 12, No: 4, Pages 1338-1343
Lifestyle-related determinants of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) across various age groups in Pakistan
May 06, 2024
International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases - Volume:14, Issue:2, Page:177-184
Zinc status or supplementation and its relation to soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children: A systematic review
January 01, 2024
Parasite Immunology - Volume:46, Issue:1, Article Number e13015
Effect of iron-fortified wheat flour on hemoglobin levels among women of reproductive age group in Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan
February 28, 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology - Volume 69(2), Pages 26-30
Spirulina, an FDA-approved functional food: Worth the hype?
January 31, 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology - Volume:69, Issue:1, Page:137-144
A Systematic Review of Human Trials on Mycoprotein - Way towards a Sustainable Ecosystem
December 31, 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology - Volume:68, Issue:12, Page:5-11
Dietary Approaches and Nutritional Complexities of Autism Spectrum Disorder
November 30, 2022
International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases - Volume:12, Issue:4, Page:221-241
Effect of inulin, galacto oligosaccharides and iron fortification on iron deficiency anemia among women of reproductive age; a randomized controlled trial
November 14, 2022
Frontiers in Nutrition - Volume:9, Article Number 1028956
Co-administration of Inulin and Iron Fortificants improves Iron Deficiency Biomarkers in Female Sprague Dawley Rats
July 01, 2022
Food Science and Nutrition - Volume:10, Issue:7, Page:2141-2148
Prebiotics and iron bioavailability? Unveiling the hidden association - A review
April 24, 2021
Trends in Food Science & Technology - Volume:110, Page:584-590
Synergistic effect of galacto oligosaccharides and iron fortificants on serum iron, ferritin, transferrin and total iron binding capacity levels in anemic rats
September 16, 2019
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Volume 32, No.5(Suppl), Pages 1213-1221
Lactobacillus acidophilus: Characterization of the Species and Application in Food Production
February 05, 2014
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition - Volume:54, Issue:9, Page:1241-1251
A Public Health Nutritional Assessment of Elderly in Islamabad: A mixed method Study
December 18, 2013
Pakistan Journal of Public Health - Volume 3(4), Pages 2-5
Conferences
Assistant Professor
National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi
March 01, 2021 - February 05, 2025
Assistant Professor
The University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus
September 25, 2017 - February 26, 2021
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Health & Management Sciences, affiliated with Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
September 02, 2013 - September 23, 2017