Dr. Aliza Stark
Senior Teacher
Nutrition education, health promotion, improving nutritional and therapeutic value of foods.
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Head of Institute: Prof. Ido Braslavsky
Administrative manager: Rakefet Kalev
Office Address:
Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition,
Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Herzl 229, Rehovot 7610001, ISRAEL
Tel: +972 - (0)8-9489385
Fax: +972 - (0)8-9363208
Email Address: rakefetk@savion.huji.ac.il
List of Publications
Publications- last 5 years
Ben-Yacov, L., Ainembabazi, P., Stark, A.H. Is it time to update Body Mass Index (BMI) standards in the elderly or embrace measurements of body composition? Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 2017;71:1029-1032. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2017.39.
Rachman-Elbaum, S., Stark, A.H., Kachal, J., Johnson, T., Porat-Katz, B.S. Online training introduces a novel approach to the Dietetic Care Process Nutr. Diet. 2017;74:365-371.
Iron-Segev, S., Lusweti, J.N., Kamau-Mbuthia, E, Stark, A.H. Impact of community based nutrition education on geophagic behavior and dietary knowledge and practices among rural women in Nakuru Town, Kenya: A pilot study. J. Nutr. Educ. Behav. 2018;50:408-414.
Hasson, R., Stark, A.H., Constantini, N., Polak, R., Verbov, G., Edelstein, N., Lachmi, M., Cohen, R., Maoz, S., Daoud, N., Soltz-Aharony, H., Stein-Zamir, C."Practice What You Teach" Public Health Nurses Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (PHeeL-PHiNe): program evaluation. J. Ambul. Care Manage. 2018;41:171-180.
Berkovich, B.E., Stark, A.H., Eliakim A., Nemet, D., Sinai, T. Rapid weight loss in competitive judo and taekwondo athletes: Attitudes and practices of coaches and trainers. Int. J. Sport Nutr. Exerc. Metab. 2019 Apr 11:1-7. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0367.
Ben-Yacov, L. Ainembabazi, P., Stark, A.H., Kizito, S., Bahendeka, S. Prevalence and sex-specific patterns of metabolic syndrome in rural Uganda. BMJ Nutr. Prev. 2020;3:11-17. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2019-000050.
Adetola, O., Onabanjo, O., Stark, A.H. The search for sustainable solutions: Developing complementary foods rich in Vitamin A, zinc and iron for infants in developing countries. Scientific African 2020. Published Open Access doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00363
Sinai, T., Bromberg, M., Axelrod, R., Shimony, T., Goldsmith, R., Stark, A.H., Keinan-Boker, L. Menarche at an earlier age: Results from two national surveys of Israeli youth, 2003 and 2016. J. Pediatr. Adolesc. Gynecol. 2020;33:459-465.
Stark, A.H., Madar, Z. 2021 Olive oil in the prevention of breast and colon carcinogenesis. In: Olives And Olive Oil In Health And Disease Prevention 2nd Edition. (Eds. V.R. Preedy & R.R, Watson) Elsevier Publishers. pp. 337-345.
Dror, C., Stark, A.H., Dichtiar, R., Keinan-Boker, L, Shimony, T., Sinai, T. Milk and dairy consumption is positively associated with height in adolescents: results from the Israeli National Youth Health and Nutrition Survey Eur. J. Nutr. 2022;61:429-438.
Maingi, M., Stark, A.H., Iron-Segev, S. The impact of Option B+ on nutrition and health status of HIV exposed infants: A systematic review. Trop. Med. Int. Health. 2022: Apr 28. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13756. Online ahead of print.
Dror, C., Stark, A.H., Dichtiar, R., Keinan-Boker, L, Sinai, T. Non-dairy animal protein consumption is positively associated with overweight and obesity in adolescents. Foods 2022 Jul 12;11(14):2072.
Katola, A., Katundu, M., Ndolo, V., Tembo, D., Stark, A.H. Successful reintroduction of landrace orange maize in rural Malawi is not related to the nutritional knowledge of women in farming families. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 2022;22:21454-21475