Dr Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Visiting Research Fellow

Profile

Biography

Dr. Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad is an accomplished Dietitian/Nutritionist and Public Health Specialist with experience of over 12 years. With more than 45 publications to his name, he has extensively published in the journals of international repute across a wide range of domains, including Nutrition, Public Health and Food Sciences.

Dr. Abdul Momin is currently working  as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Visiting Research Fellow in the team of Dr. Gerardo A. Zavala specifically focused on prevention and management of obesity in children and adolescents  from low-and-middle-income countries.

Dr. Abdul Momin is also the Head and Associate Professor at the Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, NUST School of Health Sciences, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. (Food & Nutrition)
• M.Ed. (Science Education)
• M.S. (Public Health)
• B.Sc. (Hons)
• B.Ed. (Teacher Education)
• PGD (Human Nutrition & Dietetics)
• PGD (Public Health Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine)

Research

Publications

Selected publications

Full publication list.

• Ibrahim, T., Wattoo, F. H., Wattoo, M. H. S., Ahmad, A., Ahmad, M. S., Ali, H., ... & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Urea adulteration alters raw milk composition and induces renal tissue damage: a molecular and histopathological study. Cellular and Molecular Biology, 71(6), 96-101.
• Iqbal, S., Malik, Z. I., Farooq, U., Abid, J., Shah, H. B. U., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) and Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 54(3), 489.
• Iqbal, S., Malik, Z. I., Zafar, S., Shah, S. H. B. U., Abid, J., Saeed, R. F., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Effects of floods on health outcomes in Pakistan: a mini review. Transylvanian Review, 33(2).
• Iqbal, S., Zafar, S., Ahmed, W., Shah, S. H. B. U., Abid, J., Farooq, U., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Efeito da fortificação com ferro e dos prebióticos nos biomarcadores de ferro em ratos anêmicos. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 84, e284867.
• Majeed, M., Ahmed, W., Javad, S., Farooq, U., Abid, J., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Optimization of Microwave assisted extraction for Quercetin (prebiotic) and the effect of its synbiotic symbiotic combination with Lactobacillus acidophilus (probiotic) in NAFLD induced rat model. Frontiers in Nutrition, 12, 1596758.
• Malik, Z. I., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Non-communicable disease (NCD) burden and their contributing factors among women. Health Care for Women International, 46(6), 687-701.
• Malik, Z. I., Ghafoor, M. U., Shah, S. H. B. U., Abid, J., Farooq, U., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Unlocking iron: nutritional origins, metabolic pathways, and systemic significance. Frontiers in Nutrition, 12, 1637316.
• Nisar, N., Saat, N. Z. M., Nata, D. H. M. S., Kamaludin, N. F., Ishak, I., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). The mediating role of safety behavior in the relationship between safety climate and safety outcomes among sanitary workers in Pakistan. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1591691.
• Saroosh, R., Ahmad, N., Israr, B., Nazir, A., Itrat, N., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Association of diabetes mellitus and breast cancer in adult men and women: a cross-sectional survey. BMC cancer, 25(1), 1276.
• Zafar, A., Ahmed, W., Tahir, S. K., Ahmad, A. M. R., & Iqbal, S. (2025). Therapeutic effect of olive leaf tea (Olea europaea L.) on gastrointestinal symptoms and body composition parameters in adults suffering from small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Frontiers in Nutrition, 12, 1659500.
• Zafar, S., Shaikh, B. T., Malik, Z. I., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2025). Determinants of school-going adolescent girls’ health and nutritional status in district Malir, Karachi: a baseline cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11, 1510183.
• Abid, J., Alam, I., Ahmad, A. M., Saeed, R. F., & Farooq, U. (2024). Dietary Inflammatory Potential of Mediterranean Diet Versus a Typical Traditional Pakistani Diet. Kurdish Studies, 12(5), 789-794.
• Abid, J., Alam, I., Ahmad, A. M. R., Saeed, R. F., & Farooq, U. (2024). 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.
• Iqbal, S., Abid, J., Akram, S., Shah, H. B. U., Farooq, U., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2024). Zinc status or supplementation and its relation to soil‐transmitted helminthiasis in children: A systematic review. Parasite Immunology, 46(1), e13015.
• Iqbal, S., Ahmad, A. M. R., Abid, J., Qudah, T., Al-Dabbas, M. M., Ali, I., & Malik, Z. I. (2024). Manganese exposure and perinatal health: a systematic review of literature. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1-19.
• Iqbal, S., Ahmed, W., Zafar, S., Farooq, U., Abid, J., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2024). Prebiotics and iron fortification among women of reproductive age group-Is there an association with liver and renal function tests?. Cellular and Molecular Biology, 70(11), 52-57.
• Iqbal, S., Qudah, T., Ali, I., Abid, J., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2024). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among medical students, health professionals, and health care workers: an umbrella review. Clinical and experimental vaccine research, 13(4), 263.
• Iqbal, S., Zafar, S., Ahmed, W., Shah, S. H. B. U., Abid, J., Farooq, U., & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2024). Effect of iron fortification and prebiotics on iron biomarkers in anemic rats. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 84, e284867.
• Malik, Z. I., Iqbal, S., Zafar, S., Anees, M., Shah, H. B. U., Farooq, U., ... & Ahmad, A. M. R. (2024). Lifestyle-related determinants of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) across various age groups in Pakistan. International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases, 14(2), 177-184.

External activities

Overview

• FRSPH (Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, U.K.)
• cPHN (Certified Public Health Nutritionist, Australia)
• CHPE (Certified in Health Professions Education, Pakistan)
• CRCP (Clinical Research Certified Professional, Pakistan)