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Helmi BEN SAAD

MD, PhD, Professor of Physiology. Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Tunisia
Verified email at rns.tn
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[HTML][HTML] Training during the COVID-19 lockdown: knowledge, beliefs, and practices of 12,526 athletes from 142 countries and six continents

…, Y Zerguini, P Zmijewski, Ř Sandbakk, H Ben Saad… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Objective Our objective was to explore the training-related knowledge, beliefs, and practices
of athletes and the influence of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (…

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 lockdowns: a worldwide survey of circadian rhythms and sleep quality in 3911 athletes from 49 countries, with data-driven recommendations

…, A Ammar, H Chtourou, R Al Horani, H Ben Saad… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
… Surveyed athletes reported 7 h 24 min ± 1 h 10 min of sleep pre-lockdown, in line with what
has been published in a recent review (athletes slept 7 h 20 min ± 1 h 10 min per night [33]). …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of home confinement on physical activity, nutrition, and sleep quality during the COVID-19 outbreak in amateur and elite athletes

…, RE Mendoza-Baldenebro, F Torabi, H Ben Saad… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite the progress of the pandemic, it is necessary to continue exploring and explaining
how this situation affected the athlete population around the world to improve their …

[HTML][HTML] Lockdown duration and training intensity affect sleep behavior in an international sample of 1,454 elite athletes

…, H Chtourou, RA Al Horani, H Ben Saad… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To investigate the effect of 1) lockdown duration and 2) training intensity on sleep
quality and insomnia symptoms in elite athletes. Methods: 1,454 elite athletes (24.1 ± 6.7 …

[HTML][HTML] Symptoms of nomophobia, psychological aspects, insomnia and physical activity: A cross-sectional study of esports players in Saudi Arabia

…, A Ebrahim, S Hattab, HA Jahrami, H Ben Saad - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: ESports is a new trend of sports, which has gained considerable popularity
worldwide. There is a scarcity of evidence that focuses on the lifestyle of ESports players (…

Aerobic determinants of the decline in preferred walking speed in healthy, active 65-and 80-year-olds

…, D Simar, Y Dauvilliers, R Candau, H Ben Saad… - Pflügers Archiv, 2004 - Springer
The preferred walking speed is a common measure of mobility that declines with age and
has been related to maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O 2,max ). The present study determined …

[HTML][HTML] The Potential Effect of Polysaccharides Extracted from Red Alga Gelidium spinosum against Intestinal Epithelial Cell Apoptosis

…, M Kraiem, H Ben Saad, Z Boujhoud, A Hilali, H Kallel… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
… and 100 µM H 2 O 2 . Based on these results, IEC-6 cells were treated with 40 µM H 2 O 2
for 4 h as an oxidative damage model in the present study. Bettaib et al. [58] selected 40 µM …

What should a family physician know about nutrition and physical exercise rehabilitation'advices to communicate to 'long-term COVID-19'patients?

…, H Ayadi, B Knechtle, H Ben Saad - Postgraduate …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In real practice, there is a paradox in the management of patients with ‘long-term Covid-19.’
Indeed, Family physicians (FPs) are on the front line in the management process of these …

[HTML][HTML] Ramadan observance exacerbated the negative effects of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep and training behaviors: a international survey on 1,681 Muslim …

…, M Nédélec, DE Rae, RA Al Horani, H Ben Saad… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Disrupted sleep and training behaviors in athletes have been reported during the
COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed at investigating the combined effects of Ramadan …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigation of Hepatic Impairment with Polysaccharides from Red Alga Albidum corallinum Supplementation through Promoting the Lipid Profile and Liver …

H Ben Saad, D Frikha, A Bouallegue, R Badraoui… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sulfated polysaccharides from seaweed are highly active natural substances with valuable
applications. In the present paper, attempts have been made to discuss the physicochemical …