A large number of studies have demonstrated an increased oxidant burden and consequently increased markers of oxidative stress in the blood and urine of smokers and of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Oxidative reactions have been implicated as important modulators of human health and can play a role in both disease prevention and disease development. Her research includes an analysis of black tea and citrus peel in skin cancer prevention, the Mediterranean diet and cancer prevention, breast-feeding and the reduction of infections in infants, tea consumption and coronary heart disease, and the relationship between citrus peel intake and chronic diseases among postmenopausal women.Ībout Dr Iman Hakim’s short oral presentation : Modulation of Oxidative damage by Green and Black Tea: Role of Smoking and GenderĮpidemiologic evidence suggests that there are gender differences in lung cancer pathogenesis and possibly increased susceptibility to lung cancer in women. Before coming to the UA, she was an associate professor at the National Research Center in Cairo, Egypt. She holds joint appointments in the Department of Nutrition at the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UA College of Medicine. She is a member of the Arizona Cancer Center and Sarver Heart Center at the UA College of Medicine. Dr Iman Hakim, MBBCh, PhD, MPH, is a professor of public health and the Dean of the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (MEZCOPH).

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