Assistant Professor
Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Haya Alessimii is a Senior Specialist-Clinical Nutrition with over 10 years of experience in clinical nutrition and public health. She holds a Ph.D. in investigating the Effects of Different Weight Loss Interventions on Eating Behaviour and Food Hedonics in People with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes from Imperial College London, and currently serves as an assistant professor at Umm Al-Qura University. Dr. Alessimii's research focuses on the role of diet on appetite regulation and how gut sensation, motility and secretion influence appetite and nutrient intake, with a particular emphasis on weight managment, diabetes and eating and weight-related disorders and their associations with weight change. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Alessimii is passionate about community nutrition education and frequently collaborates with local organizations to promote healthy eating habits.