Maha Bushra Hamed was born in Sudan 1972 and has been residing in Saudi Arabia since 1995. She holds a PhD in Human Nutrition from Ahfad University for Women in Sudan 2009, joining the Saudi-German Hospital Group as a head of the Dietetic Department in 2001. She has taught a number of courses on food and Nutrition at Al-Batterjee Medical College. Her current concern and interests include nutrition therapy for obesity and diabetes in both adult and adolescents.