the month of ramadan, as a model of intermittent fasting, is a valuable opportunity to investigate the effects of dietary modifications on human metabolism. fasting improves insulin sensitivity, reduces atherogenic risk, oxidative stress, and inflammation. inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of different disorders including atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular di...

background: musculoskeletal manifestations (msm) of inflammatory bowel diseases (ibds) are usually the most frequent extraintestinal manifestations. however, they are not paid enough attention during regular office visits. this cross-sectional study aimed to draw a clinical picture of msm and their relationships with other findings in patients with ibd. materials and methods: patients of our ib...

background there are great variations in the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (ibd) among different populations. epidemiologic studies mainly come from north america and europe. studies from iran are mostly data on the adult population from the northern region of the country. methods medical records of 37 pediatric patients (≤ 18 years of age) admitted in the pediatric ga...