an experiment was carried out to develop and evaluate a semi-purified diet suitable for fiber related studies without negative impacts on performance, serum biochemistry and intestinal morphology of growing japanese quails. total of 144 japanese quail chicks were used in a factorial arrangement using completely randomized design with 6 treatments, 4 replicates of 6 quails in each replicate. the...

background: celiac disease (cd) is an immune mediated condition that leads to small bowel atrophy that resolves with a gluten free diet (gfd). extra-intestinal manifestations of cd include hypertransaminasemia. in this study, the effects of a gfd on hypertransaminasemia in patients with newly diagnosed cd were studied. methods: ninety eight new diagnosed consecutive patients with cd 40 males an...

background: vitiligo is an acquired, idiopathic disorder characterized by circumscribed depigmented macules and patches. the exact etiology and pathogenesis of vitiligo is not clear. many theories have been presented regarding this subject among them aautoimmune theory is the most important one. the association of vitiligo with other autoimmune disorders has been reported, but the relationship ...

the iranian food consumption program (ifcp), a unique program in iran was developed to aim accurate calculation of nutrient intakes in relation to heart health investigation released in isfahan cardiovascular research center in march 1998 for the first time. the new versions came out along changes in computer technology. this interview-based program is designed to gather data through designed q...

tolerable gluten thresholds in gluten free products have long been debated together with issues of cross contamination of gluten free cereals during the milling process. it is well established that a totally gluten free diet is virtually impossible owing to the presence of traces of gluten. it is estimated that daily consumption of gluten from contaminated gluten free foods is in the range of 5...

the aim of this study was to compare conventional and organic diets in beef production. thirty-two dairy beef calves were used in 4 treatments: organic diet with three levels of forage [70% of organic diet with high amount of forage (orh), 55% of organic diet with medium amount of forage (orm), 38% of organic diet with low amount of forage(orl)] and conventional diet (con). the dry matter intak...

objectives this study tried to codify the recommendations of iranian traditional medicine (itm) by studying the main medical manuscripts. the second purpose was to compare these findings with new medical information. materials and methods cardinal traditional medical and pharmacological texts from 10th to 18th century were searched for traditional terms of dementia (nesyan, fisad-uz-zekr, faram...

conclusions despite the relatively high level of knowledge in the context of the general principles of a diet to prevent ramadan-related complications, practical training in regard to the amounts of nutrients associated with ramadan-related complications is both necessary and recommended. background ramadan fasting is associated with some lifestyle changes. a lack of nutritional needs knowledge...