background: due to the wholesome benefits of nuts increased consumption of them has been recommended. however, because of nut’s high energy density, the role of them in the treatment of overweight and obesity is vague. this current clinical trial study aims to investigate the effects of a balanced hypocaloric almond-enriched diet (aed) (almond group) in comparison to a balanced hypocaloric nu...

ba ckground : weight satisfaction is an important determinant of weight-related behaviors and may result in overweight, obesity or eating disorders. to assess weight satisfaction and its related factors, including dietary intake and spouse- related factors, in adult women. m ethods : this is a descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study carried out in north of iran. through random sampling, 450 ...

introduction: birth weight is one of the important sanitary indices in evaluating the prenatal care all over the world. the purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between the bio-environmental characteristics of mothers with infant’s birth weight. materials and methods: in corrolation study, first, all newborn babies in hospitals and maternity centers khuzestan between farwa...

ketotifen is a potent, safe and long acting antihistamine that is effective in treatment of asthma and its use is believed to causes weight gain and drowsiness. cyproheptadine, an antihistamine, has anticholinergic and antiserotonergic effects, and causes increases of the appetite and weight gain. in this study the effects of different doses of ketotifen and/or cyproheptadine on the appetite an...