Water is the main component of our body and its balance is vital for maintaining normal physiology. Accordingly, adequate fluid intake in the daily diet is very important for a healthy life. Nevertheless, there is a controversy about what the suitable amount of water that we need to drink is. In this paper, we aimed to discuss this important issue based on the doctrine of traditional Persian me...

Background & Aim: In present study, some of the Iranian endemic medicinal plants were used to evaluate potential as well as therapeutic agent and immunostimulants in aquaculture. The essential oils of five species from leaves and inflorescence were used to determinate the effects on immune system in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Experimental: The experimental in a comp...

Metabolic decompensation may occur in patients with disorders of intermediary metabolism during intercurrent illness. To prevent complications it is normal practice to change the diet to an 'emergency regimen'. The mainstay of this is a high carbohydrate intake, using soluble glucose polymer, given as frequent drinks by day and during the night. Additional therapy is given for some disorders. P...

Several chapters are then devoted to the practical management of this phase of life, including advice as to the control of the obesity, which frequently develops at this age, by diet and exercises?these latter being described in detail. The book ends with some chapters full of hope and sympathy on the general mental attitude to be adopted towards " The Change," by women themselves, and by their...

Background & Aim: Policosanol is a component from main alcohol groups with long-chain that extracted from cane sugar. In the present research, the effect of policosanol was investigated on decrease of lipid metabolite levels in blood of hypercholesterolemia rats. Experimental: A number of 32 male Wistar rats race with average weight of 250 g was divided into four groups including negative cont...

this study investigated effects of different levels of dietary olive oil pomace on body composition, growth performance, hematological factors and sensory analysis of rainbow trout. six practical diet containing 0 (control), 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10% olive pomace were formulated and supplied to fish with an average body weight of 184.7 g being allocated randomly to rectangular concrete ponds. water fl...