background : malnutrition is still a major health problem in the developing countries. it is recognized that 60% of deaths among children under five year in these countries are associated with malnutrition. the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition in children under 5 years old in iranshahr in 2011.   materials and methods : this is a cross-sectional descriptive study...

introduction: malnutrition remains the most serious children health problem and the most main cause of children mortality in the world health organization (who) eastern mediterranean region. nearly one-third of children in the region are either underweight or stunted, and more than 30% of the population suffers from micro-nutrient deficiencies.the aim of this study is to determine the prevalenc...

background: malnutrition is a major public health problem in a developing country like india. keeping this in mind a study was carried out to find the proportion of under–five children suffering from malnutrition among the under‑five hospitalized children and to study co‑morbid illnesses and epidemiological factors associated with malnutrition. methods: this was a hospital‑based cross sectional...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: aging induces physiological changes and affects all of organs. nutritional status and mental health deteriorate with aging. as malnutrition and depression are main problem in elderly this study was performed to assess the association between malnutrition and depression among rural elderly. materials and methods: three hundred and seventy...

background: the co-existence of under and overnutrition might be influenced by a marked shift in dietary and lifestyle practices of people in developing countries. objective: this study aims to identify the factors associated with the occurrence of a dual form of malnutrition in the same households in a rural district in peninsular malaysia. methods: this study was conducted in two phases. the ...

background lack of independence and unwanted dependence on others for activities of daily living (adl) and decreased functional capacity affect nutritional status of the elderly. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the impact of functional capacity on malnutrition status in hospitalized elderly patients in the qazvin city of iran. patients and methods this cross sectional study wa...

  Background : Malnutrition is still a major health problem in the developing countries. It is recognized that 60% of deaths among children under five year in these countries are associated with malnutrition. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition in children under 5 years old in Iranshahr in 2011.   Materials and Methods : This is a cross-sectional de...

abstractintroduction: previous investigations have shown that protein malnutrition can alters the structure and function of some areas of hippocampal formation. we investigated the effect of protein malnutrition on amygdaloid projections to the ca1 hippocampal area. in this study we investigated level and pattern of distribution of efferent projections from amygdala to hippocampus in the rat by...