introduction: enhancing the nutritional condition of teenaged girls can be the most effective and fundamental preventive measure against chronic disease in years ahead. knowing the predictive factors of behaviors is one the most efficient way of preventive programs in societies, especially in the developing countries. this study was conducted to determine the role of self– efficacy in predictin...

background: in recent decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents have increased in iran and other countries. this study aimed to assess the prevalence of obesity and its associated factors among high school students of karaj city, iran. methods: a total of 700 students in different age groups were selected by random sampling method. the study samples were divided into 2 gr...

conclusions the results of the current study suggest that increasing the quality of the diet calculated according to hei can reduce the risk of coming down with cataract. patients and methods this case-control study was conducted on 97 patients with cataract and 198 healthy people (as a control group) in iran. individuals were selected by the convenience sampling method and the food frequency q...

There have been significant advances in the provision of enteral nutrition support in the acute and community healthcare settings.[...].

objectives: the aim of this study was to assess nutritional status and identify the most significant mna-items (mini nutritional assessment) to accelerate the determination of nutritional risk of heart-failure in elderly patients. methods and materials: the present research was a cross-sectional descriptive analytical survey on hospitalized heart- failure elderly patients (n=225). the sampling ...

background free radicals are known as atoms and molecules which are highly reactive with the body’s single-electrons, and may cause irrecoverable damages to the macromolecules of organisms. systems to deal with damages caused by free radicals are known as “antioxidant immune systems”. flavonoids and polyphenolic compounds are from non-enzymatic antioxidants which many nutritional compounds cont...

malnutrition and inflammation are the most important causes of cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients. this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of increase in hemodialysis frequency on c-reactive protein (crp) level and nutritional markers in contrast to previous routine method. 18 hemodialysis patients with a mean age of 53±16 years were randomly selected in this before-and-aft...

silver carp is the major specimen in warm water fish culture system in iran which is presented in various size and different price. the present study was aimed to compare nutritional value and to investigate proportion of nutritional value and financial of various weight groups of silver carp in spring season. for this purpose silver carp was prepared in market sizes and their dry matter, fat, ...

how to cite this article: soltani d, ghaffar pour m, tafakhori a, sarraf p, bitarafan s. nutritional aspects of treatment in epileptic patients. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3): 1-12.   abstract epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by interruption of normal neuronal functions that is manifested by behavioral disorders, changing of awareness level, and presence of some senso...

background : malnutrition represents an important issue in older adults; unfortunately, there is lack of data concerning this topic in lebanon. this paper aims to provide a description of nutritional status and its correlates in older adults living in long stay institutions situated in beirut. methods : this cross-sectional study was conducted in three long stay institutions in beirut in 2012. ...