after maxillary expansion, a long period of retention is necessary to prevent early relapse. therefore, it is beneficial to accelerate bone formation in the expanding midpalatal suture to reduce relapse. this study was designed to evaluate the effect of dietary vitamin c on osteogenesis of rat midpalatal suture during expansion.fifty-four male wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups...

introduction: the pathogenesis of diabetic disorders are unknown and may be multifactorial. one of the most important mechanisms of complications is glycosilation of proteins such as haemoglobin. structurally, vitamin c is similar to glucose and can act as glucose in many chemical reactions, therefore it may prevent non- enzymatic glycosilation of proteins such as haemoglobin and lipoproteins. ...

background: migarine is the most common headache around the world including iran. in recent years, vitamin d deficiency has been shown to a global health problem. a few studies have been determined inverse association between serum levels of vitamin d with a headache. so, in this study, we investigated the effect of vitamin d supplementation on symptoms and c-reactive protein(crp) among patient...

In a recent issue of Diabetes Care, Thamer et al. (1) addressed the question of whether baseline plasma vitamin C levels influence the outcome of a dietary and exercise intervention in 86 individuals at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Oxidative stress caused by increased formation of reactive oxygen species during physical exercise has previously been proposed to be an important ...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the antioxidant activity of and content bioactive compounds in camu-camu fruits harvested at different maturation stages stored. were municipality Cantá, Roraima State, Brazil. experimental design completely randomized, with three replications, a factorial arrangement consisting (immature, semi-mature mature) eight days storage (3 x 8). analysed eve...

in order to study the effect of grapeguard on quality, quantity and control of storage diseases of grape in cold storage a completely randomized design with 3 replicate was conducted on two cultivators of kolahdari and kajanguri in khorasan agricultural research center. the fruits after harvesting were transferred to the sheltered place. before keeping in cold storage, the temperature of fruits...

the pomegranate fruits of cvs. malas yazdi and malas ashkezar were immersed in sa (1 and 2 mm from source of acytyl salicylic acid) for five minutes, in ja (0.3 and 0.4 mm from source of n-propyl dihydrojasmonate) for fifteen minutes, in cacl2 (1 and 2%) for five minutes, and in distilled water for five minutes as control. then, the fruits were stored in cold storage at 1.5±0.5ºc and 85±5% rela...

Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease and a significant risk factor for tooth loss. Although a link between diet and periodontal health exists, the relation between diet and healing after periodontal therapy has yet to be investigated. Objective: The objective was to determine whether higher intakes of fruits and vegetables or nutrients with antioxidant or anti-inflammator...