objective: to identify the proportion and some selected characteristics of juvenile diabetics attending birdem hospital. materials and methods: this was a cross sectional study. the study was conducted in the birdem hospital. all diabetic young aged up to 18 years who visit birdem hospital were included in study population. the sample size was 240. results: it was observed that among the respon...

BACKGROUND The predictive ability of dietary assessment methods to estimate specific circulating plasma carotenoid concentrations has been compared between African Americans and whites in only one study to date. OBJECTIVE The predictive abilities of 24-h dietary recalls and a food-frequency questionnaire in reporting dietary carotenoids when measured against concentration biomarkers were asse...

INTRODUCTION The optimal performance of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk models in various populations (such as the Framingham Heart Sheet or the ESC SCORE) is of major interest in risk prediction modeling nowadays. We evaluated whether the inclusion of socioeconomic status (SES) in the HellenicSCORE would increase the accuracy of prediction, irrespectively of dietary information and the class...

Children with cancer are in need of nutritional support to combat the catabolic effects of malignant tumors and debilita tion from surgical or other treatment and complicating infec tions and to maintain their immune system and other host defenses to combat cancer and infection. Also, growth must be supported in the child. Nutritional assessment should be an integral part of the care of the hos...

the iranian food consumption program (ifcp), a unique program in iran was developed to aim accurate calculation of nutrient intakes in relation to heart health investigation released in isfahan cardiovascular research center in march 1998 for the first time. the new versions came out along changes in computer technology. this interview-based program is designed to gather data through designed q...