conclusions: the presented food-based strategies in this study introduce a precise management for depression benefiting from iranian traditional medicine resources. background: considering the increasing prevalence of depression in contemporary societies, general tendency for safer treatments with fewer side effects has recently been a subject of interest. objectives: food-based strategies, whi...

consuming a healthy diet throughout the lifecourse helps prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of non-communicable diseases (ncds) and conditions. but the increased production of processed food, rapid urbanization and changing lifestyles have led to a shift in dietary patterns. people are now consuming more foods high in energy, fats, free sugars or salt/sodium, and many do n...

conclusions improvement of biomarkers of insulin sensitivity, including adiponectin and lipid metabolism, is an important therapeutic effect of medical nutrition therapy in obese patients with t2dm. objectives we evaluated the effects of calorie-restricted diet therapy on the circulating level of the serum lipid profile, glucose, insulin, and adiponectin in obese women with t2dm. materials and ...

conclusions our findings introduced a novel therapeutic effect of diet therapy on circulating mirnas in obese patients with t2dm. mir-33b is an important therapeutic target in the treatment and prevention of t2dm and its complications. results the circulating levels of mir-29a and mir-33b in the diabetic women were higher (0.40-fold) and lower (1.43-fold), respectively, than normal levels. diet...

introduction: ulcerative colitis (uc) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the colon of unknown cause that is associated with important nutrition deficiencies such as protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. because no study has been carried out to date in iran, the aim of this pilot study was the assessment of dietary intake of these patients. methods: in this pilot stud...

background: the brown-banded cockroach, supella longipalpa , is not as common as the german cockroach in iran. this species seeks out areas that are very warm most of the time, and prefer warmer area than what german cock­roaches pre­fer. there is relationship between development of instars and diet of cockroaches. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of different diets on biology,...

background: dietary habits are established in childhood and will persist until adulthood, being one of the human health pillars. many diseases of humans have roots in the individuals’ diet, of which dental caries are one of the common infectious diseases. diabetes mellitus is also considered as the most common metabolic disorder in children. objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare ...

conclusions adherence to the meddiet, according to mds and sofi-mds, may not predict mets components and mets incidence after 3 years of follow-up in iranian adult populations. results after adjusting for potential confounders, neither higher mds nor higher sofi-mds were significantly associated with the mean values of mets components and the risk of metabolic abnormalities incidence after 3 ye...

background and objectives: gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) and constipation can affect the quality of life and various factors play a role in these disorders. the aim of this study was to investigate the environmental factors related to these problems among iranian male university students. materials and methods: the study was conducted on 186 male students at ahv...