objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of zinc and magnesium supplementation on glycemic control and serum insulin in type 2 diabetic patients. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial 70 diabetic patients who referred to yazd diabetes center were selected. subjects received 500 mg/day magnesium oxide or 100 mg/day zinc sulfate randomly for 8 weeks. at the s...

Ayurveda, manoeuvres mankind to head a healthy life in order to pursue four-fold bliss. With a view to combat physical and mental annoyances, classics have explicated two-fold therapeutic modalities; langhana/depletion and brihmana/nourishing. Upavasa /fasting is one among ten depletion therapies explained. It is envisioned at all three levels of Ayurvedic therapies- rational/objectively planne...

OBJECTIVE Extensive use of mobile phones has been accompanied by a common public debate about possible adverse effects on human health. No study has been published so far to establish any association between the fastest growing innovation of mobile phone and fasting blood glucose. The aim was to determine the effects of exposure to electromagnetic field radiation generated by mobile phones on f...

Milkfish has a high market demand, the existence of consumption milkfish is influenced by success nursery. This study aims to determine effect feeding different methods on milkfish. The research was carried out from September October 2020 at Hatchery and Aquaculture Technology Laboratory, Faculty Agriculture, Malikussaleh University. experimental method used non-factorial Completely Randomized ...

We tested the effect of fasting on development juvenile freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare). The juveniles were subjected to different periods (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 days fasting). Fish from all treatments fed for 30 after period. No difference (P > 0.05) was observed between final weight length. There a significant < in 12 liver intestine weight. These results may prove that for...

Dietary restriction has been recognized as a healthy and natural therapy for cancer. It is reported that different forms of dietary restriction can promote anti-tumor immunity. However, it is not clear how fasting affects tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). This study aims to investigate the relationship between fasting and antitumor immunity in terms of tumor-associated macrophages. In vivo, ...

objective(s): the impact of fasting in ramadan as a unique type of nutritional regimen on biochemical and hematological parameters is still an issue of debate. almost very little is known regarding the regulatory role(s) of this nutritional status on immune responses or inflammation.   materials and methods:   the levels of biochemical parameters were determined using commercial diagnostic kits...

Background and Objectives: several investigations have been done to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on fetal and maternal health, which have all led to controversial results. The role of Ramadan fasting time in birth weight is still unclear. This study evaluated the effect of fasting at different periods of pregnancy on birth weight. Methods: 250 pregnant women fasting at least one day d...

Background: Hypercholesterolemia is a risk factor for causing death at young age. The World Health Organization reported in 2002 that 4.4 million deaths were caused by hypercholesterolemia, or 7.9% of the total number condition which cholesterol levels body exceed normal levels. One way can be done to prevent hypercholesterolemia control diet, namely fasting. Dawood’s fasting one obligatory fas...