Interest in Mediterranean diet began 30 years ago, when Ancel Keys published the results of the famous Seven Countries Study, Since 1945, almost 1.3 million people have come to Australia from Mediterranean countries as new settlers. There are 18 countries with coasts on the Mediterranean sea: Spain, southern France, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon,...

background: the prevalence of food allergy is different in different parts of the world. identification of the most common food allergens is a priority in any population to provide effective preventive and curative measures.   objective: the aim of this study was to determine the most common food allergens in iranian children.   methods: one hundred and ninety children with skin, respiratory or...

rapid changes in lifestyle and industrialization of communities have an important effect on food intake pattern of society. regarding the lack of enough data about dietary habits and nutrient intake of adolescents in our society, this study was performed in a group of adolescent girls in lahijan, north of iran. in this cross-sectional study, 400 high school girls aged 14-17 years selected by ra...

This paper proposes the use of Activity-Based Costing to more effectively track costs associated with E-Business. The usefulness to E-Business of Activity-Based Costing, already proven to be beneficial to manufacturing companies, is discussed. The author’s extensive experience with “New Economy” business, as well as Activity-Based Costing issues in traditional “brick-and-mortar” companies, lead...