the effects of an azotobacter chrococum isolate (strain ag11) and vermicompost and their combined effects on a rain-fed winter wheat (var. zagros) nutrient uptake and growth and soil water content were investigated with a farm trial.  the dry matter yield was determined in 5 occasions. gravimetric soil water content, soil microbial respiration and the number of azotobacter were determined at sa...

background: to examine macronutrient and micronutrient intake of adolescent girls of tehran, capital of iran to discover any malnutrition in relation to weight status and dieting. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted. four hundred 11- to 17-year-old students were selected by multistage clus­ter sampling from secondary and high schools of tehran. the information about dietary intakes w...

Iron deficiency is prevalent in children and infants worldwide. Zinc deficiency may be prevalent, but data are lacking. Both iron and zinc deficiency negatively affect growth and psychomotor development. Combined iron and zinc supplementation might be beneficial, but the potential interactions need to be verified. In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial using 2 x 2 factorial design, 609 Thai ...

BACKGROUND Induced sputum cytology and protein biomarkers can be used to assess airways inflammation. Increases in sputum iron have been described in inflammatory lung disease. We hypothesized that other sputum metals may be affected by airways inflammation and investigated their potential value as biomarkers. METHODS Sputum was obtained from 20 healthy control subjects and from patients with...

introduction: iron deficiency anemia (ida) is the most common form of anemia and one of the most important health problems. iron supplementation for high risk groups can prevent ida and its complications in the community. we need to have a holistic approach to control ida with minimum cost and complications. considering the high prevalence rate of ida in iran, assessment of the effects of micro...

Extrinsic and intrinsic iron and zinc labels were used to test iron and zinc absorption from two bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) genotypes, containing normal (common beans, CB) or higher (HFeZnB) iron and zinc concentrations, fed in single meals to young women with low iron reserves. The women were divided into two groups, with one receiving a CB test meal (n = 12) and the other, an HFeZnB test meal ...

nutrition is an important factor that influences immunity, and nutritional deficiencies can impair resistance to infections. malnutrition is the most common cause of immunodeficiency worldwide. trace elements such as zinc, selenium, iron, and copper can influence several components of immunity. primary antibody deficiency disorders are a group of disorders characterized by an unusual susceptibi...

Iron and zinc are found in similar foods and absorption of both may be affected by food compounds, thus biochemical iron and zinc status may be related. This cross-sectional study aimed to: (1) describe dietary intakes and biochemical status of iron and zinc; (2) investigate associations between dietary iron and zinc intakes; and (3) investigate associations between biochemical iron and zinc st...

background in the golestan cohort study that was launched to investigate the causes of esophageal cancer, a complete biospecimen bank was established for storage of collected blood, urine, hair, and nail samples. the objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of nail samples as a biomarker of selected trace elements status. methods thirty toenail samples were selected randomly from...