<italic>Achyranthes japonica</italic> extract (AJE) is a multifuctional products that express anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-microbial properties. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of AJE addition standard low crude protein diet on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, excreta bacterial count, noxious gas emissions, breast meat quality, organ weight broiler...

background: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a major public health problem worldwide. smoking is the number one cause of copd; however, genetic, environmental and dietary factors contribute to the etiology of this disease. in this study, we assessed the association between three diet quality indices -the healthy eating index-2005 (hei-2005), the healthy eating index-2010 (hei-201...

how to cite this article: ghazavi a, tonekaboni sh, karimzadeh p, nikibakhsh aa, khajeh a, fayyazi a. the ketogenic and atkins diets effect on intractable epilepsy: a comparison. iran j child neurol. 2014 summer;8(3): 12-17. abstract objective intractable epilepsy is a major difficulty in child neurology, because the numbers of drugs that are available for treatment are limited and new treatmen...

objective the aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a modified atkins diet for intractable childhood epilepsy. materials & methods twenty one children with medically intractable epilepsy were enrolled in the study. inclusion criteria were at least four seizures per month and a trial of at least three anticonvulsants without becoming seizure-free. the subjects...

Background: Endometriosis has a significant impact on women's quality of life. The aim of this study by reviewing the literature is to discover the impact of diet on endometriosis. Materials and Methods: Searching databases was Cochrane, Pub-med, library studies, and research website of leading researchers in the world from 2002 to early 2012. Results: The literature search shows that cert...

background: a high-fat diet (hfd) and fat accumulation promote the oxidative stress formation, which in turn has hazardous effects on reproductive system and fertility. therefore, the present study examines the potential positive effects of a restricted high-fat diet (rhfd) and antioxidants consumption on sperm parameters in rats. methods: 48 male albino wistar rats divided to four groups (n=12...