introduction: nutrition plays an important role in the protection and promotion of health. to plan and implement programs aiming at improving community nutritional status, a knowledge of the existing situation is essential. the aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine food and nutrient intakes of the inhabitants in tehran university of medical sciences population laboratory. methods: ...

Dietary guidance, as indicated by its extensive history, has long been a mainstay in efforts to ensure and improve public health. This guidance has been evolutionary in nature, as more has been learned about the science of health and nutrition over the years and has taken many forms through the years. Advice in the form of “food guides” dates all the way back to 1894 with what Dr. W.O. Atwater ...

t has been said that the Mediterranean regions have the most healthful dietary traditions in the world, especially when compared to other industrialized countries, like the United States. This statement is supported by epidemiological studies done in the region. In order to improve our own dietary habits it can be beneficial to look at other cultures' cuisine and incorporate some of their habit...

conclusions the present study revealed different degrees of malnutrition among drug addicts with multiple deficiencies in both macro- and micronutrients. results the mean age, body weight, height, and bmi were 34.4 ± 9.7 years, 63.1 ± 10.1 kg, 171.1 ± 11.6 cm, and 21.8 ± 4.4 kg/m², respectively. according to the percentile status of the bmis, the results showed that 35.2%, 20.4%, 37%, and 7.4% ...

Earlier this year, I enjoyed an opportunity to speak at the Swiss Forum for Sport Nutrition in Zurich, organized by Dr. Paolo Colombani. One of my fellow presenters at this forum was Samuel Mettler, a graduate of the Movement Sciences and Sport course at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). Samuel is about to finish his doctoral thesis on the glycemic index in sport and the i...

or the development of the original (1992) Food Guide yramid (Pyramid), extensive technical and consumer reearch was conducted. The food intake patterns that evenually were illustrated by the Pyramid graphic were develped in the mid 1980s through a research process that has een well documented. The first graphic presentation of hese new food intake patterns was as a Food Wheel that as part of a ...