nutrition
Mansour Karajibani; Fatemeh Esmaili Ranjbar; Hadi Eslahi; Farzaneh Montazerifar; ali reza dashipour
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September and October 2022, , Pages 393-405
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Introduction: Preeclampsia and eclampsia are pregnancy specific syndromes. Vitamin D is one of the pathological factors of this syndrome. The aim of this study was to compare the serum levels of vitamin D in pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia with healthy pregnant women.
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Introduction: Preeclampsia and eclampsia are pregnancy specific syndromes. Vitamin D is one of the pathological factors of this syndrome. The aim of this study was to compare the serum levels of vitamin D in pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia with healthy pregnant women.
Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study, 50 pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia and 50 healthy individuals were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and after taking blood sampling, serum vitamin D levels were measured using a commercial kit and ELISA. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS: 20. P <0.05 was considered as significant difference.
Results: The mean serum vitamin D in pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia was lower than the healthy group (P = 0.002). Also, 38% and 2% of pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia and healthy had severe vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency was more common in pregnant women over 30 years of age and BMI over 25, education less than a diploma, a housewife, and a gestational age of less than 34 weeks.
Conclusion: The results indicate that most pregnant women with preeclampsia and eclampsia syndrome are deficient in vitamin D, which affect in the development of preeclampsia or eclampsia. Therefore, timely screening and treatment of vitamin D deficiency can probably prevent preeclampsia or eclampsia and promote the quality of pregnancy.
nutrition
Parvaneh Sarani Aliabadi; ali reza dashipour; hamed sarani; afsaneh sarabandi no
Volume 28, Issue 5 , November and December 2021, , Pages 740-751
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Introduction: Diabetes is a metabolic syndrome that is increasingly globalized. Many studies are currently focused on the anti-hyperglycemic effects of safe and harmful herbal products including cinnamon. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of cinnamon on blood glucose, HbA1C, and insulin ...
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Introduction: Diabetes is a metabolic syndrome that is increasingly globalized. Many studies are currently focused on the anti-hyperglycemic effects of safe and harmful herbal products including cinnamon. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of cinnamon on blood glucose, HbA1C, and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients because of inconsistency in the results of previous studies.
Materials and Methods: This double blind randomized clinical trial was performed on 69 male and female diabetic patients with mean fasting blood glucose level of 202.16 ± 44.30 in Zahedan, Iran. Subjects were divided into three groups (two groups receiving cinnamon recipients with doses of 2 and 4 g and control group). Subjects received 4 capsules daily for 12 weeks. After 8 hours of fasting, blood samples were taken at the beginning of the intervention and weeks 4, 8 and 12 were measured to measure fasting blood glucose, insulin resistance and HbA1c. One-way ANOVA and Repeated Measurement and SPSS software were used to analyze the data.
Results: At the end of week 8 and 12, a statistically significant decrease in mean fasting blood glucose, HbA1C and insulin resistance was observed in the experimental groups (Cinnamon 2 and 4 g daily) compared to the control group (P <0.001). Also at the end of week 12, the glucose and HbA1C variables were significantly different between the two experimental groups receiving cinnamon (P <0.001).
Conclusion: Long-term consumption of high-dose cinnamon is effective as a low-risk supplement for controlling blood glucose and improving the health of people with diabetes.
nutrition
Alireza Pouresmaeili; mohammadreza vaezi kakhki; MAHDI NARESTANI
Volume 28, Issue 3 , May and June 2021, , Pages 431-438
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Introduction: The risk of starvation and the increasing number of hungry people around the world has increased due to the world's population growth and lack of food and supplies. Climate change, in addition to global population growth, has affected food shortages. As a result, food security is at risk. ...
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Introduction: The risk of starvation and the increasing number of hungry people around the world has increased due to the world's population growth and lack of food and supplies. Climate change, in addition to global population growth, has affected food shortages. As a result, food security is at risk. Therefore, challenges has been paid to Genetically Modified Crops and Genetically Modified Food. The aim of this study was to investigate the health, legal and ethical challenges of transgenic food consumers.
Materials and Methods: This paper is a narrative review; the search was done on articles and books in Persian and English, published and indexed in PubMed ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, SID, IranMedex, and Magiran databases. This search was carried out individually and in combination, with no time limit in published and indexed articles and books until the end of 2021, and after retrieval, they were reviewed and analyzed.
Results: In this narrative review study, the health, ethical and legal challenges of GM food to consumer rights were examined to show how a balance can be struck between the right to food and the right to health and food security.
Conclusion: The Non-Maleficent Ethical Rule requires that governments closely monitor producers of GM crops and foods in order to ensure food security and prevent producers from abusing their rights. Therefore, the production of GM crops and foods should not cause harm to the consumer and the environment around him. In addition, the consumer must be aware of the presence of GM foods in order to exercise his or her choice right.
nutrition
babak hooshmand moghadam; Arezou Behjat; Fatemeh shabkhiz; Mozhgan Eskandari; Ali Bakhtiyari
Volume 27, Issue 6 , January and February 2021, , Pages 710-718
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Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the simultaneous and independent effects of a Rope Jumping Training course and dark chocolate consumption on anthropometric indices and omentin-1 levels in obese adolescents. Materials and Methods: 40 obese teenagers were randomly divided ...
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Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the simultaneous and independent effects of a Rope Jumping Training course and dark chocolate consumption on anthropometric indices and omentin-1 levels in obese adolescents. Materials and Methods: 40 obese teenagers were randomly divided into four homogeneous groups: Rope Jumping Training (1), dark chocolate (2), Training + dark chocolate (3) and control (4). Subjects in the second and third groups daily consumed 30 grams of dark chocolate (83 percent cocoa) for six weeks. Also, subjects the first and third groups performed Rope Jumping Training for six weeks (40 minutes a day, 5 days a week). Before and after six weeks anthropometric indices and blood samples were taken to measure the biochemical values of the subjects. Results: After performing the protocol, the values of omentin -1 increased, and weight and BMI showed a significant decrease in the first, second and third groups. While the percentage of fat and WHR only decreased significantly in the first and third groups (P≤0.05). The intergroup analysis also showed significant changes in omentin -1, weight, BMI, body fat percentage and WHR in the first, second and third groups compared to the fourth group, with the most of these changes seen in the third group (P≤0.05). Conclusion: Rope Jumping Training and the use of dark chocolate independently and simultaneously improve the body composition and increase the levels of omentin-1 in obese adolescents, which results in better results at the same time.
nutrition
Rahman Armand; Mozhgan Asghari; mohsen armand; garshasp rigi
Volume 27, Issue 3 , September and October 2020, , Pages 314-319
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AbstractBackground: Aflatoxin M1 is produced by metabolizing aflatoxin B1 in the liver of the animal and is introduced into milk. Therefore, they are a threat to public health. The aim of this study was to investigate aflatoxin M1 in cow's milk and aflatoxin B1 in animal feed in Islamshahr.Materials ...
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AbstractBackground: Aflatoxin M1 is produced by metabolizing aflatoxin B1 in the liver of the animal and is introduced into milk. Therefore, they are a threat to public health. The aim of this study was to investigate aflatoxin M1 in cow's milk and aflatoxin B1 in animal feed in Islamshahr.Materials & Methods: In the winter of 1397, spring and summer of 1398, raw cow milk samples were collected from 5 livestock centers in each season. And 100 grams of feeds were taken, fed and taken to the laboratory for feed from livestock. The amount of aflatoxin was measured by ELISA. Data analysis was performed at the significant level of p
nutrition
Maryam Arjmandi; Mohsen Ebrahimi
Volume 27, Issue 3 , September and October 2020, , Pages 386-391
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Introduction: Some evidence suggests that orange juice has a fatburning effect. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of orange juice consumption on fat oxidation during exercise. Materials and Methods: Eight overweight young girls (age 24.50 ± 6.25 years, height 162.50 ...
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Introduction: Some evidence suggests that orange juice has a fatburning effect. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of orange juice consumption on fat oxidation during exercise. Materials and Methods: Eight overweight young girls (age 24.50 ± 6.25 years, height 162.50 ± 8.19 Cm, weight 73.93 ± 6.23 kg, BMI 28.01 ± 0.89 kg / m2, body fat percentage 37.83 ± 2.91 %), performed an incremental exercise test to exhaustion on a treadmill in two separated sessions. Subjects consumed 500 ml water or orange juice one hour before exercise tests. The amount of fat and carbohydrate oxidation measured using the indirect calorimetric during exercise. MFO and Fatmax, were determined. Results: The paired sample t-test showed that there is no significant difference between the water and orange juice in MFO (P = 0.12) and FATmax (p = 0.83). Conclusion: It seems that the use of orange juice one hour before exercise did not significantly alter fat oxidation in overweight young girls.
nutrition
Farnaz Baghban; Mahdie Hoseinzadie; Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi; Ali Dehghan; Hossein Fallahzadeh
Volume 26, Issue 4 , November and December 2019, , Pages 445-451
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obesity and diet are the most important risk factors for the development of osteoarthritis. L-carnitine is an anti-oxidant agent and increase energy expenditure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of L-carnitine supplementation on the anthropometry measures in obese women with knee osteoarthritis.Materials ...
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obesity and diet are the most important risk factors for the development of osteoarthritis. L-carnitine is an anti-oxidant agent and increase energy expenditure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of L-carnitine supplementation on the anthropometry measures in obese women with knee osteoarthritis.Materials and Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial in which 43 obese women with knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned into two weight loss diet groups; the first one received the 1000 mg L-carnitine and with the second group took the placebo. Anthropometry indices such as height, weight, Body mass index (BMI), hip and waist circumference were assessed at the baseline and after 12 weeks from the start of intervention. Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS (version16).Results: Compared with the baseline, weight, BMI, waist and hip circumference decreased significantly in both groups after 12 weeks of intervention. However, no significant differences were observed between L-carnitine group and placebo group (P>0.05). But mean of changes waist circumference were significant between two groups (P=0.006)Conclusion: According to the findings, oral administration of 1000 mg L-carnitine could decrease waist circumference but no significant effect observed on other anthropometry indices.