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Can nutritional scores improve the WHO calibrated non-laboratory risk prediction model for cardiovascular disease? Golestan Cohort Study
Evaluation of the added value of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and Mediterranean diet scores on the prediction model of the World Health Organization (WHO) to predict 10-year cardiovascular di...
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Open AccessFood security and its association with socioeconomic status and dietary diversity in free living older people in Tehran, Iran
Food security is a function of food access and dietary diversity. Older age is a period when adequate and diverse dietary intake is a challenge. This study aimed to investigate the association between food sec...
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Open AccessImproving community readiness among Iranian local communities to prevent childhood obesity
Community Readiness Intervention for Tackling Childhood Obesity (CRITCO) is a theory-based intervention being developed to improve the readiness of an Iranian urban population to engage in childhood obesity pr...
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Open AccessGrowth and Nutritional Status of Phenylketonuric Children and Adolescents
The goal of this study was to assess the anthropometric and biochemical parameters of children and adolescents with phenylketonuria (PKU).
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Open AccessRelationship between diet quality and depression among Iranian older adults in Tehran
Depression is one of the prevalent mental disorders that is common in older ages. Evidence suggests that dietary intake status may potentially be associated with depression. However, this association has not b...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a conceptual framework of food and nutrition literacy in children
This study aimed to develop a conceptual framework to better understand food and nutrition literacy and its dimensions and components among Iranian children.
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Open AccessThe association and mediation role of Food and Nutrition Literacy (FNLIT) with eating behaviors, academic achievement and overweight in 10–12 years old students: a structural equation modeling
Food and nutrition literacy is a key factor in sha** healthy dietary behaviors and may result in decreasing decrease the prevalence of overweight. Empirical research on food and nutrition literacy and its ou...
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Open AccessIs nutritional functional diversity in the rural food and nutrition system associated with food security and nutrient adequacy? A case study of rural areas of Zahedan district, Iran
An overlooked problem in food and nutrition system analysis is assuring adequate diversity for a healthy diet. Little is known about nutrient diversity in food and nutrition systems and how it transmits to die...
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Open AccessAssessing parents’ self-efficacy to handle child obesity-related behaviors: validation of the Lifestyle Behavior Checklist in Iran
The aim of the present study was to validate the Lifestyle Behavior Checklist (LBC) questionnaire, to measure Iranian parents' perceptions of their children's weight-related behaviors and their self-efficacy i...
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Open AccessMaternal dietary diversity and nutritional adequacy in relation with anthropometric measurements of newborns at birth: a cohort study in Tehran city
Maternal dietary intake during pregnancy plays an important role in fetal development and birth outcomes. The aim of the present study was to determine maternal dietary diversity and Nutritional adequacy in re...
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Food Addiction Disorder 2 Years After Sleeve Gastrectomy; Association with Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Weight Loss Outcomes
Food addiction (FA) following bariatric surgery (BS) has received a burst of attention in recent years due to its important contribution to obesity. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the prevalenc...
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Open AccessFood and nutrition literacy status and its correlates in Iranian senior high-school students
Planning interventions to promote food and nutrition literacy (FNL) require a better understanding of the FNL status of the target group and its correlates.
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The efficacy of flaxseed and hesperidin on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an open-labeled randomized controlled trial
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is growing in prevalence globally and no definitive evidence for any approved pharmacological approaches for patients with NAFLD has been found yet. This study was aim...
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Open AccessLow food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT): a barrier to dietary diversity and nutrient adequacy in school age children
This study aims to assess the relationship between Food and Nutrition Literacy (FNLIT) and dietary diversity score (DDS); FNLIT and nutrient adequacy (NAR%, MAR%) in school-age children in Iran.
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Open AccessA complete linkage disequilibrium in a haplotype of three SNPs in Fat Mass and Obesity associated (FTO) gene was strongly associated with anthropometric indices after controlling for calorie intake and physical activity
The underlying mechanism of the effect of FTO genotype on body mass index (BMI) and body composition is unknown. The objective of the study was to investigate the association of FTO gene polymorphisms with ant...
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The Effects of Onion Consumption on Prevention of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
It is well known that dietary intakes play a pivotal role in pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); however, the role of each component of diet has not ye...
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Open AccessThe effects of onion consumption on treatment of metabolic, histologic, and inflammatory features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of onion powder consumption on treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in an experimental model of disease.
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Open AccessConcordance between self-reported body mass index with weight perception, self-rated health and appearance satisfaction in people living in Tehran
Obesity is investigated as a health concern due to high prevalence in the world. Nowadays, researchers are looking for an indirect method to measure weight and height. Self-reported Body Mass Index (BMI) is ev...
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Dietary food groups intake and cooking methods associations with pancreatic cancer: A case–control study
The role of dietary habits in the etiology of pancreatic cancer (PC) has not yet been well elucidated.
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Erratum to: Multidimensional Life Table Estimation of the Total Fertility Rate and Its Components
