International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2016

  • Nutritional Interventions to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors: An Iranian Perspective

    Parvin Mirmiran, Zeynab Amirhamidi, Zahra Bahadoran, Sahar Mirzaiee, Fereidoun Azizi

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1-2, February 2016
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 26 July 2015
    Accepted: 27 July 2015
    Published: 13 January 2016
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
    Abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite efficacies of currently available clinical and pharmaceutical approaches for the control of CVD risk factors, it seems that designing and developing of population-based interventions reducing tobacco use, advocating of physical activity, reducing ha... Show More
  • Study of Nuts and Dried Fruits Consumption in Adolescents in Relation to Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

    Parvin Mirmiran, Shirin Ghotboddin Mohammadi, Zahra Bahadoran, Fereidoun Azizi

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1-2, February 2016
    Pages: 8-13
    Received: 28 July 2015
    Accepted: 30 July 2015
    Published: 13 January 2016
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
    Abstract: Background and aim. This study was conducted to investigate the association of consumption of nuts and dried fruits with the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components adolescents. Material and Methods. In this cross-sectional study was conducted in 785 adolescents, aged 10-19 y, participated in the fourth phase of the Tehran Lipid and Gl... Show More
  • The Association Between Dietary Patterns and Insulin Resistance: A Systematic Review

    Tayebeh Doostvandi, Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi, Parvin Mirmiran, Zahra Bahadoran

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1-2, February 2016
    Pages: 14-18
    Received: 13 November 2015
    Accepted: 13 December 2015
    Published: 13 January 2016
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
    Abstract: Background: Insulin resistance (IR (is associated with multiple metabolic disorders, increasing thereby the risk of type 2 diabetes. The systematic review was performed to study the association between dietary patterns and insulin resistance. Method: The study was carried out in database of PubMed, Scopus, Iran Medex and Magiran for the main keyw... Show More