Food insecurity is associated with low diet quality and unhealthy cooking and eating habits in Iranian women.

Background: Food insecurity affects diet and nutrition intakes. We explored the relationship between food insecurity and dietary intakes in a group of Iranian women.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was performed on 190 healthy females aged 20-55 years attending primary healthcare centers in Shiraz.

The association of food insecurity and cardiometabolic risk factors was independent of body mass index in Iranian women.

Background: Investigations on food insecurity have shown that food insecurity is inversely associated with health. We examined the association of food insecurity and cardiometabolic risk factors in women living in Shiraz, Iran.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was performed on 190 females.

The associations between dietary patterns and cardiovascular risk factors among adults: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the major causes of death, worldwide. Although for decades the associations between individual foods and nutrients and CVDs have been investigated, little attention has been paid to dietary patterns. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the association between dietary patterns and CVD risk factors among Iranian adults.

Greater adherence to the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern is associated with lower blood pressure in healthy Iranian primary school children.

Purpose: The dietary determinants of children blood pressure (BP) are poorly understood. We examined the association between adherence to the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern and BP in healthy Iranian primary school children.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among a representative sample (n = 407) of healthy Shirazi students aged 6-12 years.