Association of dietary fats with ischemic heart disease (IHD): a case-control study.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the association between different types of dietary fats with ischemic heart disease (IHD).

Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 443 cases and 453 controls aged 40-80 years in Tehran, Iran. The semi-quantitative 237-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to assess the amount of food intake.

Association between ischemic heart disease and dietary intake of lycopene: a case-control study.

Aim: The effect of dietary lycopene on ischemic heart disease (IHD) is not clear. Hence, this study aimed to determine the association between dietary lycopene and IHD.

Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 443 patients with physician confirmed diagnosis of IHD as the case group and 443 healthy individuals as the control group.

Dietary Patterns in 1125 Iranian Women: Adequacy of Energy and Micronutrient Intakes and Weight Statuses.

Background: Women's nutrition status includes significant effects on their children and household health. The purpose of this study was to assess energy and micronutrient intake adequacy in Iranian women.

Methods: This study was a part of the Urban HEART Study, which has jointly been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Health Development, Kobe, Japan.

Monitoring spatiotemporal impacts of changes in land surface temperature on near eastern fire salamander () in the Middle East.

Persistence and coexistence of many pond-breeding amphibians depend on seasonality. Temperature, as a seasonal climate component, affects numerous physical and biological processes of pond-breeding amphibians. Satellite-derived land surface temperature (LST) is the radiative skin temperature of the land surface, which has received less attention in spatiotemporal seasonal habitat monitoring.

Physicochemical and Biochemical Properties of Trypsin-like Enzyme from Two Sturgeon Species.

This work aimed to determine the physicochemical and biochemical properties of trypsin from beluga and sevruga highly valuable sturgeon species. According to the results obtained from the methods of casein-zymogram and inhibitory activity staining, the molecular weight of trypsin for sevruga and beluga was 27.5 and 29.

The association between obesity with serum levels of liver enzymes, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transferase in adult women.

Background: Obesity-induced inflammation may independently disturb the function of critical organs such as liver. This study aimed to investigate the association of obesity with serum levels of biomarkers of liver function including alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in adult women.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 360 adult women in the summer of 2020 in Tehran, Iran.

Narrative-focused Group Counseling Improves Intervention Outcomes in Women With Obesity.

Objective: To investigate the effects of narrative group counseling combined with diet modification and exercise plans on weight loss in Iranian women with obesity.

Design: Parallel 2-arm clinical trial.

Participants: Fifty-six Iranian women with obesity (aged 18-50 years).

The significance and potential of functional food ingredients for control appetite and food intake.

Dramatically rising global levels of obesity have raised consumers' commercial and public health interest in foods that may help control appetite and weight. The satiety cascade consists of sensory, cognitive, physical, and hormonal events following food intake, preventing overeating, and the desire to eat for a long time. Functional foods can be one of the most influential factors in reducing appetite as long as effective ingredients, such as fiber and protein, are used to design these products.

Dietary and Socio-Economic Predictors of Obesity Among 2-5-Year Old in Northwest Iran.

Background: As a rising epidemic in developing countries, childhood obesity and overweight need particular attention.

Methods: The sample ( = 2432) was randomly selected among children aged 24-59 months living in West Azerbaijan Province whose information was recorded in SIB software. The survey questionnaire is derived from the Demographic and Health Survey and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey questionnaires designed by the WHO 2017 and UNICEF 2017, respectively.

Anti- Activity and Peptidomic Profiling of Peptide Fractions Produced from Sturgeon Fish Skin Collagen () Using Commercial Enzymes.

This study investigated peptide fractions from fish skin collagen for antibacterial activity against and strains. The collagen was hydrolyzed with six commercial proteases, including trypsin, Alcalase, Neutrase, Flavourzyme, pepsin and papain. Hydrolyzed samples obtained with trypsin and Alcalase had the largest number of small peptides (molecular weight <10 kDa), while the hydrolysate produced with papain showed the lowest degree of hydrolysis and highest number of large peptides.

Biochemical and structural characterization of sturgeon fish skin collagen (Huso huso).

The potential use of sturgeon fish skin waste (Huso huso), an Iranian major sturgeon species, as a rich source for collagen extraction was evaluated. Yields of ASC and PSC obtained by acidic and enzymatic extractions were 9.98% and 9.

Contamination of foods with arsenic and mercury in Iran: a comprehensive review.

Human and animals are exposed to heavy metals such as arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) through atmospheric depositions, industrial effluents, chemical pesticides and fertilizers, erosion of geological beds, and mining wastes which can result in the contamination of food chains. The aim of the current study was to review the available papers reporting contamination levels of As and Hg in commonly consumed foods in Iran. A descriptive search was carried out with specific keywords and entry criteria in databases of Science-Direct, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Scientific Iranian Database (SID) published from January 2000 to July 2018.