The association between dietary acid load and adiposity measures among children and adolescents.

Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most important health problems in the present century. It is imperative to plan preventive programs through risk factor identification. The present study was conducted to examine the association between the dietary acid load (DAL) and anthropometric indices in a sample of Iranian children and adolescents.

The Association Between Dietary Antioxidants and Semen Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Iranian Infertile Men.

We aimed to explore the relationship between intakes of food-derived antioxidants (zinc, vitamin E, β-carotene, and selenium) and semen parameters in an infertile male population. This is a cross-sectional study among infertile men (> 18 years) referred to Isfahan Fertility and Infertility Center in Iran from March 2019 to October 2019. The main outcome measures were semen volume, sperm count, concentration, total motility, and morphology.

Association between serum potassium and risk of all-cause mortality among chronic kidney diseases patients: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of more than one million participants.

We aimed to perform a meta-analysis, using prospective cohort studies, to test the association between serum potassium and all-cause mortality among chronic kidney diseases (CKD) patients. A systematic search was performed using PubMed-MEDLINE and Scopus, up to July 2020. Prospective cohort studies which reported risk estimates of all-cause mortality in CKD patients with different serum potassium levels were included in the present meta-analysis.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised, controlled trials on the effects of garlic supplementation on serum adiponectin and leptin levels.

Background: Our aim in this meta-analysis was to determine the effect of garlic supplementation on adiponectin and leptin serum levels.

Method: A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Science and Cochrane Library for eligible trials up to November 2020. A fixed-effects model was used to pool calculated effect sizes.

Relationship between Antioxidant Status and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children.

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the prevalent neuropsychiatric disorders in childhood. In general, diagnoses of ADHD include inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Recent studies have reported increased oxidative stress in psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, but the results are conflicting.