Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

..Although individual foods and nutrients have been associated with the metabolic syndrome, whether dietary patterns identified by factor analysis are also associated with this syndrome is not known...

..Most knowledge about adverse health effects of trans fats was mainly derived from studies done in Western populations of European or American origins; few data are available in the understudied region of the Middle East...

..Limited data on the relation between the risk of the metabolic syndrome and fruit and vegetable intakes and inflammatory marker concentrations are available...

..Increased diversity scores of diets, to increase the variety score for vegetables, may be emphasised in programmes attempting to bring about changes in lifestyle...

..Risk of cardiovascular diseases increases in Asian adults within the normal limits of body mass index and waist circumference...

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..Little evidence exists regarding the effects of soy consumption on the metabolic syndrome in humans...

..7% of adolescents at normal weight (p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence showing that the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype is prevalent among 6.5% of Tehranian adolescents, and particularly among overweight adolescents...

..The values of ORs became weaker after further adjustment for calcium intake. CONCLUSION: Dairy consumption is inversely associated with the risk of having metabolic syndrome. It seems that this relation is somewhat attributed to calcium...

..It is concluded that CPJ consumption could modify heart disease risk factors in these hyperlipidemic patients. Therefore, its inclusion in their diets may be beneficial...

..91 vs. 1.00) and high serum triglyceride levels (0.73 vs. 1.00) compared to those in the lowest category. CONCLUSION: Hip circumference is independently and negatively associated with metabolic risk factors...

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..CONCLUSION: It is concluded that WC is the best screening measure for cardiovascular risk factors, compared with BMI, WHR and WHtR, in Tehranian adult women...

..01; girls: 43% vs. 15.2% and 5.0%, respectively, p < 0.01). DISCUSSION: This study provides evidence showing a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Iranian adolescents, particularly among overweight adolescents...

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..In conclusion, energy from fat was found to be independently and positively associated with obesity in adults. No other association was observed between energy from protein and carbohydrate with BMI...

..4) v. 0.1 (sd 0.4) nanometer, P < 0.001). HDL particle size did not change significantly. NCEP step II diet had a favourable effect on the LDL particle size. The related mechanism needs to be studied in future experimental designs...

..Better dietary adherence with the moderate-fat diet may be the reason for its successful effects...

..The classic cut-off points of WC failed to provide adequate evidence for the use of WC in detecting cardiovascular risk factors. Further studies should be conducted to determine optimal WC cut-off points for Iranians...

..05). CONCLUSIONS: The DASH diet can likely reduce most of the metabolic risks in both men and women; the related mechanisms need further study...

..CONCLUSION: Hip circumference is independently and inversely associated with metabolic risk factors. This study underscores the importance of continuing to measure hip circumference in epidemiologic surveys in Tehranian adult women...

..5%, P < 0.01). Legume intake and concentrations of serum amyloid A were not correlated. Legume consumption is inversely associated with serum concentrations of adhesion molecules and inflammatory biomarkers among Iranian women...

..01). The results showed a high prevalence of misreporting of energy intake in Tehran. This phenomenon is related to age, obesity and smoking habits...

..00, 1.38, 1.65, and 2.1; P for trend = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Whole-grain intake is inversely and refined-grain intake is positively associated with the risk of HW...

..Conclusion: Every other day supplementation with 250 mg vitamin C for 12 weeks increases serum vitamin C, decreases MDA levels, and improves lipid profiles in hemodialysis patients...

..To report the relation between dietary energy density and dietary diversity score (DDS) in Isfahanian female university students...

..This study was conducted to assess the relation of major dietary patterns identified by factor analysis to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a group of Iranian school-age children...

..It is concluded that CPJ consumption may modify heart disease risk factors in hyperlipidemic patients, and its inclusion therefore in their diets may be beneficial...

..Eating patterns of this Middle Eastern population might explain the higher prevalence of some cardiovascular risk factors in this region. However, our findings need to be confirmed in other Middle Eastern countries...

..This study indicates significant associations among major dietary patterns, general obesity, and central adiposity in a Middle-Eastern country. Further prospective investigations are required to confirm such associations...

..To determine the effects of long-term soy consumption on cardiovascular risks, we measured C-reactive protein (CRP) and kidney function indexes among type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy...

..To determine the correlates of central adiposity...

..9 % (P < 0.01) in the soya nut period and - 9.4 % (P < 0.01) in the soya protein diet). We conclude that soya consumption reduces plasma MDA and increases plasma TAC levels in postmenopausal women with the metabolic syndrome...

..To determine the effects of soy consumption on markers of inflammation and endothelial function in postmenopausal women with the metabolic syndrome...

..04, P < 0.05) when we controlled for confounders including BMI and WC. The findings suggest an independent association between major dietary patterns and plasma concentrations of markers of inflammation...

..There was a significant and positive correlation between DDS and most of the nutrient adequacy ratios (NARs). It is concluded that DDS is an appropriate method to evaluate nutrient intake adequacy in this group of adolescents...

..The findings indicated that rural women have better nutritional status than urban women. Future studies should determine factors associated with food consumption pattern in these women...