Bahareh Nikooyeh

Laboratory of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (NNFTRI) and Faculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - The Epidemic of Poor Vitamin D Status among 9-12 Years Old Children in Tehran, 2008, Using HPLC: Need for an Urgent Action

Background and Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is a global health problem. The importance of this problem is doubled in growing children because of their increased need for skeletal growth. This investigation was performed firstly to assess vitamin D status, and secondly to examine its possible relationship with sex, residing area and duration of sun exposure in 9-12 years old ch...

[ 2 ] - Vitamin D Status of Tehran Taxi Drivers: How Efficient Is the Occupational Exposure to Sun? A Case-control Study

Background and Objectives: Day-shift taxi drivers have a long duration of direct sun exposure. However, the efficiency of this occupational exposure in vitamin D synthesis has not been addressed yet. The aim of this study was to assess the vitamin D status of taxi drivers in Tehran, and examine vitamin D status association with some anthropometric and circulating biomarkers. Materials and Meth...

[ 3 ] - بررسی وضعیت تغذیه و سطح سرمی روی، آهن و مس و ارتباط آنها با برخی شاخصهای رژیمی و آنتروپومتریک در دانشجویان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز

Background and Aim: Inappropriate diet and patterns of consumption and inadequate intake of nutrients among young people, e.g students can cause different diseases. Regarding that the studies done on the youth are very few in Iran, the present study was performed with the aim of assessing nutritional status and zinc, iron and copper serum concentration in University students and the relationshi...