objective: persian leek is one of the most widely used herbal foods among iranians. in this study, effects of oral administration of persian leek on plasma and liver lipids were examined in hamster. materials and methods: male syrian hamsters were randomly divided into three groups: control (standard diet), high fat control (high-fat/high-cholesterol diet), persian leek (high-fat/high-cholester...

background and objectives evaluation of protein quality in food is of great importance due to the biological and economical impacts of food proteins. this study has been conducted with the aim of comparing the protein quality of homemade food (mixture of macaroni and soy bean) with commercial baby food (cerelac wheat) using casein as the refference point.   methods this study was conducted on 6...

two independent experiments were conducted with broilers to determine the effect of threonine and vitamin a on immune system. in first experiment, dietary treatments contained 0.8%, 0.87%, 0.94 % and 1.01 % total threonine. in second experiment, diets were as follows: basal diet without vitamin a; basal diet plus 1500 iu/kg vitamin a; basal diet plus 6250 iu/kg vitamin a; basal diet plus 11000 ...

an experiment was carried out to develop and evaluate a semi-purified diet suitable for fiber related studies without negative impacts on performance, serum biochemistry and intestinal morphology of growing japanese quails. total of 144 japanese quail chicks were used in a factorial arrangement using completely randomized design with 6 treatments, 4 replicates of 6 quails in each replicate. the...

background: celiac disease (cd) is an immune mediated condition that leads to small bowel atrophy that resolves with a gluten free diet (gfd). extra-intestinal manifestations of cd include hypertransaminasemia. in this study, the effects of a gfd on hypertransaminasemia in patients with newly diagnosed cd were studied. methods: ninety eight new diagnosed consecutive patients with cd 40 males an...

background: vitiligo is an acquired, idiopathic disorder characterized by circumscribed depigmented macules and patches. the exact etiology and pathogenesis of vitiligo is not clear. many theories have been presented regarding this subject among them aautoimmune theory is the most important one. the association of vitiligo with other autoimmune disorders has been reported, but the relationship ...

the iranian food consumption program (ifcp), a unique program in iran was developed to aim accurate calculation of nutrient intakes in relation to heart health investigation released in isfahan cardiovascular research center in march 1998 for the first time. the new versions came out along changes in computer technology. this interview-based program is designed to gather data through designed q...

tolerable gluten thresholds in gluten free products have long been debated together with issues of cross contamination of gluten free cereals during the milling process. it is well established that a totally gluten free diet is virtually impossible owing to the presence of traces of gluten. it is estimated that daily consumption of gluten from contaminated gluten free foods is in the range of 5...