Hypertension is a major health issue, particularly in medically underserved populations that may suffer from poor health literacy, poverty, and limited access to healthcare resources. Management of the disease reduces the risk of adverse outcomes, such as cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events, vision impairment due to retinal damage, and renal failure. In addition to pharmacological therapy,...

background: one of the adipokines mostly secreted from adipose tissue is adiponectin. adiponectin is well known as the antidiabetic,anti-obesity and cardio-protective factor. present study focused on the review the previous studies about relationship between adherence to healthy dietary pattern, independent of one or two special dietary components, and concentration of adiponectin. materials an...

cancer incidence is projected to increase in the future and an effectual preventive strategy is required to face this challenge. alteration of dietary habits is potentially an effective approach for reducing cancer risk. assessment of biological effects of a specific food or bioactive component that is linked to cancer and prediction of individual susceptibility as a function of nutrient-nutrie...

The relationship between diet and health can be examined at the level of food components, foods and dietary patterns. Until recently, the study of food components, particularly nutrients, has been the dominant approach in nutritional epidemiology. This approach has clear advantages. If the development of a disease is causally related to the intake of a food component, the examination of that fo...