background and aims: depression is a growing public health problem in the world. in this study we investigated the relationship between dietary patterns and depression in adults aged 20-50 years living in shiraz, iran. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 416 subjects (180 men and 236 women) aged 20 to 50 years were selected by stratified multistage random sampling. dietary intakes were assesse...

An online survey of registered dietitians was conducted to characterize their professional activities for providers of residential services for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) in the United States. The goal of the survey was to characterize the nutrition services delivered in community based group homes and the registered dietitians performing them. Forty nine RDs r...

background & aim: maternal satisfaction of health services is an inherent element of healthcare policies, and quality of midwifery care essentially influences this parameter. this study aimed to evaluate maternal satisfaction of postpartum care and its association with midwifery care at the urban health centers of mashhad, iran in 2012. methods:this descriptive, cross sectional study was conduc...

The scope of this article is to analyze the understanding of mothers and persons responsible for infants taking ferrous sulfate supplement about anemia and its consequences, assessed by the level of adherence to supplementation. A prospective, qualitative and quantitative population study was conducted with non-anemic children not taking supplements to receive prophylactic supplementation with ...

Clinical therapy for hyperlipidemia and obesity mandates dietary changes. The rationale for modification of specific dietary components becomes more impressive with each decade, as research and epidemiologic studies continue. Treatment modalities should be based on lipid patterns and lipid aberrations. Intervention methods should become practical and behaviorally motivating for patients. The en...

BACKGROUND The contribution of specific foods to the genesis of symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been increasingly recognised in recent years. OBJECTIVE This article discusses the dietary triggers for IBS and the role of diagnostic testing in patients with IBS. DISCUSSION In addition to the long standing implication of lactose in lactase deficient patients, fermentable dietary...

OBJECTIVE To investigate risk factors for anemia in infants assisted by public health services. METHODS In a cross-sectional study carried out in Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 205 children from 6 to 12 months were evaluated. Socioeconomic, environmental and biological data were collected, as well as information on child's birth, nutritional status, maternal data, child health care pr...

BACKGROUND Management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is, currently, focused on food supplementation approaches. However, the sustainability of these strategies remains weak in low- and middle-income countries. In food-secure settings, an educational/behavioral intervention could be an alternative for improving MAM management. OBJECTIVE This study compared the effectiveness of weekly con...

BACKGROUND Optimum nutrition and good feeding practices amongst infants and young children are the key determinants of growth for a healthy life. Dietary diversity is considered to be a reliable and easy-to-measure proxy variable to assess young children's feeding practices for dietary adequacy and nutritional intake. This research aims to examine the current practices of dietary diversity amon...

BACKGROUND Immunization services in developing countries are increasingly used as platforms for delivery of other health interventions. A challenge for scaling up interventions on existing platforms is insufficient resources allocated to the integrated platform with the risk of overburdening a health worker. Determining the length of time to deliver priority interventions can be useful informat...