There is no consensus on the most appropriate nutritional strategy for treating metabolic syndrome (MS), such that cardiovascular risk is reduced. This study was designed to assess the strength of evidence of the benefits of various nutritional interventions in MS remission. Performed in Medline, Cochrane Library and PubMed databases, the virtual search consisted of randomized clinical trials p...

Aim of the Work: To investigate the effect of low calorie diet alone and the effect of low calorie diet and exercise on the levels of thyroid hormones, leptin, and BMI. Also we tried to investigate if there is a relation between thyroid hormones and leptin levels. Subjects and Methods: Two groups of normal male subjects, each group consists of 25 person matched for age and BMI. Group I had low ...

CONTEXT Prolonged calorie restriction increases life span in rodents. Whether prolonged calorie restriction affects biomarkers of longevity or markers of oxidative stress, or reduces metabolic rate beyond that expected from reduced metabolic mass, has not been investigated in humans. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of 6 months of calorie restriction, with or without exercise, in overweight, ...

Background: Obesity and infertility have been linked together by several studies. Obesity results in an increased production of estrogen; this hormonal imbalance in turn interferes with ovulation, which of course, is the basis of successful conception. Auricular acupuncture is one of the acupuncture therapies used to prevent and treat obesity. Materials and Methods: In this research we used aur...

Low calorie diets are always difficult for obese subjects to follow and lead to metabolic and behavioral adaptation. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of caffeine treatment with calorie shifting diet (CSD) on weight loss. Female subjects (n=98; BMI≥25) completed 4-weeks control diet, 6-weeks CSD (3 repeated phases; each 2-weeks) and 4-weeks follow-up diet, with or without caffeine treatment (5...

Calorie restriction (CR) is the most effective way to increase life span and delay the onset of age-related symptoms in animals. We have previously reported that CR affects a variety of physiological phenotypes in flies and results in dramatic behavioral, physical and demographic changes. Here we show effects of low and high calorie levels on the spontaneous physical activity of flies. Wild typ...

background: overweight and obesity increasing world wide because of changing life style and dietary habits. diet therapy plays an important role to prevent obesity outcomes. the aim of this study was determining the effects of diet therapy on weight reduction and fitness. methods: a clinical trial study was conducted using convenient sampling method and 216 subjects (190 female and 26 male) wer...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability in industrialized and developing countries. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of rice bran oil, with a low-calorie diet, on lipid profiles, in hyperlipidemic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a parallel groups' randomized clinical trial with a pre- and post-test design. Fifty hy...