800x600 background: pregnancy, due to hormonal changes and body reshaping, might disturb the pregnant women’s body image and self-esteem and also increase depression susceptibility. body dissatisfaction may result in some compensating attempts, such as weight loss, for improving body shape. these behaviors could result in serious outcomes for maternal and child health. the aim of the present st...

review studies are those researches in which the population under study consists of original articles in a defined field of human knowledge. the aim of the present review article is to overview such review studies and to determine the advantages and disadvantages of each study within the health domain. at the end of 2012 the pub med search engine was searched using “ systematic reviews ” and “ ...

background: previous studies on the correlation between dietary intakes and stroke have mostly focused on the dietary glycemic index (gi) of potatoes and there is no information regarding the correlation between potato consumption and risk of stroke. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between potato consumption and risk of stroke in an iranian population. methods: ...

800x600 abstract: aim: the aim of this study was to investigate that the necessity of screening for celiac disease in idiopathic osteoporotic patients. background: osteopenia and osteoporosis are well-known and prevalent complications of celiac disease. however, the relative prevalence of celiac disease among osteoporotic populations is not known, and the benefit of screening for celiac disease...