background: chemerin is and adipokine produced and secreted by adipose tissue and is associated with functions such as insulin resistance, inflammation, and blood pressure regulation. the purpose of the present study was the determination of serum chemerin level in an iranian population with metabolic syndrome and its comparison with healthy individuals. materials and methods: the study subject...

olanzapine is the frequently prescribed drug in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder, but unfortunately it has metabolic side-effects. on the other hand, in a number of melatonin studies on sleep cycle, regulation of metabolic abnormalities has been reported. therefore, we aimed to study effects of melatonin in reducing metabolic side-effects of olanzapine in 11-17 year-old patients w...

ba c k g r o und : the aim of this study was to examine the association between dietary intakes of vitamin d and the metabolic syndrome (mets) in tehranian adults, iran. m ethods : in this population-based prospective study, a sample of 2357 subjects, aged 20-74 years, who had completed a validated food frequency questionnaire, were  studied.  mets  was  defined  according to  the  modified  gu...

introduction: metabolic syndrome (mets) and impaired lung functions have been associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease. the aim of this study was to investigate the pulmonary functions in patients with mets. methods: this cross-sectional study included 200 subjects with mets in the study group and 100 subjects without mets in the control group. participants were examined at ...

objective(s):the aim of this open label crossover study was to investigate the effects of nigella sativa on reproductive health and metabolic profile of perimenopausal women in rawang, malaysia.   materials and methods:sixty nine perimenopausal women aged 45 to 65 were allocated into the experimental group treated orally with 1600mg/day of encapsulated pure powdered n. sativa compared to contro...

objective: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women. metformin is a biguanide commonly used to improve pcos symptoms. effect of metformin on the levels of serum homocysteine (hcy) in pcos women is unclear. the aim of this study is evaluating the effect of metformin administration on serum hcy levels and metabolic parameters of pcos patients. materi...

objective: the aim of this study was to compare the quality of diet measured by healthy eating index (hei) between individuals with and without metabolic syndrome. materials and methods: this case-control study was performed in tehran and consisted of 103 overweight and obese individuals (52 cases and 51 controls) within age range of 20 to 55 years. case and control were matched for age and sex...

Objective: Patients with metabolic syndrome are prone to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Regarding the importance of nutritional factors in management of metabolic syndrome, this study was designed to evaluate the effects of dark chocolate consumption on serum lipid profile in patients with metabolic syndrome. Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 114 patients with met...