obesity is rising rapidly in iran. nutrition is an important issue of obesity; fruits and vegetables are among the best food sources of antioxidant vitamins, soluble fibers, phytochemicals, and other nutrient constituents. further, some of these foods have been shown to be protective related to reduction of chronic disease risk. in this study, consumption of fruits & vegetables and body mass in...

introduction: breakfast is repeatedly called to as the most important meal of the day and has positive effects on nutritional profile, cognitive activities and disease prevention in schoolchildren. the aim of this study was to assess the eating breakfast status in a sample of primary students of ilam city. materials and methods: participants of this cross-sectional study were 298 schoolchildren...

to investigate the effects of regulated deficit irrigation (rdi) on the growth, yield and quality of ‘yali’ pears, field experiments for c (fully watered control), ew [early withholding of irrigation, water stress from pullulation to 25 days after flower bloom (dafb)], mw (mid-growth withholding of irrigation, water stress from 25 dafb to 80 dafb), and lw (late withholding of irrigation, water ...

this study focuses on the factors influencing consumer’s decision in fish consumption in erzurum province of turkey. the data were obtained from 384 households who live in urban areas of erzurum province in 2012. the sample size of the study was determined by unclustered proportional sampling method. analytic hierarchy process (ahp) was used to determine the most suitable type of fish for house...

background & aim: depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. one of the factors that could prevent the occurrence of depression is tea consumption. considering the controversial results of previous studies, the aim of this systematic and meta-analysis review study was to answer this question that whether tea consumption could decrease the risk of depression. methods & materials : by sea...

gut microbiota is formed by ten of trillions of microorganisms with at least 1000 different species of known bacteria. one - third of an individual gut microbiota is common to most people, while two - thirds are specific to him. growing amount of evidence indicates that gut microbiota characteristics may play an important role in mental dysfunctions. molecular mimicry between several key neurop...

background: low consumption of fruit and vegetable among adolescents has been reported in several researches. skill has known as one of the determinants of this behavior. this study was conducted in order to survey tehranian adolescents’ skills related to fruit and vegetable consumption in 2013. methods: present research is a cross-sectional study (descriptive-analytic) that was carried out for...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find evidence the benefits and constraints collaborative consumption experiences by investigating perceptions hosts visitors that attended professional regular season basketball baseball games in USA. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through four focus groups with 37 total participants analyzed qualitative content analysis. Findings results...