introduction: the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of high fiber diet on lipid profile of obese adolescent girls. methods: this randomized cross over clinical trial was conducted in southern iran. a total of 56 patients were randomly assigned into two groups. in the first phase, the experiment group had a high fiber diet while the control group consumed their usual diet for 2...

the potential to cause tissue damage by metal ions is the matter of widespread investigation. titanium salts are widely used in industry for ceramic painting, in pharmacy for tablet coating and making chemical sunscreens and in medicine as photo catalysts with bactericidal activity. this may address the idea that the exposure to these salts could play a role in metabolic disorders. in this stud...

conclusions it seems that cohort studies with larger sample sizes on the relationship between periodontitis and cholesterol level (total, hdl, ldl) are necessary. background many studies show that periodontitis is a risk factor for serum lipid levels increase. on the other hand, the increase of serum lipids is clearly a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. objectives the current study aimed...

background: this study was done to test the notion that opium can reduce serum lipids and decrease the risk of ischemic heart disease (ihd) in opium addicts; we made a comparison between the lipid profiles of opium addicts and non-addicts.   methods: in this study, we compared 100 male opium addicts (according to the icd-10 criteria) who had referred to addiction treatment centers with 75 healt...