Development and validation of a food retail environment analysis protocol in Iran.

Objective: This study aimed to adapt and validate a Food Retail Environment Analysis Protocol in Shiraz, Iran.

Design: The protocol was developed by integrating the Nutrition Environment Measurement Survey in Stores with the food retail module from the International Network for Food and Obesity/Non-communicable Diseases Research, Monitoring, and Action Support. After translating, synthesising and back-translating the protocol, a panel of experts reviewed and refined it to ensure cultural and contextual appropriateness.

Dravet syndrome: From neurodevelopmental to neurodegenerative disease?

Objective: Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy caused by SCN1A haploinsufficiency in the majority of cases. Caregivers of adults with DS often complain about the loss of previously acquired skills. We set out to explore these perceptions and determine whether abnormalities reported were detectable in validated tests.

Comparing the cost and affordability of nutritious and sustainable food baskets by zone of Iran: 2016-2019.

Background & Aims: Sustainable diets are characterized by being culturally acceptable, economically fair, affordable and accessible to all, nutritionally sufficient, safe and healthy, and are efficient in their utilization of human and other natural resources. The aim of the present study was to determine the difference in the cost and affordability of providing nutritious and sustainable food baskets in different zones of Iran 2016 through 2019.

Material & Methods: In this repeated cross-sectional study, the expenditure and income data of 128,716 Iranian households that participated in the "Household Income and Expenditure Survey" 2016 through 2019 were used.

Dietary diversity and its association with changes in anthropometric indices of community-dwelling older adults in Tehran, Iran: a longitudinal study (2017-2021).

Background: Dietary diversity refers to the consumption of a variety of foods or food groups over a given reference period, which is crucial for improving nutrition and overall health. This longitudinal study aimed to investigate the association between dietary diversity and anthropometric indices in community-dwelling older adults living in Tehran in 2017 and 2021.

Methods: The current study was conducted on 368 older adults [204 (55.

Food security and its association with socioeconomic status and dietary diversity in free living older people in Tehran, Iran.

Background: Food security is a function of food access and dietary diversity. Older age is a period when adequate and diverse dietary intake is a challenge. This study aimed to investigate the association between food security on the one hand and dietary diversity and socioeconomic factors on the other hand among the free-living older people in the city of Tehran.

Real-world practices for the care of women with epilepsy during pregnancy: A Canadian perspective.

Objective: Approximately 150,000 Canadian women live with epilepsy, a population that presents with unique challenges. Our objective was to capture demographic and real-world practice characteristics of Canadian healthcare professionals providing care for women with epilepsy (WWE) with specific focus on reproductive considerations to identify potential gaps in knowledge and care.

Methods: A questionnaire developed by the Canadian League Against Epilepsy WWE workgroup was distributed to Canadian healthcare professionals from February 2021 to October 2022 to capture participant demographic characteristics and practice patterns in key areas of the reproductive cycle in WWE.

Ipsilateral preictal alpha rhythm attenuation (IPARA): An EEG sign of side of seizure onset in temporal lobe epilepsy.

Purpose: Identification of the seizure onset zone is critically important for outlining the surgical plan in the treatment of pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), bilateral ictal scalp EEG changes frequently occur and can make lateralization of the seizure onset zone difficult. We investigated the incidence and clinical utility of unilateral preictal alpha rhythm attenuation as a lateralizing sign of seizure onset in TLE.

Adherence to Mediterranean-Style Dietary Pattern and Risk of Bladder Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Iran.

Few dietary patterns are related to reduce the Bladder Cancer (BC) risk. One of the well-known dietary patterns is the Mediterranean diet (MD). This case-control study investigated the association between MD and the odds of BC among Iranian population.

Major Dietary Patterns in Association with the Grades of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Newly Diagnosed Patients Living in North of Iran.

Background: Evidence suggests that dietary pattern is related to incidence and grades of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between major dietary patterns and hepatic histologic features of newly diagnosed patients with NAFLD.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 260 newly diagnosed NAFLD patients.

Relationship between diet quality and depression among Iranian older adults in Tehran.

Background: Depression is one of the prevalent mental disorders that is common in older ages. Evidence suggests that dietary intake status may potentially be associated with depression. However, this association has not been well studied in older adults, and the nature of the association remains unclear.

Association of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet and risk of bladder cancer: A case-control study.

Objective: The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is rich in recommended foods that are inversely associated with bladder cancer (BC) risk. The main objective of this study was to investigate the association between adherence to DASH diet and the risk of BC among Iranian adults.

Method: This study included 103 BC cases and 200 controls.

Socioeconomic Status and Changes in Iranian Household Food Basket Using National Household Budget and Expenditure Survey Data, 1991-2017.

Background: Socioeconomic factors are major determinants of health and food consumption. The aim of the present study was assessing the changes in energy and different food groups consumption related to the socioeconomic status of Iranian households.

Methods: In this repeated cross-sectional study, 717432 households data from the Households Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) conducted yearly by the Statistical Centre of Iran (SCI) from 1991 to 2017 was used.

Maternal dietary diversity and nutritional adequacy in relation with anthropometric measurements of newborns at birth: a cohort study in Tehran city.

Background: Maternal dietary intake during pregnancy plays an important role in fetal development and birth outcomes. The aim of the present study was to determine maternal dietary diversity and Nutritional adequacy in relation with anthropometric measurements of newborn at birth as a cohort study in Tehran city.

Methods: This prospective cohort study, was conducted by participation of 585 pregnant women referred to public health centers and hospitals covered by Shahid Beheshti, Tehran and Iran Universities in Tehran City.

Association of Recommended and Non-Recommended Food Score and Risk of Bladder Cancer: A Case-Control Study.

Bladder cancer (BC) is the ninth most common cancer in the world. Dietary patterns and diet quality could reduce exposure to carcinogenic factors postulated to increase the risk of BC. The main objective of this study was to investigate the associations of Recommended Food Score (RFS) and Non-Recommended Food Score (n-RFS) with the risk of BC among Iranian adults.

Assessing the Changes in Iranian Household Food Basket Using National Household Budget and Expenditure Survey Data, 1991-2017.

Background: The aim of the present study was assessing the changes in Iranian household food basket. The Households Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) data of 717,432 of Iranian households from 1991 to 2017 were used in this repeated cross-sectional study.

Methods: A cross-classified random-effects modeling (CCREM) specifications of hierarchical age-period-cohort (HAPC) in two models, one without controlling for the effects of key individual characteristics, namely socioeconomic status; household size; place; and household head sex, and another one with controlling for the effect of mentioned variables, was used in the present study.

Dietary supplements consumption and its association with socioeconomic factors, obesity and main non-communicable chronic diseases in the north of Iran: the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS).

Background: Dietary supplements (DSs) use have become a growing trend worldwide, and it may be affected by demographic and sociocultural factors. Some people use supplements with the thought that they can improve their health, reduce symptoms and prevent disease. The aim of the present study was to define the frequency of DS use and its association with socioeconomic factors among participants with selected main non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) (diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension (HTN), cancers, and obesity in the north of Iran.

Association of the Healthy Nordic Food Index with risk of bladder cancer: a case-control study.

Background: Bladder cancer (BC) is the ninth recurrent neoplasm in the world. In Iran, incidence of BC is the third most common among men. Few dietary patterns are related to reduced carcinogenesis and consequently are amenable to modification in order to reduce the BC risk.

The Recommended Food Score and Healthy Nordic Food Index in cardiovascular disease and stroke: A systematic review.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes a group of heart and coronary disorders that can be prevented by promoting the quality of an individual's diet. The Recommended Food Score (RFS) and Healthy Nordic Food Index (HNFI) are suggested for the assessment of diet quality and as indicators of dietary exposures related to disease. The aim of this study was to systematically review the association of the RFS and the HNFI with CVD and stroke.

Comparison of anthropometric indices as predictors of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Iran: The PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study.

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of central and general obesity and compare nine anthropometric indices as predictors of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Iranian adults.

Methods: A total of 10,520 adults between ages 35 and 70 years old who were referred to the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study were included in this study. Anthropometric indices, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist to height ratio (WHtR), waist to hip ratio (WHR), conicity index, hip circumference (HC), waist to hip to height ratio (WHHR), body adiposity index, and a body shape index (ABSI), were measured using the standard methods.

Designing a healthy, low-cost and environmentally sustainable food basket: an optimisation study.

Objective: Sustainable diets are diets with low environmental impacts and high affordability which contribute to food and nutrition security. The present study aimed to develop a healthy, low-cost and environmental-friendly food basket for Iran based on current consumption.

Design: The Households Income and Expenditure Survey data were used.

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diets and breast cancer among women: a case control study.

Background: Studying entire dietary patterns is a promising alternative approach to overcome limitations of the single food or nutrient approach. We evaluated the relationship between the scores of 4 established Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet indexes and breast cancer risk among Iranian women.

Methods: This case-control study was carried out on 408 eligible women (136 cases and 272 hospital-based controls).

Recommended Food Score and Healthy Nordic Food Index in Cancer: A Systematic Review.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. About one third of deaths from cancer are due to the five behavioral and dietary risk factors e.g.