Leila Moghari; Armin Ebrahimzadeh; Zahra Shamekhi; Nasrin Sharifi
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Background: There is a lack of summarized reports of the relationship between dietary acid load (DAL) and bone health in post-menopausal women. Therefore, we aimed to design a systematic review and summarize eligible studies evaluating this association.Methods: The present study was a systematic review. ...
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Background: There is a lack of summarized reports of the relationship between dietary acid load (DAL) and bone health in post-menopausal women. Therefore, we aimed to design a systematic review and summarize eligible studies evaluating this association.Methods: The present study was a systematic review. From the literature search on PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Medline until March 2020, six studies comprising 2 crosssectionals, 2 cohorts, and 2 randomized control trials were selected and included in this study.Results: Four studies revealed a significant correlation between DAL and osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. In two reviewed studies, a significant association was seen between DAL and BMD, but in this association was not obtained in n another study. In addition, out of two randomized clinical studies (RCTs), one showed positive changes in bone markers when PRAL was decreased; however, no change was obtained in another RCT.Conclusion: The present study showed that post-menopausal women, especially those with a fracture history, may have a greater susceptibility to osteoporosis because of the detrimental effect of dietary acidity. In addition, DAL rather than protein might be the main risk factor for bone loss in this population. It should be noted that insufficient calcium intake may exacerbate bone loss following a high protein–high acid ash diet in these women.
Elahe Shamshirgardi; Fatemeh Najafitirehshabankareh; Neda Haghighat; Nitin Shivappa; James R. Hebert; Maedeh Jabbari; Yalda Mortazavi; Laya Saeid; Zahra Shamekhi
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Background : Inflammation, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is affected by diet.Dietary inflammatory index (DII) is used to determine inflammation of diet. In addition, Neck circumference (NC), an indicator for upper-body subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution, is related to cardiovascular ...
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Background : Inflammation, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is affected by diet.Dietary inflammatory index (DII) is used to determine inflammation of diet. In addition, Neck circumference (NC), an indicator for upper-body subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution, is related to cardiovascular risk factors. This study aimed to examine the correlation between DII and NC in a nationally representative sample case and control.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the case group was chronic heart disease patients hospitalized in Al-Zahra Heart Clinic, Shiraz, Iran (N = 100). The Control group did not suffer from any heart-related diseases. Dietary intake data were determined using a single interview and food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). NC was assessed using standard methods. Nutritionist-4 software was used to analyze nutrient intakes from FFQ. The method of Shivappa et al. was used to calculate DII.
Results: The mean of NC in the case and control group were 39.09±4.18 and 36.68±4.32 cm. The mean of DII in the case and control groups were -0.018±1.53 and 0.40±155. There was no significant difference between the DII score of the case and control groups (p:0.056, t:-1.922). No significant correlation was observed between DII score and NC in the case(p:0.750,r:0.032) and control(p:0.294,r:0.106) groups.
Conclusion: There was no correlation between DII score as a risk factor for CVD and NC in both case and control groups.
Farideh Shishebor; zahra shamekhi; Majid Karandish; Mahmood Latifi
Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 22-26
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AbstractBackground: Atherosclerosis and subsequent coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in Iranian population. High serum lipid levels, especially the elevated level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), have been shown to be strongly related to the development of atherosclerosis. The ...
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AbstractBackground: Atherosclerosis and subsequent coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in Iranian population. High serum lipid levels, especially the elevated level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), have been shown to be strongly related to the development of atherosclerosis. The relationship between dietary glycemic index (GI) and lipid profile, particularly in nonwestern populations, has not been well studied; also, the result of studies are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between dietary glycemic index (GI) and main risk factor of atherosclerosis including abnormal blood lipid levels in healthy women.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done to investigate the associations between dietary GI and lipid profile. The subjects were 87 female personnel of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences aged 25-55 y; they were recruited randomly. Dietary GI was calculated from six 24 hour recalls (including 4 usual days and 2 holidays).Results: The mean of dietary GI was 72.1±4.07. After adjustment for potential dietary and non- dietary confounding factors, no significant relationship was found between dietary GI with HDL-C and LDL-C. There was also no statistically significant relationship between GI and total cholesterol or fasting Triacylglycerol.Conclusion: Findings of this study did not support the hypothesis of physiologic relevance of GI and lipid profile abnormality as a potential risk factor for atherosclerosis.
