Dietary Patterns in 1125 Iranian Women: Adequacy of Energy and Micronutrient Intakes and Weight Statuses
Conclusions: These findings suggest that Iranian women, especially those who reside in the southern areas of Tehran, need to change their dietary h abits to maintain their health. Moreover, being under/normal weight does not necessarily mean following healthy diets. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Role of Overcorrecting Minus Lens Therapy in Intermittent Exotropia for Prevention of Constant Exotropia in Children Under the Age of 7 Years
Conclusions: According to the res ults of this study, treatment of IXT by over‑correcting lenses can be a safe procedure and effective in preventing exotropia. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Effect of 4 Weeks Aerobic Exercise Training with Detraining Courses in Various Prevention Phases on BCl ‑2 and BAX Genes Expression and Proteins
Conclusions: Therefore, exercise can cause apoptosis in tumor cells by i ncreasing pre‑apoptotic factors and decreasing antiapoptotic factors in tumor cells, and consequently improving the disease status. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): A Systematic Review and Meta ‑Analysis
Conclusions: The results of this systematic review and meta‑analysis show that the pooled prevalence of IBD in MS patients was 1% and the pooled odds ratio of developing IBD in MS cases was 1.36. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Two Dangerous Thresholds in People ’s Encounter with COVID‑19: Fear and Apathy
Dear Editor, The new coronavirus was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in December 2019 following an outbreak of the severe respiratory disease in Wuhan, China, and as the disease progressed worldwide in March 2020. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

COVID ‑19 Brand Switching: Expectation on Protective Efficacy
Dear Editor, The new available coronavirus disesae COVID ‑19 vaccine becomes the new hope for the control of the disease. A recent report showed that the vaccine could induce protection in a large group of vaccinated subjects. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Breakeven Point Analysis on Rotavirus Vaccination in the National Immunization Program: A Summary from an Indochina Country
Dear Editor, Rotavirus infection is an important infection in pediatrics. At present, vaccine is available for prevention of this viral infection. In some countries, due to the high prevalence of rotavirus infection, the rotavirus vaccination is already included into the national immunization program (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Identifying Factors Related to Serum Lipids Using Multilevel Quantile Model: Analysis of Nationwide STEPs Survey 2016
Conclusions: This study showed that the effect of each factor varies depending on the centiles of the lipids. Significant relationship was found between sociodemographic, behaviors, and anthropometric indices with lipid parameters. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Urtica dioica (Gazaneh) Distillate Restores Glucose Metabolism in Diabetic Rats
Conclusions: These findings suggest that UDD might exert therapeutic effects against diabetes by improving glucose metabolism and can be used as an alternative or complementary medicine for the treatment of diabetic pati ents. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Combined Ursolic Acid and Resistance/Endurance Training Improve Type 3 Diabetes Biomarkers ‑Related Memory Deficits in Hippocampus of Aged Male Wistar Rats
Conclusions: To develop novel practic al nutritional strategies involving UA intake, further studies are thus needed to clarify how chronic consumption of UA with/without resistance/endurance training reverses cognition disorder process in old male Wistar rats with HFD/STZ‑induced T2D. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Why Patients Discard Their Food? A Qualitative Study in Iranian Hospitals
Conclusions : Our findings delineated a limited budget as the main barrier to improve the quality. Nevertheless, the low quality of hospital foods may actually impose a heavier economic burden due to food waste. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Effect of Zebularine on Apoptotic Pathways in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines
Conclusions: Our findings indicated that DNMTI zebularine can induce apoptosis and inhibit cell growth through both pathways (extrinsic and intrinsic) in HCC cell lines HCCLM3, MHCC97H, and MHCC97L. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Study Protocol for the Interactions between Dietary Patterns and ARL15 and ADIPOQ Genes Polymorphisms on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Conclusions: Th e results of this study can help to personalize dietary recommendations for the prevention of CVDs according to the genetic predisposition of individuals. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Carvacrol Exerts Anti ‑Inflammatory, Anti‑Oxidative Stress and Hepatoprotective Effects Against Diclofenac‑Induced Liver Injury in Male Rats
Conclusions: The findings of this study indicated that the administration of CAR could alleviate the noxious effects of DIC on the antioxidant defense system and liver tissue. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Measuring Equity of Geographical Distribution of Specialist Physicians in Iran ’s Health System
Conclusions: Distribution of specialist physician was different but somewhat equit able in the provinces. However, in some provinces, the ratio of specialist physicians to the population was still low. Therefore, when the number of specialist physicians increased, their distribution should be considered concurrently (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research