Seyyed Reza Sobhani

• Ph.D. in Food & Nutrition Policy
• Professor (Assistant) at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

The Phase Angle (PhA) and water cell distribution ratios are essential indicators of inflammation linked to serum inflammatory markers. We aim to investigate the relationship between PhA and extracellular water to total body water (ECW/TBW) ratio with hematological inflammatory markers. The study utilized data from the PERSIAN Organizational Cohort...

Background The young adult period, encompassing the ages of 18 to 24, is characterized by a rapid increase in weight, particularly among individuals born in recent decades, during which environments have become saturated with inexpensive, palatable, and processed foods. While physiological, environmental, and social factors significantly impact hea...

Background and Aims It is believed that the presence of calcium, which is the cause of water hardness, has an inverse relationship with the occurrence of CVDs. However, the results of studies in this field are unclear due to high heterogeneity. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate this hypothesis among members of the Mashhad Persian coho...

This systematic review aims to identify factors influencing adherence to a sustainable diet based on behavioral theories. We searched four databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Science Direct, for observational studies assessing sustainable food consumption according to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the Theory of Reasoned...

Background Urbanization is expanding in Iran, leading to the emergence of three distinct socio-geographical areas: urban, rural, and suburban areas. These different areas may exhibit significant variations in dietary patterns. This study investigates the association between people’s place of residence and their consumption of different food groups....

Background High protein sources especially animal protein is being used widely in people’s diet. Ensuring a healthy and sustainable diet should be a global priority. Compared to diets rich in animal products, plant-based diets are more sustainable because they have less environmental impact. Aim of this article is to review mushroom’s sustainabilit...

Background: Food security and safety are becoming major concerns worldwide. Providing food security and safety in hospitals is particularly challenging since their populations are diverse in dietary and nutritional requirements and more vulnerable to foodborne illnesses. The aim of this research is to promote hospital sustainability by addressing f...

Background/objectives The Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) was recently introduced to assess adherence to the EAT-Lance recommendations. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between PHDI and metabolic syndrome (MS). Subjects/methods We used the data of 6465 participants from the PERSIAN cohort study at Mashhad University of Medic...

Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS) comprises metabolic irregularities, including hypertension and central obesity, which are influenced by genetic, metabolic, environmental, and dietary factors. As diet and lifestyle are risk factors for MetS, it is important to know which diet quality index better predicts MetS. The aim of this study is to c...

Background According to the World Health Organization report, immigrants are at increased risk of malnutrition. Nutritional deficiencies in pregnancy are a public health concern and around 20 to 30 percent of pregnant women suffer from it worldwide. There has not been any investigation about the effect of any intervention on improving nutritional i...

Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors affecting a quarter of the global population, with diet playing a significant role in its progression. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of the Dietary Diabetes Risk Reduction Score (DDRRS) and the Macronutrient Quality Index (MQI) scoring systems i...

Background Previous studies have suggested a link between diet and mental health. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the association between emerging diets such as the EAT-Lancet reference diet (ELD) and the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet, and mental health in different societies. This study aime...

Background Food waste is the third-largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, which has severe environmental and economic effects. This study presents a two-level intervention to estimate the quantity and environmental consequences of food waste at a campus canteen, offering innovative solutions to reduce food waste and its environmental foot...

Background According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, immigrants are at increased risk of malnutrition. Nutritional deficiencies in pregnancy are a public health concern and around 20 to 30 percent of pregnant women suffer from it worldwide. There has not been any investigation about the effect of any intervention on improving nutriti...

Background: Chronic diseases remain a significant contributor to both mortality and disability in our modern world. Physical inactivity and an unhealthy diet are recognized as significant behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases, which can be influenced by the built environment and socio-economic status (SES). This study aims to investigate the...

Background: Food insecurity is an important global challenge associated with various health problems such as diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common metabolic diseases and is considered priority in Iran’s health system. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between food insecurity and type 2 dibetes mellitus (T2DM) in...

Background and Objectives: The optimal food basket is a scientific and powerful tool for developing food and nutrition policies, executive planning and assessment of programs to ensure food security and maintain the nutritional health of the community. This cross-sectional study was carried out with the aim of a) revising the optimal food basket...

Purpose To effectively combat the increasing rates of obesity, it is crucial to explore how environmental factors like sidewalk access impact weight-related outcomes. This study aimed to systematically examine the association between sidewalk accessibility and weight-related outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Databases were searched by keywords...

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a serious public health issue. Even though various natural and synthetic therapies are in the advanced stages of development, there is no authorized therapy for NAFLD. The use of anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds is one of these natural treatments. Portulaca oleracea aerial parts'...

Promoting sustainability in food and nutrition systems is essential to address the various challenges and trade-offs within the current food system. This imperative is guided by key principles and actionable steps, including enhancing productivity and efficiency, reducing waste, adopting sustainable agricultural practices, improving economic growth...

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors affecting a quarter of the global population, with diet playing a significant role in its progression. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Dietary diabetes risk reduction score (DDRRS) and Macronutrient Quality Index (MQI) scoring systems in asses...

Introduction Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a metabolic syndrome (MS)-related liver disorder that has an increasing prevalence. Thus, the aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of pomegranate peel extract (PP) supplementation on hepatic status and metabolic syndrome risk factors. Methods In phase one, the hydro-alcoholic extract...

Background: This study investigated the practicality of Phase Angle (PhA) as a cellular integrity indicator obtained from bioelectrical impedance and its feasible association with the cardiovascular risk factors among healthy Iranian adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of 5000 participants. All biologic impedance and laboratory da...

Due to sustainability concerns related to current diets and environmental challenges, it is crucial to have sound policies to protect human and planetary health. It is proposed that sustainable diets will improve public health and food security and decrease the food system's effect on the environment. Micronutrient deficiencies are a well-known maj...

Food insecurity is a public health concern with pervasive effects on numerous human biological factors. In addition to physical problems, food insecurity may have adverse social and psychological impacts. The present study aimed to determine the correlations between household food insecurity and stress, anxiety, and depression in mothers living in...

Background On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak of the infectious disease COVID-19 as a pandemic. The health strategies of nations lead to possible changes in lifestyle and increase poor eating habits. Hence, the purpose of this study is to compare food consumption during COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. Methods This cross-sectional study us...

Background: Dietary intake is one of the modifiable risk factors for biliary stones. In recent studies, plant protein intake is associated with a lower risk of biliary stones in comparison to animal protein intake; however, the results are contradictory. The current study aims to compare the effect of animal protein and plant protein on the formati...

Introduction: Nowadays, the improvement and control of anxiety, depression and stress are important in management of non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD). Thus, we aim to evaluate 8 weeks of pomegranate peel (PP) supplementation on the depression, anxiety and stress scale changes in NAFLD patients. Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 76 NAFLD...

Background: BMI has been evaluated as an old criterion to evaluate obesity in individuals, but it does not assess abdominal obesity and lean mass. We aimed to evaluate the possible relationship of new anthropometric indices (namely, a body shape index (ABSI), the body roundness index (BRI), the visceral adiposity index (VAI), the visceral fat area...

Background The aim of the present study was to validate the Lifestyle Behavior Checklist (LBC) questionnaire, to measure Iranian parents' perceptions of their children's weight-related behaviors and their self-efficacy in dealing with those behaviors. Methods The LBC was translated into Farsi. Face and content validity of the questionnaire was eva...

Promoting sustainable diets might contribute toward achieving sustainable development goals. Considering the importance of national food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs), this study aimed to assess and compare the sustainability dimensions of the usual Iranian dietary intakes with sustainable optimal diets based on Iranian (2006 and 2015 versions),...

Iran's population is predicted to reach 103 million by 2050. Food for this population and environmental protection are challenging, because Iran's land and water resources have crossed safety boundaries. This study analyzes the impact of current diets and proposed diets on water consumption, land use, and inputs, such as nutrients, energy, and gree...

Background: Sanctions are a type of forfeit aimed at forcing the subject to obey the desired political will. Since sanctions affect various components of the economic sectors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of sanctions on food intake of households living in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Methods: To investigate the effect...

Background: Nutrition-related factors have been of great interest as one of risk factors of biliary stones. This study evaluated the association of dietary patterns with biliary stone among Iranians. Methods: This is a hospital-based case-control study, which was conducted in a general hospital in Tehran, Iran. A total of 110 patients with galls...

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...

Introduction: High emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) has environmental effects. Food production is one of the sources of GHGs. The purpose of this study is to suggest dietary scenarios for decreasing GHG emissions. Materials and Methods: Utilizing a modeling approach, GHG emissions in the target population of Urmia city, Northwest Iran, were inve...

The need for a shift in diet toward a more sustainable one has reached an urgency in certain regions, including Iran, due to more rapid climate change and a higher level of vulnerability. This study was undertaken to identify and summarize available data on changes required in the current Iranian diet to make it more sustainable and the extent to w...

Background: Nowadays, metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a great public health crisis that threatens too many lives worldwide. Many previous studies have been investigated the association between MetS and anthropometric indices. This study is aimed at investigating the association between anthropometric indices with gamma-glutamyl transferase (G...

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...

Objective A sustainable diet is an affordable diet with low environmental impact, high food security, and sufficient healthiness. The present study aimed to assess the correlation between the socioeconomic status of households and a sustainable diet. Design The food basket and socioeconomic data of Iranian households were evaluated during 2016-201...

Introduction: Fast food consumption (FFC) has been raised as a risk factor for cardiometabolic outcomes and renal function disorders. The present study aimed to investigate the association between FFC and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and renal function among patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN). Methods: This cross-sectional study w...

Objective To investigate the impact of household food insecurity during the third trimester of pregnancy on the growth indicators of infants aged less than six months. Design Retrospective longitudinal study. Setting 137 healthcare centres (15 cities) in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Data were extracted from the Sina Electronic Health Record Sy...

Background and Objectives: Due to the importance of food environment of the public dining places in promoting sustainable diets, the present study was carried out to analyze canteen menu of the School of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology sustainability and to develop a sustainable lunch menus. Materials & Methods: First, nutrition information...

Background and Objectives: Due to the importance of food environment of the public dining places in promoting sustainable diets, the present study was carried out to analyze canteen menu of the School of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology sustainability and to develop a sustainable lunch menus. Materials & Methods: First, nutrition information...

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. Linea...

Background: Demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental determinants are important to population health status in all countries and diet is the main way that these factors could affect health. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of recent research evidence about these determinants of household food basket composition. Methods: The PRISMA gui...

Mushrooms have a significant role in human diet as functional food and as a nutraceutical resource. The combination of its umami flavor, protein, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates has meant that mushrooms could be considered a cheap food source for a long time in many countries. Moreover, mushrooms contain an excellent variety of bioactive metab...

Objectives Owing to the importance of global commitment to reduce undernourishment, knowing the trend of undernourishment and its associated macro-level factors is of great importance. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the undernourishment trend and its association with several country-level socio-economic and agricultural factor...

Objectives Previous studies suggested that protein has a protective effect on the formation of biliary stones. The aim of the current study is the comparison between the effect of animal protein and plant protein on the formation of biliary stone. One hundred and ten cases who had the history of biliary stone disease and 230 controls who were norma...

Development of instruments to measure habitual dietary intake in large epidemiological studies has been investigated extensively. The purpose of this study was to develop a computer-assisted personal interview system (CAPI) system for conducting dietary assessment. A 168-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), originally developed for the Tehran L...

BACKGROUND This paper aims to assess different scenarios that reduce water use by following healthy diet recommendations. In this study, a food frequency questionnaire was used to assess the usual food intake of a sample of 723 individuals, aged 20–64 years, from Urmia, Iran. In order to calculate water use for production of food items, the water f...

Aims: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are common in worldwide and lead to a dramatic rise in mortality. Excess consumption of sugar due to dietary changes can lead to arising calorie intake that contributes to weight gain, adiposity, and NCDs. Taxes, subsidies, and other economic executive policy have a key role in discouraging the consumption of u...

Unsustainable development has increased pressure on the natural environment in recent years. During the last few decades, the unprecedented increase comes with high environmental costs. A sustainable diet is a concept advocated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to reduce the environmental costs of human diets. The main aim of this stud...

Background Genome-wide association studies have shown that risk alleles on chromosome 9p21.3 locus, are associated with increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Several epidemiological studies have found that metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with CVDs. Dietary antioxidants also have shown to have potential favorable effects on...

Background and Objectives: Sustainable diets can lead to environmental and economic sustainability by using food which is accessible and supportive of public health and healthy nutrition and has a low environmental impact. As the main goal of drafting the Iranian National Nutrition and Food Security Policy (INNFSP) was to determine the common pathw...

Background: considering the increasing incidence of overweightness and obesity along with underweight among children, the investigation of the association between weight status and dietary pattern could provide valuable information about health of children. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between dietary pattern and weigh...

Background and Objectives: Food insecurity has some adverse effects on health. Studies show that, there is a significant relationship between poor mental and physical health and food insecurity among low-income households. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between household food insecurity and physical and mental health i...

Recent transitions from traditional to modern societies has resulted in profound changes in food and nutrition system. The traditional subsistence agriculture has transformed to modern agriculture where capital plays a key role and food is no longer produced for local and household consumption. Although, the new system is successful in food product...

Introduction Political, geographical and Socio-economic differences between countries cause the differences in prevalence of nutrition-related diseases that Developing countries are faced more with these problems. In these communities, a high prevalence of poor diet and infectious disease makes a vicious circle, Persistent poverty, Eventually Lack...

Background and Aim: Childhood obesity is one of the most important health problems in developed and developing countries that may result from the parents’ overweight. This study aimed to compare the status of obesity and overweight in the children of overweight or obese mothers with the children whose mothers were not overweight or obese. Material...

Background and Objectives: One of the most common skin disorders during adolescence is acne vulgaris. The role of dietary diversity in the pathophysiology of acne vulgaris is highly controversial. The present study was conducted to report the relationship between dietary diversity score (DDS) and acne vulgaris among Tehranian girls. Materials and M...

Background & Objectives: In response to the childhood obesity epidemic in Iran, a national guideline for prevention and management of childhood overweight and obesity was developed by MOHME. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate effectiveness of a primary health care based intervention to control overweight and obesity in school age children...

Objectives: Childhood obesity contributes to several complications, including increased risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cancers and psychological disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of overweight and obesity among lranian 6-7 year old children with lipid profile, as adverse cardiovascular risk factor. Material an...