ABSTRACT
Introduction: metabolic syndrome [MetS] is a cluster of interrelated risk factors for cardiovascular disease [CVD] and diabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the healthy diet with sesame seed consumption on anthropometric indices, lipid profile and atherogenic index of plasma [AIP] in overweight and obese women with MetS
Materials and Methods: in this clinical trial, 51 overweight and obese women with MetS were given recom-mendations for a healthy diet with [n=22] and without [n=24] supplementation 50 g/day of sesame seed powder for 6 weeks. Weight, Body Mass Index [BMI], waist circumference, waist circumference to height ratio, percentage of body fat mass, LAP [Lipid Accumulation Product] and serum levels of triglycerides [TG], total cholesterol [TC], LDL-C, HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C ratio, TC/HDL-C ratio and AIP were determined at baseline and at the end of the study
Results: reductions in weight, waist circumference, and BMI were not significant at end of study. Also, no significant differences were observed in other anthropometric indices. The reductions in lipid profile and AIP were not significant. Findings, HDL-C showed no significant increase
Conclusion: daily consumption of 50 g sesame seed for 6 weeks had no effect on the anthropometric parameters, lipid profile or AIP in women with metabolic syndrome. However, more investigations are necessary to confirm these findings
ABSTRACT
In this retrospective study, we decided to determine the death causes and severity of injuries in traffic accidents according to reports of the forensic medical center of Yazd. A total of 251 fatalities due to traffic accidents that had undergone autopsy examinations at the Yazd forensic medicine center from 2006 till 2008 were included in the study by census method. Data regarding gender, road user type, type of vehicle [car, motorcycle, autobus or minibus], consciousness level, and intensive care unit [ICU] admission was gathered. For evaluation of injury severity, we used Injury Severity Score [ISS]. The population under study consisted of 202 men [80.5%] and 49 women [19.5%] with an average age of 34.1 years [range 1-89 years]. Motorcycle-pedestrian accidents were the most common type of injury [100, 39.8%]. Head [220, 87.6%] and face [169, 67.3%] were the two most common sites of injuries. Mean [ +/- SD] of ISS was 23.2 [ +/- 10.4]. According to autopsy records, the main cause of death was head trauma [146, 58.1%]. Public awareness in terms of primary prevention of road accidents should be considered important. Also, regarding the high prevalence of brain injuries and complications associated with skull fractures, accessibility to neurosurgeons and availability of imaging devices have an important role in decreasing the mortality rate of traffic accidents