Mohammadreza Vafa | Author | SciTechnol

Mohammadreza Vafa Author

mohammadrezavafa.m@hotmail.com

Subjects of specialization
Diabetes , Insulin Resistance , Nutrition , Metabolism , Phytochemicals

Affiliation
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Biography

I'm former President of Iranian Nutrition Society, 2009-2011. In 2010, I was appointed as Dean of School of Public Health, at the Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2010-11. At present I'm faculty member of Nutrition Department, in School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences. My current research interests are Nutritional Epidemiology, Inter Generational Malnutrition, Marginal Malnutrition, Obesity/Overweight and Metabolic Disorders.

Publications

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Long-Term Effects of Maternal Nutrition and Childhood Growth on Later Health

Author(s):

Mohammadreza Vafa and Salma Mahmoodianfard

Objectives: This paper reviews the importance of maternal nutrition and weight gain with birthweigh and neonatal/childhood growth, and highlights the r isk of chronic diseases in later life.
Methods: The data was sourced based on the result of original and review articles relating to the life exposures, pregnancy weight gain, birth weight, childhood growth and the risk of chronic diseases in adult life.
Findings: Experimental studies have suggested that both maternal undernutri... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9795.1000230

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