Grants & Awards :

From World Heart Federation to participating in World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai: UAE, 2012 From World Heart Federation to perform “The impact of educational and encouragement interventions of weight reduction on anthropometric indices in overweight and obese children & adolescents” study, 2014

Patents :

Presentations & Poster Sessions :

Validity and reproducibility of food frequency questionnaire for assessment of sodium intake, food group contribution in sodium intake and the association with blood pressure in an Iranian population Association of single nucleotide polymorphism in salt taste receptor genes with dietary salt intake and blood pressure among Iranian adults population External validation and national implementation of new Iran formulas based on one urine spot and simplified food frequency questionnaire to predict daily salt intake The salt intake assessment via 24-hour urine collection among adults of Isfahan city in 2012-2013 Food consumption survey among an Iranian’s population The 10-year incidence of fatal and non-fatal events of coronary diseases and stroke and its association with cardiovascular risk factors: Isfahan Cohort Study The impact of educational and encouragement interventions on weight reduction and its biomarkers in overweight and obese population The measurement of sodium and salt content in the main source of foods Determining the prevalence of premature coronary heart disease and its risk factors according to different ethnicities and religions in Iran and developing a biobank for epigenetic studies

Research Experience :

International Journals (Indexed: Pubmed/ ISI): (* corresponding author) Dehghan M, Mente A, Rangarajan S, Mohan V, Lear S, Swaminathan S, Wielgosz A, Seron P, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Turbide G, Chifamba J, AlHabib KF, Mohammadifard N, Szuba A, Khatib R, Altuntas Y, Liu X, Iqbal R, Rosengren A, Yusuf R, Smuts M, Yusufali A, Li N, Diaz R, Yusoff K, Kaur M, Soman B, Ismail N, Gupta R, Dans A, Sheridan P, Teo K, Anand SS, Yusuf S. Association of egg intake with blood lipids, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 177,000 people in 50 countries. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Apr 1;111 (4):795-803. Razavi R, Parvaresh A, Abbasi B, Yaghoobloo K, Hassanzadeh A, Mohammadifard N, Clark CCT, Morteza Safavi S. The alternate-day fasting diet is a more effective approach than a calorie restriction diet on weight loss and hs-CRP levels. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2020 Jan 31:1-9. Mohammadifard N, Karimi G, Khosravi A, Sarrafzadegan N, Jozan M, Zahed P, Haghighatdoost F. High dietary acid load score is not associated with the risk of metabolic syndrome in Iranian adults. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2020 Feb 5:1-12. Mohammadifard N, Marateb H, Mansourian M, Khosravi A, Abdollahi Z, Campbell NR, Webster J, Petersen K, Sarrafzadegan N. Can methods based on spot urine samples be used to estimate average population 24 h sodium excretion? Results from the Isfahan Salt Study. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Feb;23(2):202-213. O'Donnell M, Mente A, Rangarajan S, McQueen MJ, O'Leary N, Yin L, Liu X, Swaminathan S, Khatib R, Rosengren A, Ferguson J, Smyth A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Diaz R, Avezum A, Lanas F, Ismail N, Yusoff K, Dans A, Iqbal R, Szuba A, Mohammadifard N, Oguz A, Yusufali AH, Alhabib KF, Kruger IM, Yusuf R, Chifamba J, Yeates K, Dagenais G, Wielgosz A, Lear SA, Teo K, Yusuf S; PURE Investigators. Joint association of urinary sodium and potassium excretion with cardiovascular events and mortality: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2019 Mar 13; 364:l772. Khosravi A, Mohammadifard N*, Gharipour M, Abdollahi Z, Nouri F, Feizi A, Jozan M, Sarrafzadegan N. Low correlation between morning spot and 24-hour urine samples for estimating sodium intake in an Iranian population: Isfahan Salt Study. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2019 Sep; 89(3-4):185-191. Zaribaf F, Mohammadifard N, Sarrafzadegan N, Karimi G, Gholampour A, Azadbakht L. Dietary patterns in relation to lipid profiles among Iranian adults. J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2019; 11(1):19-27. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2019.04. Epub 2019 Mar 13. Rosengren A, Smyth A, Rangarajan S, Ramasundarahettige C, Bangdiwala SI, AlHabib KF, Avezum A, Bengtsson Boström K, Chifamba J, Gulec S, Gupta R, Igumbor EU, Iqbal R, Ismail N, Joseph P, Kaur M, Khatib R, Kruger IM, Lamelas P, Lanas F, Lear SA, Li W, Wang C, Quiang D, Wang Y, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Mohammadifard N. Mohan V, Mony PK, Poirier P, Srilatha S, Szuba A, Teo K, Wielgosz A, Yeates KE, Yusoff K, Yusuf R, Yusufali AH, Attaei MW, McKee M, Yusuf S. Socioeconomic status and risk of cardiovascular disease in 20 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jun; 7(6):e748-e760. Mohammadifard N, Haghighatdoost F, Mansourian M, Hassannejhad R, Sadeghi M, Roohafza H, Sajjadi F, Maghroun M, Alikhasi H, Sarrafzadegan N. Long-term association of nut consumption and cardiometabolic risk factors. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 Sep; 29(9):972-982. Najafian J, Nouri F, Mohammadifard N. Association between sleep duration and hypertension: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program, Iran. ARYA Atheroscler. 2019 Jan; 15(1):22-26. Roshandel G, Khoshnia M, Poustchi H, Hemming K, Kamangar F, Gharavi A, Ostovaneh MR, Nateghi A, Majed M, Navabakhsh B, Merat S, Pourshams A, Nalini M, Malekzadeh F, Sadeghi M, Mohammadifard N, Sarrafzadegan N, Naemi-Tabiei M, Fazel A, Brennan P, Etemadi A, Boffetta P, Thomas N, Marshall T, Cheng KK, Malekzadeh R. Effectiveness of polypill for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (PolyIran): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial. Lancet. 2019 Aug 24; 394(10199):672-683. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31791-X. Sajjadi F, Mohammadifard N, Maghroun M, Shirani F, Karimi S, Taheri M, Sarrafzadegan N. The effect of educational and encouragement interventions on anthropometric characteristics, obestatin and adiponectin levels. ARYA Atheroscler. 2019 May; 15(3):123-129. Arsang-Jang S, Mansourian M, Mohammadifard N, Khosravi A, Oveis-Gharan S, Nouri F, Sarrafzadegan N. Temporal trend analysis of stroke and salt intake: a 15-year population-based study. Nutr Neurosci. 2019 Sep 13:1-11. Sarrafzadegan N, Mohammmadifard N. Cardiovascular Disease in Iran in the Last 40 Years: Prevalence, Mortality, Morbidity, Challenges and Strategies for Cardiovascular Prevention. Arch Iran Med. 2019 Apr 1; 22(4):204-210. Mohammadifard N, Khosravi A, Salas-Salvadó J, Becerra-Tomás N, Nouri F, Abdollahi Z, Jozan M, Bahonar A, Sarrafzadegan N. Trend of salt intake measured by 24-hour urine collection samples among Iranian adults population between 1998 and 2013: The Isfahan salt study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 Dec; 29(12):1323-1329. Parvaresh A, Razavi R, Abbasi B, Yaghoobloo K, Hassanzadeh A, Mohammadifard N, Safavi SM, Hadi A, Clark CCT. Modified alternate-day fasting vs. calorie restriction in the treatment of patients with metabolic syndrome: A randomized clinical trial. Complement Ther Med. 2019 Dec; 47:102187. Sabri M, Gheissari A, Mansourian M, Mohammadifard N, Sarrafzadegan N. Essential hypertension in children, a growing worldwide problem. J Res Med Sci. 2019 Dec 23; 24:109. doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_641_19. eCollection 2019. Review. Mohammadifard N, Humphries KH, Gotay C, Mena-Sánchez G, Salas-Salvadó J, Esmaillzadeh A, Ignaszewski A, Sarrafzadegan N. Trace minerals intake: Risks and benefits for cardiovascular health. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2019; 59(8):1334-1346. Mohammadifard N, Gotay C, Humphries KH, Ignaszewski A, Esmaillzadeh A, Sarrafzadegan N. Electrolyte minerals intake and cardiovascular health. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2019; 59(15):2375-2385. Rafie N, Hamedani SG, Mohammadifard N, Feizi A, Safavi SM. 24-h urinary sodium to potassium ratio and its association with obesity in children and adolescents. Eur J Nutr. 2019 Apr; 58(3):947-953. Heidari Z, Feizi A, Azadbakht L, Mohammadifard N, Maghroun M, Sarrafzadegan N. Usual energy and macronutrient intakes in a large sample of Iranian middle-aged and elderly populations. Nutr Diet. 2019 Apr; 76(2):174-183. Hassannejad R, Mohammadifard N, Kazemi I, Mansourian M, Sadeghi M, Roohafza H, Sarrafzadegan N. Long-term nuts intake and metabolic syndrome: A 13-year longitudinal population-based study. Clin Nutr. 2019 Jun; 38(3):1246-1252. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults. Nature. 2019 May; 569(7755):260-264. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants. Int J Epidemiol. 2018 Jun 1; 47(3):872-883. Joseph P, Yusuf S, Lee SF, Ibrahim Q, Teo K, Rangarajan S, Gupta R, Rosengren A, Lear SA, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Gulec S, Yusufali A, Chifamba J, Lanas F, Kumar R, Mohammadifard N, Mohan V, Mony P, Kruger A, Liu X, Guo B, Zhao W, Yang Y, Pillai R, Diaz R, Krishnapillai A, Iqbal R, Yusuf R, Szuba A, Anand SS; PURE INVESTIGATORS. Prognostic validation of a non-laboratory and a laboratory based cardiovascular disease risk score in multiple regions of the world. Heart. 2018 Apr; 104(7):581-587. Hassannejad R, Kazemi I, Sadeghi M, Mohammadifard N, Roohafza H, Sarrafzadegan N, Talaei M, Mansourian M. Longitudinal association of metabolic syndrome and dietary patterns: A 13-year prospective population-based cohort study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2018 Apr; 28(4):352-360. Nouri F, Feizi A, Mohammadifard N, Sarrafzadegan N. Methods of sampling and sample size determination of a comprehensive integrated community-based interventional trial: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program. ARYA Atheroscler. 2018 Mar; 14(2):58-70. Mente A, O'Donnell M, Rangarajan S, McQueen M, Dagenais G, Wielgosz A, Lear S, Ah STL, Wei L, Diaz R, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Lanas F, Mony P, Szuba A, Iqbal R, Yusuf R, Mohammadifard N, Khatib R, Yusoff K, Ismail N, Gulec S, Rosengren A, Yusufali A, Kruger L, Tsolekile LP, Chifamba J, Dans A, Alhabib KF, Yeates K, Teo K, Yusuf S. Urinary sodium excretion, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a community-level prospective epidemiological cohort study. Lancet. 2018 Aug 11; 392(10146):496-506. GBD 2016 Alcohol Collaborators. Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet. 2018 Sep 22; 392(10152):1015-1035. Chow CK, Ramasundarahettige C, Hu W, AlHabib KF, Avezum A Jr, Cheng X, Chifamba J, Dagenais G, Dans A, Egbujie BA, Gupta R, Iqbal R, Ismail N, Keskinler MV, Khatib R, Kruger L, Kumar R, Lanas F, Lear S, Lopez-Jaramillo P, McKee M, Mohammadifard N, Mohan V, Mony P, Orlandini A, Rosengren A, Vijayakumar K, Wei L, Yeates K, Yusoff K, Yusuf R, Yusufali A, Zatonska K, Zhou Y, Islam S, Corsi D, Rangarajan S, Teo K, Gerstein HC, Yusuf S; PURE investigators. Availability and affordability of essential medicines for diabetes across high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective epidemiological study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018 Oct; 6(10):798-808. Dehghan M, Mente A, Rangarajan S, Sheridan P, Mohan V, Iqbal R, Gupta R, Lear S, Wentzel-Viljoen E, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Mony P, Varma RP, Kumar R, Chifamba J, Alhabib KF, Mohammadifard N, Oguz A, Lanas F, Rozanska D, Bostrom KB, Yusoff K, Tsolkile LP, Dans A, Yusufali A, Orlandini A, Poirier P, Khatib R, Hu B, Wei L, Yin L, Deeraili A, Yeates K, Yusuf R, Ismail N, Mozaffarian D, Teo K, Anand SS, Yusuf S; Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study investigators. Association of dairy intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2018 Nov 24; 392(10161):2288-2297. GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018 Nov 10; 392(10159):1859-1922. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128•9 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2017; 390: 2627–42. GBD 2017 Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018 Nov 10; 392(10159):1684-1735. GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018 Nov 10; 392(10159):1736-1788. GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018 Nov10; 392(10159):1789-1858. GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018 Nov 10; 392(10159):1923-1994. GBD 2017 Population and Fertility Collaborators. Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018 Nov 10; 392(10159):1995-2051. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32278-5. GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators. Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018 Nov 10; 392(10159):2091-2138. Mehrabani S, Asemi M, Najafian J, Sajjadi F, Maghroun M, Mohammadifard N*. Association of Animal and Plant Proteins Intake with Hypertension in Iranian Adult Population: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program. Adv Biomed Res. 2017 Aug 31; 6:112. Mente A, Dehghan M, Rangarajan S, McQueen M, Dagenais G, Wielgosz A, Lear S, Li W, Chen H, Yi S, Wang Y, Diaz R, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Seron P, Kumar R, Gupta R, Mohan V, Swaminathan S, Kutty R, Zatonska K, Iqbal R, Yusuf R, Mohammadifard N, Khatib R, Nasir NM, Ismail N, Oguz A, Rosengren A, Yusufali A, Wentzel-Viljoen E, Puoane T, Chifamba J, Teo K, Anand SS, Yusuf S; Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study investigators. Association of dietary nutrients with blood lipids and blood pressure in 18 countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the PURE study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2017 Oct;5(10):774-787. Miller V, Mente A, Dehghan M, Rangarajan S, Zhang X, Swaminathan S, Dagenais G, Gupta R, Mohan V, Lear S, Bangdiwala SI, Schutte AE, Wentzel-Viljoen E, Avezum A, Altuntas Y, Yusoff K, Ismail N, Peer N, Chifamba J, Diaz R, Rahman O, Mohammadifard N, Lana F, Zatonska K, Wielgosz A, Yusufali A, Iqbal R, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Khatib R, Rosengren A, Kutty VR, Li W, Liu J, Liu X, Yin L, Teo K, Anand S, Yusuf S; Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study investigators. Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2017 Nov 4; 390(10107):2037-2049. Dehghan M, Mente A, Zhang X, Swaminathan S, Li W, Mohan V, Iqbal R, Kumar R, Wentzel-Viljoen E, Rosengren A, Amma LI, Avezum A, Chifamba J, Diaz R, Khatib R, Lear S, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Liu X, Gupta R, Mohammadifard N, Gao N, Oguz A, Ramli AS, Seron P, Sun Y, Szuba A, Tsolekile L, Wielgosz A, Yusuf R, Hussein Yusufali A, Teo KK, Rangarajan S, Dagenais G, Bangdiwala SI, Islam S, Anand SS, Yusuf S; Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study investigators. Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2017 Nov 4; 390(10107):2050-2062.  Lear SA, Hu W, Rangarajan S, Gasevic D, Leong D, Iqbal R, Casanova A, Swaminathan S, Anjana RM, Kumar R, Rosengren A, Wei L, Yang W, Chuangshi W, Huaxing L, Nair S, Diaz R, Swidon H, Gupta R, Mohammadifard N, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Oguz A, Zatonska K, Seron P, Avezum A, Poirier P, Teo K, Yusuf S. The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130 000 people from 17 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: the PURE study. Lancet. 2017 Dec 16; 390(10113):2643-2654.  Joseph P, Yusuf S, Lee SF, Ibrahim Q, Teo K, Rangarajan S, Gupta R, Rosengren A, Lear SA, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Gulec S, Yusufali A, Chifamba J, Lanas F, Kumar R, Mohammadifard N, Mohan V, Mony P, Kruger A, Liu X, Guo B, Zhao W, Yang Y, Pillai R, Diaz R, Krishnapillai A, Iqbal R, Yusuf R, Szuba A, Anand SS; PURE INVESTIGATORS. Prognostic validation of a non-laboratory and a laboratory based cardiovascular disease risk score in multiple regions of the world. Heart. 2017 Oct 24. pii: heartjnl-2017-311609. Mohammadifard N, Humphries KH, Gotay C, Mena-Sánchez G, Salas-Salvadó J, Esmaillzadeh A, Ignaszewski A, Sarrafzadegan N. Trace minerals intake: Risks and  benefits for cardiovascular health. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Dec 13:1-13 Mohammadifard N, Khaledifar A, Khosravi A, Nouri F, Pourmoghadas A, Feizi A, Esmaillzadeh A, Sarrafzadegan N. Dietary sodium and potassium intake and their association with blood pressure in a non-hypertensive Iranian adult population: Isfahan salt study. Nutr Diet. 2017 Jul; 74(3):275-282. Mohammadifard N, Talaei M, Sadeghi M, Oveisegharan S, Golshahi J, Esmaillzadeh A, Sarrafzadegan N. Dietary patterns and mortality from cardiovascular disease: Isfahan Cohort Study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2017 Feb; 71(2):252-258. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19•1 million participants. Lancet. 2017 Jan 7; 389(10064):37-55. Mohammadifard N, Mansourian M, Sajjadi F, Maghroun M, Pourmoghaddas A, Yazdekhasti N, Sarrafzadegan N. Association of glycaemic index and glycaemic load with metabolic syndrome in an Iranian adult population: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program. Nutr Diet. 2017 Feb; 74(1):61-66. Rafie N, Mohammadifard N, Khosravi A, Feizi A, Safavi SM. Relationship of sodium intake with obesity among Iranian children and adolescents. ARYA Atheroscler. 2017 Jan; 13(1):1-6. Golpour-Hamedani S, Mohammadifard N, Khosravi A, Feizi A, Safavi SM. Dietary approaches to stop hypertension diet and obesity: A cross-sectional study of Iranian children and adolescents. ARYA Atheroscler. 2017 Jan; 13(1):7-13. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants. Lancet. 2016 Apr 9; 387(10027):1513-30. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19•2 million participants. Lancet. 2016 Apr 2; 387(10026):1377-96. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). A century of trends in adult human height. Elife. 2016 Jul 26;5. pii: e13410. Mehrabani S, Mohammadifard N, Mehrabani S, Sadeghi M, Sajjadi F, Maghroun M, Maracy MR, Safavi SM. The Effect of Nutrition Consultation on Dietary Diversity Score of Cardiac Patients Referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute during 2008-2013. Int J Prev Med. 2016 Nov 4; 7:121. Mohammadifard N, Khosravi AR, Esmaillzadeh A, Feizi A, Abdollahi Z, Salehi F, Sarrafzadegan N. Validation of Simplified Tools for Assessment of Sodium Intake in Iranian Population: Rationale, Design and Initial Findings. Arch Iran Med. 2016 Sep; 19(9):652-8. Miller V, Yusuf S, Chow CK, Dehghan M, Corsi DJ, Lock K, Popkin B, Rangarajan S, Khatib R, Lear SA, Mony P, Kaur M, Mohan V, Vijayakumar K, Gupta R, Kruger A, Tsolekile L, Mohammadifard N, Rahman O, Rosengren A, Avezum A, Orlandini A, Ismail N, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Yusufali A, Karsidag K, Iqbal R, Chifamba J, Oakley SM, Ariffin F, Zatonska K, Poirier P, Wei L, Jian B, Hui C, Xu L, Xiulin B, Teo K, Mente A. Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Aug 23. Pii: S2214-109X (16)30186-3. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30186-3. Raina P, Sohel N, Oremus M, Shannon H, Mony P, Kumar R, Li W, Wang Y, Wang X, Yusoff K, Yusuf R, Iqbal R, Szuba A, Oguz A, Rosengren A, Kruger A, Chifamba J, Mohammadifard N, Darwish EA, Dagenais G, Diaz R, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Seron P, Rangarajan S, Teo K, Yusuf S; PURE Investigators. Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35-70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study. Inj Prev. 2016 Apr; 22(2):92-8. Azadbakht L, Mohammadifard N*, Akhavanzanjani M, Taheri M, Golshahi J, Haghighatdoost F. The association between dietary glycemic index, glycemic load and diet quality indices in Iranian adults: results from Isfahan Healthy Heart Program. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2016; 67(2):161-9. Mohammadifard N, Salehi-Abargouei A, Salas-Salvadó J, Guasch-Ferré M, Humphries K, Sarrafzadegan N. The effect of tree nut, peanut, and soy nut consumption on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 May; 101(5):966-82. Kafeshani O, Sarrafzadegan N, Nouri F, Mohammadifard N*. Major dietary patterns in Iranian adolescents: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program, Iran. ARYA Atheroscler. 2015 Feb;11(Suppl 1):61-8. Nouri F, Sarrafzadegan N, Mohammadifard N, Sadeghi M, Mansourian M. Intake of legumes and the risk of cardiovascular disease: frailty modeling of a prospective cohort study in the Iranian middle-aged and older population. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2015 Sep 23. Mohammadifard N, Sajjadi F, Maghroun M, Alikhasi H, Nilforoushzadeh F, Sarrafzadegan N. Validation of a simplified food frequency questionnaire for the assessment of dietary habits in Iranian adults: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program, Iran. ARYA Atheroscler. 2015 Mar; 11(2):139-46. Ostovaneh MR, Poustchi H, Hemming K, Marjani H, Pourshams A, Nateghi A, Majed M, Navabakhsh B, Khoshnia M, Jaafari E, Mohammadifard N, Malekzadeh F, Merat S, Sadeghi M, Naemi M, Etemadi A, Thomas GN, Sarrafzadegan N, Cheng KK, Marshall T, Malekzadeh R. Polypill for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (PolyIran): study design and rationale for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial.Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015 Dec; 22(12):1609-17. Mohammadifard N, Yazdekhasti N, Stangl GI, Sarrafzadegan N. Inverse association between the frequency of nut consumption and obesity among Iranian population: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program. Eur J Nutr. 2015 Sep; 54(6):925-31. Raina P, Sohel N, Oremus M, Shannon H, Mony P, Kumar R, Li W, Wang Y, Wang X, Yusoff K, Yusuf R, Iqbal R, Szuba A, Oguz A, Rosengren A, Kruger A, Chifamba J, Mohammadifard N, Darwish EA, Dagenais G, Diaz R, Avezum A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Seron P, Rangarajan S, Teo K, Yusuf S; PURE Investigators. Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35-70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study. Inj Prev. 2015 Oct 28. Golshahi J, Ahmadzadeh H, Sadeghi M, Mohammadifard N, Pourmoghaddas A. Effect of self-care education on lifestyle modification, medication adherence and blood pressure in hypertensive adults: Randomized controlled clinical trial. Adv Biomed Res. 2015 Sep 28; 4:204. Haghighatdoost F, Sarrafzadegan N, Mohammadifard N, Asgary S, Boshtam M, Azadbakht L. Assessing body shape index as a risk predictor for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome among Iranian adults. Nutrition. 2014 Jun; 30(6):636-44. Sajjadi F, Gharipour M, Mohammadifard N, Nouri F, Maghroun M, Alikhasi H. Relationship between legumes consumption and metabolic syndrome: Findings of the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program. ARYA Atheroscler. 2014 Jan; 10(1):18-24. Najafian J, Mohammadifard N, Naeini FF, Nouri F. Relation between usual daily walking time and metabolic syndrome. Niger Med J. 2014 Jan; 55(1):29-33. Paknahad Z, Mohammadifard N, Bonakdar Z, Hasanzadeh A. Nutritional status and its relationship with bone mass density in postmenopausal women admitted in osteodensitometry center, Isfahan-Iran. J Educ Health Promot. 2014 May 5; 3:48. Sarrafzadegan N, Talaei M, Sadeghi M, Mohammadifard N, Taheri M, Lotfizadeh M, Esmaillzadeh A, Khosravi-Boroujeni H. Determinants of weight change in a longitudinal study of Iranian adults: Isfahan Cohort Study. Arch Iran Med. 2014 Aug; 17(8):539-44. Hosseini E, Lachat C, Mohammadifard N*, Sarrafzadegan N, Kolsteren P. Associations of dietary glycemic index and glycemic load with glucose intolerance in Iranian adults. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries (April–June 2014) 34(2):89–94. O'Donnell M, Mente A, Rangarajan S, McQueen MJ, Wang X, Liu L, Yan H, Lee SF, Mony P, Devanath A, Rosengren A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Diaz R, Avezum A, Lanas F, Yusoff K, Iqbal R, Ilow R, Mohammadifard N, Gulec S, Yusufali AH, Kruger L, Yusuf R, Chifamba J, Kabali C, Dagenais G, Lear SA, Teo K, Yusuf S; PURE Investigators. 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  The cohort study of “Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology” (PURE) which is an international study have been carried out in 22 countries worldwide, McMaster University, Hamilton/ Canada Comprehensive intervention strategies to improve the public and health care providers’ knowledge and practice of dyslipidemia management, prevention and control Designing a suitable model and advocacy package for salt consumption reduction at the population level and high-risk groups Development of Five Years Multi-sectorial National Action Plan for Salt Intake Reduction Glycemic index and glycemic load as risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Iranian population, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering International Course in Food Science and Nutrition (ICFSN) COBALT Study (Correlation between abdominal obesity, lipoproteins and trans fatty acids), Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center and Mike Rosenbloom Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, Montreal / Canada. GAAMI Study (Gluteal – abdominal adipocyte morphology in ischemic patients) Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center and Mike Rosenbloom Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, Montreal/ Canada.  

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