title: Comparison of Dietary Macro and Micro Nutrient Intake between Iranian Patients with Long-term Complications of Sulphur Mustard Poisoning and Healthy Subjects.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients with long-term complications of sulfur mustard (SM) poisoning are often less able to undertake optimum levels of physical activity and adequately control their dietary intake. The aim of present study was to investigate the dietary intake of patients with SM poisoning in comparison to a control group Methods: The study was undertaken on 55 Iranian male veterans, who had > 25% disabilities due to long-term complications of SM poisoning and 55 men age-matched healthy subjects. A previously validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used for measuring dietary macro/micro nutrient intake for both groups; and the results were analysed using Dietplan6 software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis of macro/micro nutrients in dietary intakes of the patients versus the controls showed a significantly lower intake of several nutrients including selenium and carbohydrate. On the other hand, the dietary intake of trans-fatty acids and iodine were significantly higher in these patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Long-term complications of SM poisoning in the Iranian veterans induce both chemical and physical disabilities. Macro/micro nutrient intake in these patients was significantly different in comparison with matched, healthy subjects. Dietary advice for these patients should be strongly recommended to these patients in order to prevent other chronic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Medical Toxicology Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, postal code 9177948564, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahdi Balali
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: -Mood
authors.affiliation: Departments of Nutrition, Faculty of Paramedicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, postal code 6135715794 Ahvaz, Iran ; Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
authors.forename: Marzie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zilaee
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, postal code 9177948564, Mashhad, Iran ; Cardiovascular Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, postal code 9177948564, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid Ghayour
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: -Mobarhan
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, postal code 9177948564, Mashhad, Iran ; Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mohammad Sobhan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sheikh-Andalibi
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, postal code 9177948564, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohades-Ardabili
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, postal code 9177948564, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamideh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dehghani
authors.affiliation: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferns
keywords: chemical warfare agents; diet; macronutrients; sulfur mustard