Effects of daily functional acorn cake consumption on insulin resistance in individuals with obesity or overweight and the metabolic syndrome: a placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial

Mohammadi-Sartang, Mohsen; Babajafari, Siavash; Kohansal, Atefeh; Rostami, Hosein; Pourmahmoudi, Azizollah; Sohrabi, Zahra

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“…Advances in human rights and political rights magnify the benefits of South Asia's economic expansion. Mohammadi-Sartang et al (2023) examined 469 companies stated on the Tehran Stock Exchange and explored a robust as well as favourable relationship between financial market returns as well as governance indicators; specifically, ownership concentration and board size hurt stock returns, while institutional ownership, ownership structure, and board independence have a positive influence. Remarkably, institutional systems in developed countries are relatively stable and seldom alter.…”

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The Financial Development, Institutions, and Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence From South Asian Countries

2024

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Fighting poverty is one of the most critical targets of development plans and initiatives. In the pursuit of lasting growth, emerging nations now face the most challenging issue of eliminating poverty, which remains one of the most significant challenges addressing humanity nowadays. The study explores the relationships between the institutional quality, financial development, and poverty-fighting initiatives of South Asian states. It goes beyond the potential bias in earlier studies caused by omitting variables by considering the impact of the interaction between the financial sector and institutional framework. The fixed effects models with STATA15 are employed in this study from 2000 to 2019. This study's analysis uses panel data and secondary sources to conduct the inquiry with a sample of 7 South Asian economies such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. This comprehensive compilation of annual data was done with consultation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Development Indicators (WDI). The study results show that a 1% increase in financial development is associated with a 39.88% decrease in poverty, which is statistically significant and favourable. It also reveals that institutional quality plays a vital role in poverty reduction in South Asia, with a 1% increase in institutional quality leading to a 2.61% increase in poverty. Besides, a 1% increase in GDP per capita growth correlates with a 0.12% decrease in poverty. The study's findings provide significant insights into poverty reduction by considering the relationship between institutional challenges and financial development through a flexible, functional structure in South Asian countries.

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The Financial Development, Institutions, and Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence From South Asian Countries

2024

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Comparison of the effect of consuming the prepared cakes with acorn flour and wheat flour following a hypocaloric diet on serum levels of leptin, endothelin, inflammatory factors, and oxidative stress parameters in obese and overweight patients with metabolic syndrome: A double‐blind clinical trial

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Metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is a major consequence of obesity, increases mortality risks. Evidence shows favorable effects of nutritional approaches in the management of MetS. Accordingly, the use of functional foods has increased to enhance weight loss and reduce the risk factors associated with MetS. So, we aimed to investigate the effects of daily consumption of a functional acorn‐based cake in conjunction with energy‐restricted diet on some complications of patients with MetS. The study included 66 participants who were randomly assigned to either (A) a calorie‐restricted diet + functional cake (FC) (n = 33) or (B) a calorie‐restricted diet + a placebo cake (PC) (n = 33). Sociodemographic information, anthropometric measurements, dietary intakes, and serum biochemical parameters (inflammatory and oxidative stress markers, leptin, and endothelin) were measured before and after 8 weeks of intervention. Sixty‐three participants completed this trial. After adjustment for baseline levels, consumption of FC compared to the PC resulted in a significant decrease in IL‐6 (p = .03) and high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (p = .04) levels. No differences were observed between groups with regard to serum malondialdehyde, total antioxidant capacity, endothelin, and leptin levels (p > .05). Acorn‐based cake could improve inflammation as an adjunct to an energy‐restricted diet in overweight and obese patients with MetS. However, it is not clear whether acorn‐based cake can be used to prevent or treat MetS because of indecisive findings regarding its ability to manage oxidative stress and serum hormones.

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Effects of daily functional acorn cake consumption on insulin resistance in individuals with obesity or overweight and the metabolic syndrome: a placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial

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The Financial Development, Institutions, and Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence From South Asian Countries

The Financial Development, Institutions, and Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence From South Asian Countries

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