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Ahmad Esmaillzadeh is affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Gastroenterology, and Surgery. The main topics covered in their work include Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet, Gastrointestinal Motility and Disorders, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, and Vitamin D Research Studies.

Their recent publications showcase a range of studies mostly related to diet, nutrition, and chronic disease risk. Notable papers include:

  • "Dietary intake of total, animal, and plant proteins and risk of all cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies" (2020, BMJ)
  • "Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, Five-Year Weight Change, and Risk of Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies" (2021, Advances in Nutrition)
  • "Dietary Intake of Linoleic Acid, Its Concentrations, and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies" (2021, Diabetes Care)
  • "The association between plant-based dietary patterns and risk of breast cancer: a case-control study" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Dietary intake of branched-chain amino acids in relation to depression, anxiety and psychological distress" (2021, Nutrition Journal)

Ahmad Esmaillzadeh frequently collaborates with several coauthors in their research efforts. These frequent collaborators include Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Peyman Adibi, Leila Azadbakht, Parvane Saneei, and Sanaz Benisi-Kohansal. The collaborative nature of their work contributes to multidisciplinary approaches in nutrition and public health research.

The main venues in which they publish their work reflect a focus on nutrition and health sciences. Frequent publication sites include:

  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Nutrition Journal
  • Research Square
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nutrition and Cancer

Ahmad Esmaillzadeh's body of work integrates various aspects of diet and metabolism, emphasizing dose-response meta-analyses and cohort study designs typical in epidemiological research. Their studies often address the relationships between dietary components and risks of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular conditions, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and mental health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Fruit and vegetable intakes, C-reactive protein, and the metabolic syndrome

    Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Masoud Kimiagar;Yadollah Mehrabi;Leila Azadbakht

  • Beneficial Effects of a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Eating Plan on Features of the Metabolic Syndrome

    Leila Azadbakht;Parvin Mirmiran;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Tohid Azizi

  • Clinical and metabolic response to probiotic administration in patients with major depressive disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Ghodarz Akkasheh;Zahra Kashani-Poor;Maryam Tajabadi-Ebrahimi;Parvaneh Jafari

  • Dietary patterns, insulin resistance, and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in women

    Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Masoud Kimiagar;Yadollah Mehrabi;Leila Azadbakht

  • Dairy consumption is inversely associated with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Tehranian adults

    Leila Azadbakht;Parvin Mirmiran;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Fereidoun Azizi

  • Dietary Patterns and Markers of Systemic Inflammation among Iranian Women

    Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Masoud Kimiagar;Yadollah Mehrabi;Leila Azadbakht

  • Major Dietary Patterns in Relation to General Obesity and Central Adiposity among Iranian Women

    Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Leila Azadbakht

  • Influence of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials

    P. Saneei;A. Salehi-Abargouei;A. Esmaillzadeh;L. Azadbakht

  • Effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan on cardiovascular risks among type 2 diabetic patients: a randomized crossover clinical trial.

    Leila Azadbakht;Nafiseh Rashidi Pour Fard;Majid Karimi;Mohammad Hassan Baghaei

  • Effect of multispecies probiotic supplements on metabolic profiles, hs-CRP, and oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes.

    Zatollah Asemi;Zohreh Zare;Hossein Shakeri;Sima-sadat Sabihi

  • Whole-grain consumption and the metabolic syndrome: a favorable association in Tehranian adults.

    A Esmaillzadeh;P Mirmiran;F Azizi

  • Effect of dairy consumption on weight and body composition in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

    A S Abargouei;M Janghorbani;M Salehi-Marzijarani;A Esmaillzadeh

  • Red Meat Intake Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and the Plasma C-Reactive Protein Concentration in Women

    Leila Azadbakht;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

  • High prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Iranian adolescents.

    Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Parvin Mirmiran;Leila Azadbakht;Arash Etemadi

  • Soy Protein Intake, Cardiorenal Indices, and C-Reactive Protein in Type 2 Diabetes With Nephropathy A longitudinal randomized clinical trial

    Leila Azadbakht;Shahnaz Atabak;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

  • Dietary diversity score in adolescents - a good indicator of the nutritional adequacy of diets: Tehran lipid and glucose study

    Parvin Mirmiran;Leila Azadbakht;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Fereidoun Azizi

  • Waist-to-hip ratio is a better screening measure for cardiovascular risk factors than other anthropometric indicators in Tehranian adult men.

    A Esmaillzadeh;P Mirmiran;F Azizi

  • Dietary intake of total, animal, and plant proteins and risk of all cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

    Sina Naghshi;Omid Sadeghi;Walter C Willett;Walter C Willett;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

  • Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in relation to body mass index: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    P. Saneei;A. Salehi-Abargouei;A. Esmaillzadeh

  • Beneficial effects of a dietary approaches to stop hypertension eating plan on features of the metabolic syndrome. Authors' reply

    Katherine Esposito;Dario Giugliano;Leila Azadbakht;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

Frequent Co-Authors

Leila Azadbakht
Leila Azadbakht Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Zatollah Asemi
Zatollah Asemi Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Parvin Mirmiran
Parvin Mirmiran Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Fereidoun Azizi
Fereidoun Azizi Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Roya Kelishadi
Roya Kelishadi Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Nizal Sarrafzadegan Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Pamela J. Surkan
Pamela J. Surkan Johns Hopkins University
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Frank B. Hu
Frank B. Hu Harvard University
Reza Majdzadeh
Reza Majdzadeh University of Essex

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