# Kurosh Djafarian

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/kurosh-djafarian/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 6,255 |
| Field | Nutritional Studies and Diet |
| h-index | 42 |
| i10-index | 147 |
| Last Known Institution | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5012645385 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-9134-7178 |
| Works | 345 |

## Researcher papers

- [Effect of probiotic and prebiotic vs placebo on psychological outcomes in patients with major depressive disorder: A randomized clinical trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/effect-of-probiotic-and-prebiotic-vs-placebo-on-psychological-outcomes-in/)
- [Increased television viewing is associated with elevated body fatness but not with lower total energy expenditure in children](https://scholariq.org/papers/increased-television-viewing-is-associated-with-elevated-body-fatness-but-not/)
- [Effects of a Multispecies Probiotic Supplement on Bone Health in Osteopenic Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-a-multispecies-probiotic-supplement-on-bone-health-in-osteopenic/)
- [The effect of (L‐)carnitine on weight loss in adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-effect-of-l-carnitine-on-weight-loss-in-adults-a-systematic-review-and-meta/)
- [Nutritional status of under five children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/nutritional-status-of-under-five-children-in-ethiopia-a-systematic-review-and/)
- [Effect of vitamin E supplementation on serum C-reactive protein level: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials](https://scholariq.org/papers/effect-of-vitamin-e-supplementation-on-serum-c-reactive-protein-level-a-meta/)
- [Nigella sativa improves glucose homeostasis and serum lipids in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/nigella-sativa-improves-glucose-homeostasis-and-serum-lipids-in-type-2-diabetes/)
- [Assortative mating for obesity](https://scholariq.org/papers/assortative-mating-for-obesity/)
- [Fish consumption and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a dose–response meta-analysis of prospective observational studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/fish-consumption-and-risk-of-all-cause-and-cardiovascular-mortality-a-dose/)
- [The toxicity of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and its constituents against normal and cancer cells](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-toxicity-of-saffron-crocus-sativus-l-and-its-constituents-against-normal-and/)
- [Effects of intermittent fasting diet in overweight and obese postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled clinical trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-intermittent-fasting-diet-in-overweight-and-obese-postmenopausal/)

## Researcher topics

- [Nutritional Studies and Diet](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutritional-studies-and-diet/)
- [Diet and metabolism studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/diet-and-metabolism-studies/)
- [Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet](https://scholariq.org/topics/obesity-physical-activity-diet/)
- [Dietary Effects on Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/dietary-effects-on-health/)
- [Nutrition and Health in Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-and-health-in-aging/)

## Researcher university

- [Tehran University of Medical Sciences](https://scholariq.org/institutions/tehran-university-of-medical-sciences/)

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