Vatanparast Nutritional Epidemiology Lab (VNEL)

Research Area(s)

  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Vitamin D
  • COVID-19
  • Inflammation

Background

Zahra is a PhD student in Nutrition at the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. She obtained a BSc in Nutrition from Varastegan University in 2016 and a Master’s degree in nutrition from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2018. She gained experience in clinical trials during her master programs and also worked as a dietitian in Primary Health Care center. The main scope of her research is Clinical Nutrition, inflammation, COVID-19 and Vitamin D deficiency.

Title of Research Project

Effect of vitamin D supplementation in diagnosed cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2); a randomized clinical trial

Selected Publications

  • Khorasanchi, Z., Bahrami, A., Tavallaee, S., Khorasani, Z. M., Afkhamizadeh, M., Khodashenas, E., ... & Ghayour-Mobarhan, M. (2020). Effect of high-dose vitamin D supplementation on antibody titers to heat shock protein 27 in adolescent girls. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 33(5), 613-621.
  • Bahrami, A., Khorasanchi, Z., Tayefi, M., Avan, A., Seifi, N., Tavakoly Sany, S. B., ... & Ghayour-Mobarhan, M. (2020). Anemia is associated with cognitive impairment in adolescent girls: A cross-sectional survey. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 9(2), 165-171.
  • Bagherniya, M., Khorasanchi, Z., Bidokhti, M. S., Ferns, G. A., Rezaei, M., Ghayour-Mobarhan, M., & Sahebkar, A. (2020). The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Iran: A Literature Review. Current Nutrition & Food Science, 16(7), 1015-1027.