Mojtaba is a PhD student in Nutrition at the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan. He also serves as a Research Assistant at the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition where he manages Vatanparast Nutritional Epidemiology Lab (VNEL). Mojtaba has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Nutrition from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 2014. He has also obtained a Master’s degree in Human Nutrition from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2017. During his Master’s, besides intensive studies on the subject of his thesis, he has contributed to several research projects such as the Mashhad stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorder (MASHAD) study. His specific research interests are focused on the field of Nutritional Psychiatry and Nutritional Epidemiology. His research project mainly focuses on the dietary patterns of off-reserve Indigenous peoples and their association with health outcomes.

Off-reserve Indigenous peoples and healthy eating: what are the barriers and facilitators?

• Shafiee, M., Keshavarz, P., Lane, G., Pahwa, P., Szafron, M., Jennings, D. and Vatanparast, H., 2022. Food Security Status of Indigenous Peoples in Canada According to the 4 Pillars of Food Security: A Scoping Review. Advances in Nutrition, 13(6), pp.2537-2558.
• Shafiee, M., Islam, N., Ramdath, D.D. and Vatanparast, H., 2022. Most Frequently Consumed Red/Processed Meat Dishes and Plant-Based Foods and Their Contribution to the Intake of Energy, Protein, and Nutrients-to-Limit among Canadians. Nutrients, 14(6), p.1257.
• Shafiee, M., Vatanparast, H., Janzen, B., Serahati, S., Keshavarz, P., Jandaghi, P. and Pahwa, P., 2021. Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms in the Canadian adult population. Journal of Affective Disorders, 279, pp.563-571.
• Shafiee, M., Ahmadnezhad, M., Tayefi, M., Arekhi, S., Vatanparast, H., Esmaeili, H., Moohebati, M., Ferns, G.A., Mokhber, N., Arefhosseini, S.R. and Ghayour-Mobarhan, M., 2018. Depression and anxiety symptoms are associated with prooxidant-antioxidant balance: A population-based study. Journal of affective disorders, 238, pp.491-498.
• Shafiee, M., Arekhi, S., Omranzadeh, A. and Sahebkar, A., 2018. Saffron in the treatment of depression, anxiety and other mental disorders: Current evidence and potential mechanisms of action. Journal of Affective Disorders, 227, pp.330-337.
• Shafiee, M., Aghili Moghaddam, N.S., Nosrati, M., Tousi, M., Avan, A., Ryzhikov, M., Parizadeh, M.R., Fiuji, H., Rajabian, M., Bahreyni, A. and Khazaei, M., 2017. Saffron against components of metabolic syndrome: current status and prospective. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 65(50), pp.10837-10843.