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CURRICULUM VITAE
Office Address: 3# Baran, West Arghavan,
Family: Hajifaraji
Farahzad Blvd., Shahrak Qods,
Name: Majid
Zip code: 1981619573
Position: Research Associate Professor
PO Box: 19395-4741
Speciality: Nutrition
Tehran, I R Iran
Date of Birth: 15 Jan 1961
Tel: +98(21) 22376467
h: Tehr an
Fax: +98(21) 22360661-2
Nationality: Iranian
Marriage status: Married
Alternative e-mail:

Graduation
1. PhD in Clinical Nutrition, King's College London, University of London (2001-2005)
2. Diploma in Nutrition, King's College London, University of London (2000-2001)
3. Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, (including 9 courses, observational lecturing programme), King's
College London, University of London (2002-2005) 4. Master of Science in Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shahid
Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS), Tehran. Iran (1992-95)
5. Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, SBUMS, Tehran, Iran (1988-1990).
1. Pre-sessional English Course. Language Centre of King’s College London (1999)
2. In-sessional English Course. Language Centre of King’s College London (2000-2001)
3. Workshop Training in End Note. Manchester University (2001)
4. Academic Writing and Writing up Research course for Graduate Student at Language Centre of King’s
5. Venepuncture Procedure Training at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust, London (5 March 2003)
6. Elan Instrument Familiarization (ICP-MS) at Perkin Elmer, Seer Green, UK (7-11 April 2003)
7. A practical course on Clinical Nutrition. St. James’s Hospital, University of Leeds, UK, (2-5 Sep 2008)
Development Program for Teaching Assistants at King’s College London Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (GCAP) Programme 1. Planning & Preparing a lecture (Nov 2001)
2. Being a Demonstrator (Nov 2001)
3. Presentation Skills (Nov 2001)
4. Marking and Giving Feedback (Dec 2001)
5. Meeting Administration (July 2002)
6. Communication in Higher Education (April 2002)
7. Key Issues (Jan 2004)
8. How Students Learn (Jan 2004)
9. Evaluating Practice (Jan 2004)
10. Assessment in Higher Education (Jan 2004)
1. Workshop Training in Advanced Statistics and Clinical Trials. Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical
2. Workshop Training in End Note. Manchester University (2001)
3. Introduction to Reference Manager, at King’s College London (12 June 2001, 25 Nov 2001)
4. Introduction to Access for Research, at King’s College London (31 Oct 2001)
5. Fundamentals of SPSS (6,13 March 2001), at King’s College London
6. Participation in 16th Advanced Methodology Research and Clinical Trials Workshop. Endocrine Research
7. Workshop Training in Nutrition and Diet Therapy on Neurological System diseases, Iranian Nutrition
8. Participation in the workshop on Ethics in "Biological Science Research (protection of human subjects)".
Cancer Research Institute, Tehran Medical Sciences University (TMSU), 27-28 July 2005. 9. Participation in the workshop on "Food and Nutrition Security in the Context of HIV/AIDS". NNFTRI, 9-
10. Attendance in the first symposium on Obesity in Iran, Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center,
11. Attendance in the Symposium of Cancer and its Ethical and law Challenges. Ethics and Medical law
Research Centre, SBUMS, 7 February 2007. 12. Participation in the training workshop on "Nutrition in Emergency Situations". By Acción Contra el
Hambre (ACF E) at the Faculty of Nutrition Science & Food Technology, SBMU, 17-18 April 2007. 13. Participation in the training workshop on"Food in a Social Context". Faculty of Nutrition Science & Food
14. Participation in the Symposium of "Obesity and Vulnerable Groups". Endocrinology and Metabolism
Research Centre & Iranian Obesity Society, SBMU, 31 May 2007. 15. Participation in the Training Workshop on Qualitative Studies in Nutritional Research ". NNFTRI,
16. Participation in the "Scientific Writing Workshop", levels 1 and 2, NNFTRI, SBUMS. 1, 13 Jan 2008.
17. Participation in the workshop on "Nutrition Research Management and communication", by Friedman
School of Nutrition Sciences and Policy, Tufts University, International Nutrition Foundation (INF), NNFTRI, 11-14 May 2008. 18. Participation in “Clinical Nutrition Course”, University of Leeds, UK. 2-5 Sep 2008.
19. Participation in the workshop on "National Nutrition and Food Research” by NNFTRI & Nutrition
20. Participation in the workshop on “Using Recourses of Digital Library” NNFTRI, SBUMS, 1-3 March
21. Participation in the workshop on “Endnote” NNFTRI, SBUMS, 7-8 March 2009.
22. Participation in the workshop on “Food policy - Current Approaches to Broadly Based Policies” held by
NNFTRI, SBUMS and Professor Heather Yeatman from University of Wollongong, Australia, 4-5 May 2009. 23. Presentation in the workshop on “Interventional Performance for Promotion of Food Security in
Calamities” at the “4th International Congress on Health, Treatment and Crises Management in Calamities”. Medical Society, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. 15-17 December 2009. 24. Participation in the International Training Course on "Food and nutrition security, Assessment instruments
and intervention strategies, GIZ, Feldafing, Berlin, 15 -26 Aug. 2011. 25. Participation in the National workshop on Compiling the relative evaluation of nutrition services, 10-12
July 2012.

1. Basic and advanced computer course Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Taleghani
2. Word 97 Intermediate Skills at King’s College London, UK (19 Nov 2001)
3. Microsoft Windows (PC File Management) at King’s College London, UK, (05,11 Oct 2001)
4. F oundatio
n Word-Efficiency Techniques at King’s College London, UK (14 Nov 2001) 5. File management training course. King’s College London (2001)
6. Reference Manager training course. King’s College London (2001)
7. Power point level 1 at King’s College London, UK (21 Jan 2002)
8. Power point level Intermediate at King’s College London, UK (28 Jan 2002)
9. Power point in practice at King’s College London, UK (26 Feb 2002)
10. Excel Introduction at King’s College London, UK (19 Feb 2004)
11. Excel Intermediate at King’s College London, UK (04 March 2004)
12. Endnote training Course, NNFTRI, SBMU, 2012.
Teaching
1. Taught Research methodology and Primary statistics at Rehabilitation Faculty,
2. Taught Research Methodology in Health Sciences at Faculty of Health, SBUMS, Tehran, Iran (1998)
3. Taught and Facilitated Research Methodology to the academic staff, medical residents at 60 consecutive
academic short-term workshop courses in the Research Department of SBUMS, Tehran, Iran (1991-2000). 4. Taught and facilitated medical research paper writing to medical attendants at four consecutive academic short
-term workshop courses in the Research Department of SBUMS, Tehran, Iran (1991-2000). 5. Consulted, advised and directed the design, data collection and analysis and initiation of medical research
projects at the research department of SBUMS, Tehran Iran (1991). 6. A tutorial lecture to Intercalated B.Sc. Nutrition students about “Metabolic Syndrome” in King's College
7. Demonstrating laboratory practicals for 2nd year BSc students in Nutrition, including: Blood Analysis and Diet
Computation (Assessment of Nutritional Status), King’s College London (Jan 2003) 8. Demonstrating laboratory practicals for Intercalated BSc Nutrition students including:
Dietary and Biochemical Assessment of Nutritional Status using Microdiet, Urine Analysis, Energy Expenditure and Anthropometric Assessment of Nutritional Status, King’s College London (Sep–Nov 2001-2003) 9. Demonstrating laboratory practicals for Year two Medical Students (Special Study Module) including:
Dietary Assessment of Nutritional Status, Anthropometric Assessment of Nutritional Status and Data Handling and statistical analysis using Minitab, KCL (Sep- Nov 2004). 10. Lecturing the Food Assessment using Microdiet Programme for BSc Students of Nutrition & Dietetics,
Intercalated BSc Medical students and Year two Medical Students (Special Study Module), KCL (2003-2005). 11. Lecture presentation on "Essential dietetics" in the workshop of "Food and Nutrition Security in the Context
of HIV/AIDS". NNFTRI, SBUMS. 9-11 July 2006. 12. Taught "Nutrition in specific groups" for undergraduate students. Nutrition and Food Sciences Faculty,
13. Taught "Food Program Planning" for undergraduate students. Nutrition and Food Sciences Faculty, Islamic
14. Taught "Principal of Epidemiology" for undergraduate students. Nutrition and Food Sciences Faculty, Islamic
15. Lecturing the "Ethics on Clinical Nutrition Research" in the "1st Professional Workshop of Ethics in Nutrition
and Food Technology Research". NNFTRI, SBUMS. 13-15 February 2007. 16. Lecture presentation on "Monitoring and Evaluation" in the workshop on “Improving Community Nutrition”
Deputy for Health, Isfahan Medical University. May 2007. 17. Taught Research Methodology in Health Sciences for Postgraduate students. International Unit, Faculty of
Nutrition and Food Technology, SBUMS. 2007-2008 and 2010-2012. 18. Lecturing and administrating (as scientific secretariat) in the "2nd Professional Workshop of Ethics in Nutrition
and Food Technology Research". NNFTRI, SBUMS. 9-10 February 2008. 19. Lecture presentation on "Vitamin B2" in the workshop on "the Impact of Micronutrients in Human Health".
Deputy for Health, SBUMS. 3-4 March 2008. 20. Lecture presentation on “Professional Ethics in Leadership Workshop”. NNFTRI, SBUMS, 26-28 Sep 2009.
21. Lecturing and administrating Research Methodology in Health Sciences for alumni
and graduate students, and Iranian Nutrition Society 11-12 December 2011.
22. Taught “Seminar skill and presentation” for MSc Students, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food
23. Taught “Diet therapy” for MSc and PhD students. Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology,
24. Lecture presentation in "First National Course on Nutritional Cares in ICU", Mashhad University of Medical
25. Lecture presentation in "2nd National Course on Nutritional Cares in ICU", NNFTRI, SBMU, Feb. 2013.
Thesis Supervision
1. The Association of Metabolic Syndrome and Food Patterns in Non-Menopause Women. Hadad Tabrizi S,
MSc in Nutrition, International Branch Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2010). 2. The association of overweight and obesity with menarche age and nutritional status in girls aged 11-15 in
Mashhad. Dahri M, MSc in Nutrition, International Branch Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2010). 3. Comparison study on the effect of "real oat bread" with "barley bread offered in Tehran" on serum glucose
and lipid profiles in dislipidemic and type 2 diabetic subjects. Vahab Rezvani, MSc in Nutrition, International Branch Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2010). 4. The association between dietary intake and exam stress in secondary students-2010-11. Azarvand P, MSc in
Nutrition, International Branch Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2011). 5. The association between parents’ behavior patterns and dietary intake of 2-6 yrs children in Tehran preschool
children-2010. Pazouky M. MSc in Nutrition, International Branch Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2012). 6. The role of socioeconomic factors on nutrition status of 2-6 yrs children in Tehran preschool children-2010.
Nikousokhan M., MSc in Nutrition, International Branch Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2012). 7. The prevalence of overweight and obesity and its related factors in secondary girls’ students of district 2 in
Tehran-2010-11. Asadi Ghafari P., MSc in Nutrition, Nutrition International Branch, Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2012). 8. The effect of Sour tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on lipids profile in dyslipidemic subjects. Ahmadzadeh-Sani F.,
MSc in Nutrition. International Branch, Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2012). 9. Docosahexaenoic acid in breast milk reflects maternal fish intake in Iranian mothers (2011). Olang B., PhD in
Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 10. A case-control study of gastric cancer and meat consumption in Iran. Zamani N., MSc in Nutrition.
International Branch, Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2013). 11. The effect of omega3 on vasomotor disorders in menopausal women Moghadam R., MSc in Nursing and
Midwifing. International Branch, Shahid Beheshti Medical University (2012). 12. The efficacy of caraway seeds water extract on treatment of obesity and overweight and the safety of intake of
this traditional herb on human being. Kazemipour M., MSc in Nutrition. University of Malaya, Malayasia, (2012-…) 13. The association between sleep deprivation and obesity among Iranian adults aged 20-55 years old. Kolsoom
Parvaneh, MSc of Health Sciences (Community Nutrition), University of Kebangsaan Malayasia, (2012-…) Administrative Positions
1. Senior expert of research affairs office, SBUMS. Tehran, Iran (1991- 94)
2. Deputy -Director of university research affairs office, SBUMS. Tehran, Iran (1994-95)
3. Director of university research affairs office, SBUMS. Tehran, Iran (1995-1999).
4. Collaborating in initiating the third International Congress on Endocrine Disorders (The Thyroid) SBUMS,
5. Collaborating in initiating the "5Th Iranian Congress of Ophthalmology" (1995)
6. Secretary and chair of the education & research services planning committee, SBUMS (1998- 1999)
7. Member of the central committee for planning the 3Rd National Development Stage, SBUMS (1999)
8. Research faculty member of National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (NNFTRI), SBUMS
9. Research Assistance Professor of National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, SBUMS (2005)
10. Head, Research Department of Nutrition & Food Policy and Planning, NNFTRI, SBUMS, (May 2005-2009)
11. Director of Research Affairs, NNFTRI, SBUMS, (2005-2006)
12. Member and Secretary of Research Committee of NNFTRI, SBUMS (May 2005- Aug 2006)
13. Vice-director of NNFTRI for Research Affairs, SBUMS, (Sep. 2005- Aug 2006)
14. Member and Secretary of Ethics Research Committee of NNFTRI, SBUMS (Dec 2005-2006)
15. Editorial Board member for Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technology (JNSFT) of NNFTRI
16. Member of Research Committee of SBUMS (March – Aug 2006)
17. Member of supervisors and advisors team of SBUMS for the special quota students (2006-.).
18. Scientific secretary of First Professional Workshop on Ethics in Nutrition and Food Technology Research,
19. Member of National Biomedical Ethics Committee, Iranian National Commission for UNESCO (2006-…).
20. Member of Scientific Committee of National and International Collaborations Office, NNFTRI, SBUMS.
21. Member of Scientific Committee of 10th Iranian Nutrition Congress. Tehran, 27-30 October 2008.
22. Head Symposium of Nutrition for specific groups at the “10th Nutrition Congress of Iran” by Tehran Medical
University and Nutrition Society of Iran. 27-30 Oct 2008. 23. Scientific secretary of the workshop on “Paper Writing Skills” NNFTRI, SBMUS and Nutrition Society of
24. A member of professional team on Food and Nutrition Security for compiling “National Scientific
Comprehensive Map” The Council of Policy Making, Ministry of Health. 2008-2009. 25. Dean, Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
(SBUMS), Iran (2010 - …).
26. Director, National Nutrition & Food Technology Research Institute (NNFTRI), Iran & WHO
Collaborative Centre, (2010 - …).
27. Chairman, Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technology (JNSFT) of NNFTRI (2010-…)
28. President, Iranian Nutrition Society, 2011.
29. Dean, Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology, International Branch of Shahid Beheshti University of
Medical Sciences (SBUMS), Iran (2010 - …).
30. Secretary of the “National Committee for Compiling & Standardizing Nutrition Consultation Services”.
Ministry of Health, and Medical Education, Iran (2010-…). 31. A member of Technical and constitutional Commission, Administration Office for foods, beverages and
cosmetics, Food & Drug Vice-Chancellor for Ministry of Health Iran (2010 - …). 32. A member of Technical and constitutional Commission, Administration Office for Supplement and Drug,
Food & Drug Vice-Chancellor for Ministry of Health Iran (2010 - …). 33. Member of “High Council of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences”(2010- .)
34. A member of Theorizing and Broad Monitoring Committee for Health”- Academy of Medical Sciences
35. A member of Halal Broad Committee. Halal Research Centre of Iran (2010-.)
36. A member of Academy of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran, (2012-.)
37. A member of National High Council for Sciences, Research and Technology, (2012-…)
38. Head of National Clinical Nutrition Knowledge and guidelines (2012-…)
Publications
1. Hajifaraji M., Haji Tarkhani AH., (1999). "The effect of Sour tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on essential
hypertension". Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 65: 231- 236. 2. Riaz Davoudi P., Shamshirgaran S., Hajifaraji M. (1997). "Cephalometry of Tehran's 16-18 Year- old
females”. Pejouhandeh, 2 (3): 99-107. 3. Kazemi M., Moghaddam R., Haji Faraji M., Vallaei N., (1998)."Effect of the A-V Impulse System on Swelling
and Pain in Patients with ankle fractures ". Pejouhandeh, 3 (3): 67-71. 4. Assadzadeh E., Ejlali M., Jarollahi N., Hajifaraji M., (1998)."Anteroposterior position of upper anterior teeth
compared to the incisive papilla and columella –Philtrum angle". Pejouhandeh, 3 (4): 35- 42. 5. Tahmassebi S., Hosseinzadeh M. Hajifaraji M, Behbahani S.M., (1998). "A comparison of the effect of
Betadine and Chlorohexidine in disinfecting of nurses 'hand.' Pejouhandeh, 3 (5): 125-128. 6. Haji Faraji M., Leeds A.R., Powell J., Frost G., (2003). “The relationship between dietary glycaemic index and
urinary chromium in British adults”. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Abstracts of Original Communications, 62: 82A. 7. Haji Faraji M., Leeds A.R., Powell J., Frost G., (2003). “The relationship between dietary glycaemic index and
urinary chromium in British adults”. Nutrition and Health-Current topics III, Carr T. and Descheemaeker K. (Eds.): 207-208. 8. Haji Faraji M., Leeds A.R., (2004). Does persistent consumption of high glycaemic diet increase chromium
loss in the urine? Cell Mol Biol Lett, 9 (Suppl 2); 26-27 (Abst) 9. Haji Faraji M., Leeds A.R., (2004). Determination of urinary chromium as an indicator for available chromium
following 75g glucose oral ingestion. Cell Mol Biol Lett. 9 (Suppl 2); 85-87. 10. Haji Faraji M., Leeds A.R., (2005). The effect of high and low glycaemic index diets on urinary chromium in
healthy individuals. SAJCN, 49 (Suppl 1); 193 (Abst). 11. Esfarjani F., Mohammadi F., Roustaee R., Eshraghi Sh., Haji Faraji M., (2006). Assessment of nutritional
health status of adolescents in east Tehran. Public Health Nutrition, 9(7A) Sep: 198. 12. Esfarjani F., Mohammadi F., Hajifaraji M., Roustaee R. and Khoshfetrat MR. (2006). Under-and over nutrition
in a group of Tehrani adolescents. Obesity Reviews, 7 (Suppl. 2): 241. 13. Hajifaraji M., Esfarjani F., Roustaee R. and Khoshfetrat MR., Kamrani Z. A., (2006). Assessment of
anthropometric status of adolescents in public guidance schools in East Tehran, Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technology, 2 (2): 37-43. 14. Esfarjani F, Zoghi T, Mohammadi Nasrabadi F, Islami Amirabadi M, Roustaee R, Kamrani Z, Hadjifaraji M.,
(2006). A qualitative assessment of student's snack and buffet status in middle school's of Tehran, International Journal of Obesity, 32, S36–S234. (ISC Abstract). 15. Rashidi A, Mohammadpour-Ahranjani B, Karandish M, Vafa MR, Hajifaraji M, Ansari F, Sadeghi Sh, Maddah
M, Kalantari N and Akhavi-Rad MB, (2007). Obese and female adolescents skip breakfast more than their non-obese and male peers. Central European Journal of Medicine, 2 (4): 481-87. 16. Hajifaraji M., Leeds A R. (2008). The Effect of High and Low Glycemic Index Diets on Urinary Chromium in
Healthy Individuals: A Cross-Over Study. Archives of Iranian Medicine, 11(1): 57-64. 17. Hajifaraji M., Armin S., (2008). Persian Translation of International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical
Research Involving Human Subjects. The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), Geneva (2005), NNFTRI, SBUMS. 18. Hajifaraji M., Rashidi A., Neyestani TR., Persian Translation of Krause’s Food & Nutrition Therapy (Nutrition
Basics), Eds. 12 (2008), Elsevier, Canada. Translation published by Ghazale Javan, Tehran. 19. Hajifaraji M., Armin S., (2009). Persian Translation of International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical
Research Involving Human Subjects. (with Declaration of Helsinki-2008 included) The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), Geneva (2005), 2nd Eds. NNFTRI, SBUMS. 20. Hadad Tabrizi S, Hajifaraji M, Houshiar Rad A, Abadi AR, Hosseinpanah F. (2010). The Association of
Metabolic Syndrome and Food Patterns In Non-Menopause Women, Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technology, 5 (1): 39-48. 21. Hajifaraji M (2010). A Review Article on ‘‘Ethics in biomedical research involving Human subjects”. Ethics
in Science and Technology. 4 (1,2): 67-78. 22. Dahri M, Safarian M, Hajifaraji M, Houshiar Rad A, Abadi A. The association of overweight and obesity with
menarche age and nutritional status in girls aged 11-15 in Mashhad. Journal of Mashhad Medical School. March 2011. 23. Neyestani T R., Haji Faraji M, Omidvar N, Eshraghian. High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in school-age
children in Tehran, 2008- A red alert. Journal of Public Health Nutrition. 2011, 28:1-7. 24. Haji Faraji M, Maddah M, Rezvani V, Yaghoobi AS, Morteza H. Comparison study between the effect of oat
and barley breads on serum glucose and lipid profiles: a clinical trial in dyslipidemic and diabetic subjects. Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2012. 5: 247-252. DOI: 10.1007/s12349-012-0092-0. 25. Abdollahi M, Mohammadi F, Houshiar-Rad A, HajiFaraji M, Esfarjani F, Shares of Energy and Nutrients
Intakes from Subsidized Food Items in Iranian Households in diffferent Socio-Economic Status Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technology, 2011; 6 (1) :43-56. 26. Hajifaraji M., Rezvani V. Yaghoobi A S, Morteza H. Maddah M. Glycemic indices of three commonly
consumed foods: a clinical trial in Iranian healthy adults. Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2012. 5: 253-257. DOI: 10.1007/s12349-012-0094-y. 27. Mirmiran P., Hajifaraji M., Bahadoran Z., Sarvghadi F., Azizi F. Dietary protein intake and animal to plant
protein ratio are associated with some cardio-metabolic risk factors in Tehranian adults: Tehran Lipid Glucose Study. Nutrition Research. 2012 (Accepted for publication). 28. Azarvand P, Hajifaraji M, Hoshyarrad A, Rashidkhani B, Pour Ebrahim T. Correlation between food intake
and exam anxiety among female 3rd -grade high school students in educational zone 3 of Tehran-2010. Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technology, 2012. 5 (24): 93-100. 29. Olang B, Majid Hajifaraji M , Atiya Ali M, Hellstrand S, Palesh M, Azadnyia E, Kamali Z, Strandvik B,
Yngve A. Docosahexaenoic acid in breast milk reflects maternal fish intake in Iranian mothers. FNS. 2012; Vol.3 No.4: 441-446. DOI: 10.4236/fns.2012.34063. 30. Esfarjani F, HajiFaraji M, Roustaee R, Mohammadi-Nasrabadi F, Zowghi T. Schools' Cafeteria status: Does it
affect snack patterns? A qualitative study. International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2012 (Accepted for publication). 31. Omidvar N., Abtahi A., Neyestani TR, Hajifaraji M. Sensory evaluation and assessment of compliance with
vitamin D and Calcium fortified- milk among school- age children in Tehran. Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technolog 2012. 7; 3: 61-66. 32. Khoshnevisan F., Hajifaraji M., Salarkia N., Aminpoor A., Rasi M., Abbasgholi N. Assessment of Farsi
nutrition articles in Iranian scientific journals 2006-2011: an opportunity to revise nutrition research policy. Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technolog. 2012. 7; 3: 101-108. 33. Moghadam R, Ozgoli G(M.Sc), Molaei B, Hajifaraji M, Soori H, Ghanati K. (2012). The effect of omega3 on
vasomotor disorders in menopausal women. Arak Medical University Journal (AMUJ), 15 (60): 116-126. 34. Hajifaraji M. (Ed.) ,Kazemipour M., Yaze I., Health effects of probiotics isolated from home-made food
sources. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. 2013. ISBN: 978-3-659-31039-3. 35. Zamani N., M. Hajifaraji M., Malekzadeh R, Malekshah AF., Keshtkar AA. A case-control study of gastric
cancer and meat consumption in Iran. Archives of Iranian Medicine, June 2013,Vol. 16, 6.
36. Ahmadzadeh-Sani F., Hajifaraji M., (2013). "The effect of Sour tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on lipids profile in
dyslipidemic subjects. Journal of Health System Research. (Accepted, in press). 37. Khoshnevisan F., Hajifaraji M., Salarkia N., Aminpour A., Rassi M., Abbassgholi N., Tarighi P., Shakiba M.
Nutrition Research in the First Decade of 21st Century in Iran: The Necessity of Road Map. SpringerPlus, 2013, 2:262DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-262. 38. Roustaee R., Hajifaraji M., Dezhkam M., Mehrabi Y., Abdollahi M., Houshiar-rad A., Zowghi t. Prevalence of
Partial eating disorder in high school female students of Tehran in 2010and determining the qualitative food pattern and food habits in patients and normal groups. Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences & Food Technology, (Accepted, in press). Research Projects
1. A study of the spread of Toxoplasma in the live stock in Ziaran Butchery and comparing the parasitologic and
serologic in its diagnosis. Shahabi S., Sharifian Dorcheh M., Moti' pour A., Haji Faraji M (1992). 2. The comparison of the effect of lone Immunoglobulin injection and the injection of Immunoglobulin plus
methyl prednisolone in children affected by Gilenbareh. Ghofrani M., Mahmoudian T., Haji Faraji M. (1994). 3. Effect of supplemental zinc on wound healing in rat. Ibrahimi A., Sazegar Gh., Hussaini A., Haji Faraji M.,
4. The study of DNA content in the cancerous cells and correlation between DNA content and prognosis of
childhood A.L.L. Arzanian M T., Shahryari M., Rahimi nejad M S., Farhadi m., Haji Faraji M., Fararouee M. (1995). 5. Cephalometry of Tehran's 16-18 Year- old females. Riaz Davoudi P., Shamshirgaran Sh., Haji Faraji M
6. The effects of Immunotherapy on successful pregnancy in women with pre-mature and post-mature frequent
7. The effect of Sour tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on essential hypertension. Haji Faraji M., Haji Tarkhani AH.,
8. Nutrition interventional planning to improve the management of school buffets and nutritional behaviours of
secondary school students. Esfarjani F, Haji Faraji M, NNFTRI (2005). 9. The study on research priorities in food and nutrition policies. Hajifaraji M, Mansouri I, NNFTRI (2006).
10. The compiling of provisions and regulations for employment of contractual personnel in research projects of
11. Reviewing and compiling the action plan of the Strategic programme of NNFTRI. Mansouri I, Hajifaraji M
12. Comparison of the effect of real oat bread with the bread claimed "oat bread" on serum glucose and lipid
Levels of hypercholesterolemic and type II diabetic subjects. Najjar-Safari Sh, Haji Faraji M (2007). 13. The study on prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Tehrani school children in 2007 and comparison the
effects of calcium and vitamin D-fortified milk, fruit juice or calcium + vitamin D supplement on their calcium and vitamin D status. Neyestani T R., Hajifaraji M, Omidvar N, Eshraghian M. (2007-2009). 14. Glycaemic index evaluation of 10 different breads in Mashhad city. Nematy M, Ghayour M, Hajifaraji M
15. The Association of the Metabolic Syndrome and Food Pattern in Non-Menopause Women. Hajifaraji M,
Haddad-tabrizi S,. Houshiar-rad A, Abadi A.R (2009). 16. The association of overweight and obesity with puberty age in girls aged 11-15 in Mashhad. Hajifaraji M,
Safarian M, Dahri M, Dr. Abadi A.R, Houshyar-rad A (2009). 17. A comparison study on determination of the Glycaemic Index of macarini (nole and Semolina made) , Lavash
bread and Hashemi rice in Tehran. Hajifaraji M, Rezvani V (2010). 18. Dietary protein intake and animal to plant protein ratio are associated with some cardio-metabolic risk factors
in Tehranian adults: Tehran Lipid Glucose Study. 19. Correlation between food intake and exam anxiety among female 3rd -grade high school students in
20. Docosahexaenoic acid in breast milk reflects maternal fish intake in Iranian mothers. FNS. 2012.
Ϯϭ. Schools' Cafeteria status: Does it affect snack patterns? A qualitative study (2012).
22. Assessment of Farsi nutrition articles in Iranian scientific journals 2006-2011: an opportunity to revise
23. The effect of omega3 on vasomotor disorders in menopausal women (2012).
24. Assessing Iran’s English Publications in the Field of Nutrition Science (2012).
25. A compilation of National Nutrition and Food Security (2013, in progress).
Congress and Seminars
1. Oral presentation at 8th Iranian Students Seminar in UMIST University, Manchester, UK, 29th June 2001
2. Oral presentation at 9th Iranian Students Seminar in Birmingham, UK, 29th June 2002
3. Poster presentation at 3rd Nutrition and Health Conference in London, UK, 29th-30th November 2002
4. Oral presentation at Research Symposium at King’s College London, UK, 16th Jan 2003
5. Oral presentation at 9th Iranian Students Seminar in UMIST University, Manchester, UK, 29th June 2003
6. Poster presentation at Annual Postgraduate Symposium at King’s College London, 16th January 2004.
7. Poster presentation at Winter Nutrition Society Meeting, The Institute of Child Health, , University College
8. Poster presentation at 8th Iranian Congress on Nutrition, Iran University of Medical Sciences & Iranian
9. Poster presentation at Irish Section- Nutrition Society Meeting, Queens University Belfast, UK, 15-17 June
10. Participation and contribution in " The Stakeholder's Meeting" for establishing the Graduate Level Training
in Nutrition M.Sc Community Nutrition and PhD Food and nutrition Policy (World Bank Second Primary Health Care and Nutrition Project). SBUMS, NNFTRI, 3-4 July 2005. 11. Poster presentation at 18th International Congress of Nutrition & Metabolism, (Nutrition Safari for Innovative
Solutions) Durban, South Africa, 19-23 September 2005. 12. Participation and contribution in "The presentation and critiquing of curricular programs workshop" for
establishing the Graduate Level Training in Nutrition M.Sc Community Nutrition and PhD Food and nutrition Policy (World Bank Second Primary Health Care and Nutrition Project)., NNFTRI, SBUMS, 6-9 November 2005. 13. Participation and contribution in the Study tour to University of Philippinos Los Baños (UPLB) as a part of
program for establishing the Graduate Level Training in Nutrition MSc. Community Nutrition and PhD Food and nutrition Policy. NNFTRI, 19-26 November 2005. 14. Cooperation and Attendance in the ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Seminar. By BVQI and NNFTRI, SBUMS,
15. Participation in the "First National Congress of Medical Ethics and its Continual Education program". By
Medical Society Mobilization. Mashad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), 3-4 May 2006. 16. Participation and contribution in Sixth Joint Meeting with the University of Philippinos Los Baños (UPLB)
technical experts, for developing of the MSc Food and Nutrition Policy and PhD Food and Nutrition Policy curricular programs, NNFTRI, Tehran, 15-23 June 2006. 17. Poster presentation at 10TH International Congress on Obesity. Under-and over nutrition in a group of Tehrani
adolescents. Sydney, Australia, 3-8 Sep 2006. 18. 1st World Congress of Public Health Nutrition. Assessment of nutritional health status of adolescents in east
19. Oral presentation at 1st Sub-regional Expert meeting on Ethics Education in Sciences and Technology with
collaboration of UNESCO. The importance of ethics education in Nutrition and Food Technology researches, Academy of Medical Sciences of Islamic Republic of Iran. 28-29 Oct 2006. 20. Attendance in the Congress for the role of Aquatics in Society's Health as Panel member, Ministry of
Agriculture of Iran, Fisheries Organization. Araak, 16 May 2007. 21. Lecture presentation at the Congress for the role of Aquatics in Community's Health. The role of aquatics in
food and nutrition security, Ministry of Agriculture of Iran, Fisheries Organization. Araak, 16 May 2007. 22. Oral presentation at the Congress for the role of Fishes and Aquatics in Food Security and Health of
Community. The role of aquatics in food security, Fisheries Organization of Iran. Tehran, 12 June 2007. 23. Poster presentation at the 3rd Congress of Medicinal Plants. The effect of Sour tea on essential hypertension,
Shaahed University, Tehran, 24-25 October 2007. 24. Poster presentation at "the 1st National Congress on Preventing & Treatment of Obesity". Anthropometric
assessment in Tehrani adolescents. Raazi Conferences Centre, 23-25 February 2008. 25. Attending at the 1st Student Nutrition Congress as head of panel for nutrition in specific groups. NNFTRI,
26. Oral presentation at the Conference on Nutrition and Obesity” Zahedan Medical University, 22-23 May 2008.
27. Oral presentation at the 10th Nutrition Congress of Iran by Tehran Medical University and Nutrition Society of
28. Oral presentation at the workshop on “Paper Writing Skills” NNFTRI, SBMUS, 14-15 Dec 2008.
29. Poster presentation at the “19th International Congress of Nutrition 2009 (ICN)”. Glycaemic index evaluation
of different breads in Mashhad city-2007.Thailand, 4-9 Oct 2009. 30. Poster presentation at the 2nd Iranian Congress on Prevention and Management of Obesity. The association of
overweight and obesity with puberty age in girls aged 11-15 in Mashhad. Tehran, 29-30 Oct 2009. 31. Oral presentation at the “4th International Congress on Health, Treatment and Crises Management in
Calamities” (Head Symposium). Nutritional needs and food security in Crisis condition. Medical Society, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. 15-17 December 2009. 32. Oral presentation on “Food Pattern Reformation and Nutrition Security” at the “1st National Meeting on
Health Consensus & Expenditure Pattern reformation, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran, 17-18 Feb 2010. 33. Lecture presentation at the seminar on The Impact of Nutrition in Promotion of Heath Indexes. Kordestan
University of Medical Sciences, Iran, 20-21 July 2010. 34. Oral presentation on “The necessity of transformation in professional education and qualitatively and
quantitatively promotion of nutrition research in Iran”. 11th Iranian Nutrition Congress (Nutrition: from Cell to Society), Shiraz Medical University. 1-4 November 2010. 35. Chair of “The 1st National probiotics and prebiotics congress in Iran- from Technology to clinic”. NNFTRI,
36. Oral presentation on Pediatric Nutrition (0-2 years) at the 6th Meeting for Prevalence of Pediatric
Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases. NNFTRI, SBUMS. 15-17 June 2011. 37. Chair of “The National Meeting on “Olive and Health” NNFTRI, SBUMS. December 2011.
38. Participation in the 33rd Congress of European Society for Clinical Nutrition and metabolism (ESPEN),
39. Oral presentation on National Congress of Probiotic and functional Foods. Islamic Azad University, Tehran,
40. Oral presentation on 8th Annual Conference of Iranian Cancer Association, 20-21 Dec. 2012, Tehran, Iran.
41. Oral presentation on 2nd Congress of Food Security Promotion for Vulnerable people, 12 Oct. 2012.
Society's membership
1. The Nutrition Society of UK, (2001-…)
2. Association for the Study of Obesity, UK, (2003-…)
3. Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences (2012-.)
4. Halal Research Centre of Iran (2010-.)
5. Iranian Nutrition Society, (2005-…)
6. Iranian Obesity Society (2006-…)
7. Iranian Medical Ethics Society (2006-…)
8. Iranian Paediatric Nutrition Society (2008-…)
9. Food and Nutrition Association for Health Advocacy (2005-…)
1. Award Letter of Honour for facilitating and initiating the University workshops. A awarded by the Vice -
Chancellor of research of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS). Tehran, Iran (1997). 2. Award Letter of Honour for teaching Research Methodology at the third International Congress on Endocrine
Disorders (The Thyroid) of SBUMS Tehran, Iran (1995). 3. Award Letter of Honour for teaching and Facilitated Medical Research Paper writing to medical attendants of
Kashan University of Medical Sciences Awarded by the Vice- Chancellor of research. Kashan, Iran (1996). 4. Award Letter of Honour for facilitating and initiating at the research Methodology workshop of Gazvin
University of Medical Sciences. Awarded by the president of University (1994). 5. Award Letter of Honour for compiling and publishing the SBUMS academic records. Awarded by the
6. Elected as the most outstanding referee in Medical Journal of Teb and Tazkyeh. Tehran, lran (1997)
7. Award Letter of Honour for facilitating and Initiating at "The First Seminar for Providing Best treatment at
Hospitals" SBUMS Awarded by the Secretary of seminar (1996). 8. Elected as the most outstanding National Personnel. Awarded by the president of Islamic republic of Iran
9. Award Letter of Honour for collaboration the 5th National Food Technology Congress for "Health, Security,
and Quality". Awarded by the Director of National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute of Iran, 2-5 May 2005. 10. Elected as the most outstanding researcher in 6th Research Festival of SBUMS. Awarded by the president of
Interests
Clinical and Human Nutrition (Obesity, Diabetes, Metabolism,.)

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