The Effect of Consuming Food With “Warm” or “Cold” Temperaments on Students’ Mental Health and Aggression

Mojtaba Kianmehr; Jahanshir Tavakolizadeh; Ali Akbari; Seyyed Taghi Heydari; Mohamad Masoumzadeh; Hamid Rasekhi; Abbasali Abbasnezhad; Alireza brahimzadeh-Bideskan; Hassan Irani; Reza Ghiasi; Mohammad Reza Mansourian; Zahra Hossaini

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The Effect of Consuming Food With “Warm” or “Cold” Temperaments on Students’ Mental Health and Aggression

Author(s):

Mojtaba Kianmehr¹,

Jahanshir Tavakolizadeh^2,*,

Ali Akbari³,

Seyyed Taghi Heydari⁴,

Mohamad Masoumzadeh⁵,

Hamid Rasekhi⁶,

Abbasali Abbasnezhad⁷,

Alireza brahimzadeh-Bideskan⁸,

Hassan Irani⁹,

Reza Ghiasi¹⁰,

Mohammad Reza Mansourian⁹,

Zahra Hossaini¹¹

1Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran

2Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran

3Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran

4Department of Biostatistics, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, IR Iran

5Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR.Iran

6Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran

7Department of Medical Physiology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran

8Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran

9Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran

10Department of English and Linguistics, Payam Noor University, Gonabad, IR Iran

11Department of Nutrition, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran

Shiraz E-Medical Journal:Vol. 15, issue 1; e93964

Published online:Jan 15, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 18, 2019

Accepted:Apr 10, 2014

How to Cite:Mojtaba KianmehrJahanshir TavakolizadehAli AkbariSeyyed Taghi HeydariMohamad MasoumzadehHamid RasekhiAbbasali AbbasnezhadAlireza brahimzadeh-BideskanHassan IraniReza GhiasiMohammad Reza MansourianZahra Hossainiet al.The Effect of Consuming Food With “Warm” or “Cold” Temperaments on Students’ Mental Health and Aggression.Shiraz E-Med J.15(1):e93964.

Abstract

Background: Aggression is a complex behavior affected by different psychological, genetic, and biological factors. Nutrition is an important factor affecting aggressive behavior.

Objectives: The aim of the present research was to study the effect of cold and hot nature food on students’ mental health and aggressive behavior.

Materials and Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, we recruited 61 normal students in Gonabad University of Medical Sciences during summer semester. The students were randomly allocated into three groups for three weeks, of which one group was served with food of normal nature, the second with hot food and the third group with food of cold nature. Students' mental health and aggressive behavior were measured by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire before and after intervention.

Results: There were no significant differences in demographic characteristics and physical examination among students of three groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference regarding mental health and its components after serving the students with normal, hot, or cold nature food (P > 0.05). No significant differences in aggressive behavior and associated factors were found among three groups of students before and after intervention (P > 0.05).

Conclusions: The findings of this study showed that cold and hot nature of food had no effect on students’ mental health and aggressive behavior.

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