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

authors:

avatar Mojtaba Kianmehr 1 , avatar Jahanshir Tavakolizadeh 2 , * , avatar Ali Akbari 3 , avatar Seyyed Taghi Heydari 4 , avatar Mohamad Masoumzadeh 5 , avatar Hamid Rasekhi 6 , avatar Abbasali Abbasnezhad 7 , avatar Alireza brahimzadeh-Bideskan 8 , avatar Hassan Irani 9 , avatar Reza Ghiasi 10 , avatar Mohammad Reza Mansourian 9 , avatar Zahra Hossaini 11

Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran
Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran
Department of Biostatistics, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, IR Iran
Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR.Iran
Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran
Department of Medical Physiology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran
Department of English and Linguistics, Payam Noor University, Gonabad, IR Iran
Department of Nutrition, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran
Shiraz E-Medical Journal: Vol.15, issue 1; e93964
published online: January 15, 2014
article type: Research Article
received: May 18, 2019
accepted: April 10, 2014

how to cite: Kianmehr M, Tavakolizadeh J, Akbari A, Heydari S T, Masoumzadeh M, et al. The Effect of Consuming Food With “Warm” or “Cold” Temperaments on Students’ Mental Health and Aggression. Shiraz E-Med J. 2014;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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