OBJECTIVE The serious consequences of obesity and eating disorders (ED), difficulties encountered in treatment and the high prevalence of these conditions are important reasons to develop efforts aimed at their prevention. The implementation of integrated interventions aimed at preventing risk factors for both obesity and ED constitutes a very exciting development. In the present paper we discu...

background: in this study, we aim to compare insulin and leptin levels in adolescents with or without overweight and in those with or without abdominal obesity. materials and methods: this case-control study was conducted among 486 samples. we randomly selected 243 overweight and an equal number of normal-weight adolescents from among participants of the third survey of a national surveillance ...

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally and the prevention of adult obesity will require prevention and management of childhood obesity. A study was conducted to determine the prevalence and behavioral determinants of overweight and obesity in school going adolescents. A total of 660 adolescents from affluent and nonaffluent schools were taken. Overweight and obesity was defined as pe...

Introduction In response to the rise in obesity rates and obesity-related healthcare costs over the past several decades, numerous organizations have implemented obesity prevention programs. The current method for evaluating the success of these programs relies largely on annual surveys such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) w...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the incidence of obesity in adults aged 19-59 years in Korea and predict its trend in the future. METHODS We considered a two-compartmental deterministic mathematical model Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS), a system of difference equations, to predict the evolution of obesity in the population and to propose strategies to reduce its incidence. RESULTS The preventi...

introduction: the future of any nation depends on how its children's care, according to their likely future health needs of the adult population model for healthy living and wealth has increased. one of the most pressing health diet. this study is done to aimed investigate the factors influencing malnutrition in children in the past for weight loss and weight gain can be seen today.   meth...

background: childhood obesity could induce some risk factors for cardiovascular disease (cvd) including serum lipid abnormalities, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. the present study aimed to comparison the lipid profile in normal children with cases having overweight, obesity and central obesity . methods : i n this case control study , which was conducted 2013 , serum lipids for three groups...

Obesity has become the second leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States, trailing only tobacco use. Weight control, dietary choices, and levels of physical activity are important modifiable determinants of cancer risk. Physicians have a key role in integrating multifactorial approaches to prevention and management into clinical care and advocating for systemic preventi...

the prevalence of both obesity and asthma has increased in recent years. thus we decided to investigate the relation between obesity and asthma severity. we undertook a cross-sectional study in outpatient asthma clinics of 2 tertiary hospitals in tehran. obesity was defined as a body mass index greater than 30. asthma severity was defined by using the guide for asthma management and prevention ...

BACKGROUND Migrant communities in Australia bear a disproportionate childhood obesity burden. They also show poor engagement in obesity prevention initiatives which may contribute to widening obesity disparities. Community engagement has been shown to be effective in reducing health disparities by improving migrant communities' participation in prevention programmes. OBJECTIVE This study aime...