background: obesity is one of the major health problems in the world; in this regard iran is not an exception. the present study was conducted to investigate the overweight, obesity, and its related factors in adult women who referred to health centers in shiraz, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 240 women who referred to health centers and aged 18-65 years old were selected through...

conclusions a high prevalence of obesity was found in zahedan students. concurrent high prevalence of obesity/overweight and underweight demonstrates amplitude of weight problems in school children. there is an urgent need for special health programs to conduct proper diagnosis and management of obesity in zahedan. results in the sample, 78.9% were under 85th percentile, 11.8% were overweight (...

SEE PAGES 489 AND 500 O verweight and obesity have increased in the United States and most of the Westernized world over recent decades, reaching a prevalence in the United States of well over 70% (1). Clearly, overweight and obese patients have increased cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, glucose abnormalities (impaired fasting glucose, metabolic syndrome, ...

OBJECTIVE Prevalence of overweight in children is increasing, causing various health problems. This study aims to establish growth references for weight and to assess the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in a nationwide sample of Dutch children with Down syndrome (DS), taking into account the influence of comorbidity. METHODS In 2009, longitudinal growth data from Dutch children wit...

Heart failure is a major health problem that affects patients and healthcare systems worldwide. Within the continent of North America, differences in economic development, genetic susceptibility, cultural practices, and trends in risk factors and treatment all contribute to both inter-continental and within-continent differences in heart failure. The United States and Canada represent industria...

In this November-December 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM), we have collected multiple articles related to chronic diseases using methodologies from basic science, epidemiology, and clinical science. As Dr. Parchman notes, the prevalence is so great and the complexity so high, that we would all like to quickly cut through the Gordian knot of chronic dis...

OBJECTIVES Data on secular trends in adolescent obesity and dyslipidemia are limited. Data on obesity status collected during 3 surveys were used to evaluate these trends in obesity and dyslipidemia among Tehranian adolescents and to assess the likelihood of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. METHODS We analyzed data for adolescents (age 10 to 19 years) from 3 cross-sectional surveys of...

INTRODUCTION It is important to be aware of the ethical pitfalls in programmes to prevent overweight and obesity, such as stigmatization, blaming the victim and reinforcement of health inequalities. In this article, we present an ethical framework for facilitating a structured analysis to the extent to which a programme prevents overweight or obesity is ethically acceptable. METHODS First, we...

Tirzepatide, a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor and glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist has recently been approved by FDA for type 2 diabetes in adults as single dose weekly. Tirzepatide is phase 3 development with obesity or overweight weight-related comorbidity. also under evaluation treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, heart faialure obstructive sleep apnea.