purpose this study was conducted to investigate risk factors of obesity and its associated health problems in adolescence in taiwan. methods we enrolled 559 adolescent volunteers with equal numbers of females and males in 2008. participants were divided into two groups: obese (body mass index [bmi] ≧95th percentile) and normal-weight adolescents (bmi: 15th ∼ 85th percentile). each of them compl...

background: esophagectomy is considered to be the main treatment for esophageal malignancies. among the different methods, transhiatal approach can cause less damage to patients and is widely used however, manipulation of esophagus result in heart rate and blood pressure variations. the aim of this study was to investigate changes in blood pressure and heart rhythm during transhiatal esophagect...

background: designing the effective and early interventions can prevent progression of prediabetes to diabetes. few studies have shown the effect of flaxseed on glycemic control. this study aimed to assess the effect of flaxseed powder on insulin resistance (ir) indices and blood pressure in prediabetic individuals. materials and methods: in a randomized clinical trial, 99 prediabetic individua...

Background Tracking of blood pressure from early life to adulthood and the increasing prevalence of elevated blood pressure in the pediatric age group are considered as important health issues. Rapid lifestyle change and dietary habits are considered as important determinants of this problem. This study aimed to systematically review the studies on the association of dietary habits and blood pr...

Background: There are many controversies reported about the association between blood lead levels and blood pressure among lead exposed workers. Studies have suggested incorporating lifestyle factors along with blood lead levels. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of lead exposure on blood pressure changes among lead exposed workers in contemplation of lifestyle factors. Mater...