background: general and abdominal obesity are major global health problems. this cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (ssbs) and body mass index and waist circumference status in 5852 iranian adults within the framework of the tehran lipid and glucose study (tlgs). methods: intakes of ssbs including carbonated drinks an...

background: we aimed to analyze the association between lipid variables and the extent and severity of coronary artery disease (cad) in non-diabetic turkish cypriots. methods: overall, 412 patients (mean (sd) age: 58.8 (10.5) yr, 50.1% male) who underwent diagnostic coronary angiography were included in this single-center, cross-sectional study. the friesinger index (fi) was used to assess the ...