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 ...

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 (...

background: obesity and overweight, as the most common metabolic disorders, are great health problem during recent decades. obesity takes a role as independent or concordant risk factor for many diseases. so, it has a considerable share in burden of morbidities and mortalities. urbanization and its consequences in increasing of incomes and per capita energy uptake, besides the notable reduction...

objective: obesity is a worldwide and major public health problem including iran and other countries. available data indicates that the prevalence of obesity has significantly increased among the iranian population over the past 30 years. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of obesity in yazd (central province of iran) population. materials and methods: this was a cross-...

Background and Objectives: Several studies have so far been carried out to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Iranian children but few studies have investigated the relationship between eating habits, socio-demographic differentials and obesity in these children. So, this study tried to assess the body weight status among the urban high school boy students of Urmia, Iran. ...

  Background: Obesity is considered as the greatest cause of chronic diseases worldwide. The prevalence rate of obesity and overweight should be recognized in the community for planning and prioritizing health problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of obesity and overweight and its related factors among residents of Yazd city, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional stud...

introduction: obesity is an emerging major public problem throughout the world. obesity, over weight and under weight are the most frequent nutritional disorders in children and adolescents in developing countries. the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of obesity, over weight and under weight in adolescent students in yazd. methods: in a cross sectional study, weight and heig...