background: obesity is an important and life-threatening disease, associated with different chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. we sought to address the paucity of information on the trends of anthropometric indices such as weight, waist circumference, and body mass index in the adult population of iran. methods: we drew upon data from the first non-co...

Background and Study Purpose. Body stability is an important factor in the manifestation of human motor skills. The purpose research to evaluate efficiency balance exercises, applied for 28 weeks, with a frequency one activity / week, on group undergraduate students “Dun?rea de Jos” University Gala?i.
 Material Methods. 195 subjects participated (99 males 96 females), divided analysis into...

in tourism, like any other service industry, the people offering service are a constituent part of the product, and their expertise, theoretical knowledge, and job skills undeniably affect the quality of services. hence, composition and implementation of human resource development strategies is of a great importance and education/training, therein, plays a major part. higher education, compared...

This study examined and compared, based on year of study and gender, the health and performance indices of university undergraduate students. Eighty-nine students (mean±standard deviation age, 22.47±2.22 years) were randomly selected for assessment prior to second semester examination of 2015/2016 academic year. body mass index, resting metabolic rate, visceral fat, skeletal muscle mass, body f...

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), one of the most common causes of endocrine disorders with irregular menstruation, is accompanied by an increase in androgen and polycystic ovarian. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of weight loss regimen with and without supplementation. L-carnitine affects lipid profile, insulin, and hormone resistance indices. Methods: This doub...

BACKGROUND This prospective study evaluated the effect of weight reduction on anthropometric indices and ovarian morphology in anovulatory overweight patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS Thirty-three anovulatory overweight patients with PCOS were enrolled in the study. All had patent Fallopian tubes and chronic anovulation: 27 of them were oligo-amenorrhoeic. The partners w...

results bw was lower for the 5/6 nx group rats after the operations compared with the bw of those in the sham operation group. furthermore, the 5/6 nx group showed elevations in blood pressure, cr, bun, alt, and ast levels compared with the sham group over the course of time. conclusions in summary, ckd induced by the 5/6 nx model caused hypertension and increased serum levels of cr, bun, alt, ...

Background and Aim: Controversy exists regarding the correlation of saliva secretion with obesity. Considering the significant role of saliva in oral and dental health and the increasing prevalence of obesity in Iran in the past three decades, this study aimed to assess the independent association of anthropometric indices including body mass index (BMI), weight gain after the age of 20 years a...