purpose: military personnel are expected to maintain the highest possible level of physical   fitness to do their duties. several factors including body composition and body mass index   affect the level of their physical preparedness. the current study was designed to investigate   the effect of body composition and body mass index in the level of physical preparedness of   iranian military pe...

INTRODUCTION Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) can be effective for the diagnosis of abdominal obesity and the risk of type 2 diabetes. The role of genetic factors in the development of obesity has been broadly recognized. Adiponectin's level is inversely correlated with body fat percentage and is reduced in obesity and type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between...

In Iran, recent government action to change low-fat milk consumption highlights the importance of evidence-based and multi-dimensional rule making when it affects public health. We know that individual dietary behaviors respond to community attributes, such as societal values, regulations, and food availability. Tordoff et al have shown that nutrient availability has a strong effect on dietary ...

  Purpose: Military personnel are expected to maintain the highest possible level of physical   fitness to do their duties. Several factors including body composition and body mass index   affect the level of their physical preparedness. The current study was designed to investigate   the effect of body composition and body mass index in the level of physical preparedness of   Iranian military ...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a global epidemic and its morbidities such as metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and fatty liver leads to a spectrum of psycho-social and medical consequences. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of fatty liver in obese Iranian children and its' association with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. PATIENTS AND METHODS 10...

BACKGROUND Low attention to dairy product consumptions and high intake of junk foods and bakery products might be related to high prevalence of chronic diseases because of their fat content and fatty acid composition. OBJECTIVE In this study we investigated the kind and amount of fatty acid content in Iranian junk foods, dairy, and bakery products. MATERIALS AND METHODS Some common brands o...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death throughout the world. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight/obesity, central obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia, as well as dietary factors contributing to the development of dyslipidemia among middle-aged women. METHODS The research design of the present study was a population-based cross-sectional stu...

BACKGROUND The body composition varies according to different life styles (i.e. intake calories and caloric expenditure). Therefore, it is wise to record military personnel's body composition periodically and encourage those who abide to the regulations. Different methods have been introduced for body composition assessment: invasive and non-invasive. Amongst them, the Jackson and Pollock equat...

OBJECTIVES To determine the resting metabolic rate (RMR) in a sample of Iranian women, and to evaluate the validity of predictive equations for estimating RMR in normal and obese subjects. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 187 healthy women aged 18-45 years. Anthropometric data were collected and subjects' RMR was measured by indirect calorimetry for 15 minutes fo...