Ramadan fasting is specific intermittent fasting comprising significant changes in routine lifestyle pattern and may affect body homeostasis and metabolism. In spite of several studies conducted on the effects of Ramadan fasting on various aspects of health and disease, because of heterogeneity in methodology and procedures (sometimes inevitable), a comprehensive concluding for reliable results...

objective: the prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide. this study investigated the prevalence of obesity and its associated factors in schoolchildren of neishabour, winter 2006. materials and methods: in a cross–sectional study, 1471 students, aged 6-12 years, were selected by a two-stage cluster sampling. height and weight of the students were measured and bmi was calculated. ...