Metabolic Syndrome and Colorectal Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Metabolic Syndrome and Its Characteristics among Reproductive-Aged Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study in Northwest Iran

High frequency of metabolic syndrome in adult Zoroastrians in Yazd, Iran: a cross-sectional study

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of metabolic disturbances, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. MS exhibits variations among ethnic groups. Zoroastrianism is an ethnic minority which has maintained its isolation and endogamy up to now. So, we evaluated the frequency of MS in Zoroastrians of Yazd, Iran.   Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participants aged &...

Metabolic syndrome and colorectal cancer: a review

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become one of the major public-health challenges worldwide and abdominal obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, raised blood pressure, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, proinflammatory state, prothrombotic state are components of the MetS. There is an accumulation of evidence that MetS with its systemic and hormonal effects may affect both the susceptibility...

The Relationship between Snacking and Risk of Individual Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Normal-weight Adults: A Cross-sectional Study

Background: Developing obesity-related metabolic disturbances in spite of having normal weight is increasing in normal-weight people worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between different types of snacking and risk of individual components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in normal-weight adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on a randomized sample of 328 n...

Perception of Nonnative Accent: A Cross-Sectional Perspective Pilot Survey

Accent bias is a consequence of ethnocentrism. No studies have examined accent bias across educational levels in the U.S., much less across students and professionals in speech language pathology (SLP), a field that requires multicultural sensitivity training. This study examines nonnative accent perception among three groups—high schoolers, SLP students, and SLP professionals. One-hundred-and-...