The Importance of Body Weight and Weight Management for Military Personnel

Demographic, Psychological, and Weight-Related Correlates of Weight Control Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel

Referrals for pediatric weight management: the importance of proximity

BACKGROUND Limited access to weight management care can have a negative impact on the health and well-being of obese children and youth. Our objectives were to describe the characteristics of clients referred to a pediatric weight management centre and explore potential differences according to proximity. METHODS All demographic and anthropometric data were abstracted from standardized, one-p...

Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification Therapy on Weight Management, Body Image and Self-Esteem of Overweight Women

Objective: Prevalence of obesity and overweight in Iranian women is increasing. Due to the obesity consequences, prevention is important. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of lifestyle modification on the management of weight loss, body image and self-esteem in overweight women. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out in a semi-experimental method using pretest...

The effects of continued training and high intensity interval training along with Citrus aurantium on aerobic power, heart weight, adipose tissue weight and body weight of elderly rats

Background and objective: Nutrition and physical activity are two factors which affecting the control of body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in the elderly population. Present study aimed to investigate the effects of continued training (CT) and high intensity interval training (HIIT) along with Citrus aurantium (Ca) on aerobic power and body composition of elderly rats. Material An...

Dairy foods and body weight management

Obesity has been classified as an epidemic. It has become a major world-wide health issue while it directly causes many nutrition-related conditions (Caballero, 2007.). The United States is leading in number of people with weight problems. Over 60 % of its population are considered overweighed (body mass index 26-30 kgm-2) and half of that obsessed (body mass index >30kgm-2) (http://obesity1.te...