conclusions our findings introduced a novel therapeutic effect of diet therapy on circulating mirnas in obese patients with t2dm. mir-33b is an important therapeutic target in the treatment and prevention of t2dm and its complications. results the circulating levels of mir-29a and mir-33b in the diabetic women were higher (0.40-fold) and lower (1.43-fold), respectively, than normal levels. diet...

conclusions obesity is not a potential risk factor for periodontal disease in children of low-income families. however, periodontal disease is associated with increased bmi. promotion of healthy nutrition and adequate physical activity may prevent the progression of periodontal disease. results a significant association was found between bmi and ohi (p = 0.001). also, a significant reverse corr...

background to date, no study has addressed the association between race/ethnicity and obesity considering other sociodemographic and lifestyle factors in iran. objectives the current study aimed to study lifestyle and the environmental factors affecting obesity in the iranian subjects of the steps survey, 2011. patients and methods the study was conducted on 8639 subjects (aged ≥ 20 years) in t...

background: in this study, we aim to compare insulin and leptin levels in adolescents with or without overweight and in those with or without abdominal obesity. materials and methods: this case-control study was conducted among 486 samples. we randomly selected 243 overweight and an equal number of normal-weight adolescents from among participants of the third survey of a national surveillance ...

Rationale: Obesity surgery is used as the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, with better cost-benefit, less morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to analyze Results of a surgical center obesity integrate them recent scientific evidence.

Objective: Obesity is a worldwide and major public health problem including Iran and other countries. Available data indicates that the prevalence of obesity has significantly increased among the Iranian population over the past 30 years. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of obesity in Yazd (central province of Iran) population. Materials and Methods: This was a cros...

Background & Aims: Child obesity is increasing in developing countries. This study assessed the prevalence of obesity and some related factors among less than 5-years children in Bandar Turkmen district, Iran. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 616 children aged less than 5 years were selected with stratified random sampling. Obesity was defined as more than +2 standard deviation (S...