no studies have been reported on children obesity prevalence of guangzhou, one of the most urbanized areas in china. this study tracks the secular trends of obesity prevalence of children.the data were derived from the surveys on students' constitution and health carried out by government. randomly, 3832 students in 2007, 13141 in 2008, 14052 in 2009, 13750 in 2010, and 15225 in 2011, aged 7-12...

Objective: The data on the changes in the prevalence of obesity and overweight could help policy makers to make better plans for improving the health status of people; hence, the aim of his study is to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity in Ahvaz during five years. Materials and Methods: Cohort study was the method of choice in this survey, conduc...

the incidence and prevalence of obesity are fast increasing worldwide. various indices have been used to measure and assess obesity. the body mass index (bmi) is the most common and practical of these indices. overweight and obesity exert considerable adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. these effects are mediated through various neurohormonal and cytokine pathways, most of which are i...

background: to estimate and compare prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult people across the 22 districts of tehran in 2011.   method s: this was a cross-sectional study using data on 47,406 women and 47,525 men aged≥ 15 years from a large population-based survey (urban heart-2). age-standardized prevalence (asp) of overweight (25≤bmi< 30) and obesity (bmi≥30) were estimated for the t...

background: obesity  was a dangerous chronic disease. physicians recommended drug therapy just in a few of obese patients in spite of many health risks. weight control can be improved comorbidities of obesity like hyperlipedemia, hyperinsulinoma, acanthosis nigricans and hypertension. materials and methods: this article reviewed the available original and review literatures which had been publi...

The 2017 prevalence of obesity among children (age 5–17 years) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is 13.68%. Childhood obesity is one of the 10 top health priorities in the UAE. This study examines the quality, frequency, sources, scope and framing of childhood obesity in popular social media and three leading UAE newspapers from 2014 to 2017. During the review period, 152 newspaper articles fro...

obesity is one of the main public health problems which underlie many chronic illnesses and socioeconomic difficulties. according to the literature review, there are limited data on the prevalence of obesity in different parts of iran as well as its trend and prevalence among different age and gender groups. the aim of this study was to estimate the obesity prevalence in iran using meta-analysi...