Background: Today, overweight and obesity are major health concerns in developed and developing countries. Meanwhile, the issue is particularly important in children due to its consequences in adulthood. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of overweight and obesity in preschool children in Kerman, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted from December to March of 2016...

obesity is one of the health problems in the developing and developed countries. obesity subjects the individuals with metabolic and endocrine disorders. it is obvious that vitamin d deficiency or insufficiency may lead to secondary hyperparathyroidism. thus, obesity increases the risk of vitamin d deficiency. considering the high prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in children and adolescents w...

Background: Identifying the onset of obesity in children can be helpful to design the prevention programs for obesity and its complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the onset of obesity in children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the first grade of primary school children in Sari (urban areas) (Mazandaran Province, Iran) in 2014. The names and contact inform...

introduction: childhood obesity is a growing global health problem, but in the view of medical ethics, obesity management in children is associated with challenges. method and materials: this study is a comprehensive review in english (cochrane library, and pubmed) and persian literature which pointed to the ethical aspects of pediatrics obesity management with content analysis. results: in the...

conclusions an approach to preventing obesity must not be enacted only in health centers. schools should also offer information and resources for families in order to prevent obesity in children. background regular body mass index (bmi) screenings in schools is important to ensure that 3- to 6-year-old children are not negatively affected by obesity in terms of their current and future health. ...

background: appetite lowering characteristics of dairy have attracted scientists to look for its effect on energy intake particularly among children. in the present study, we tried to assess the effect of low-fat milk on total and short-term energy intake among obese boys in a randomized three-way cross-over clinical trial. methods: a total of 34 obese 10-12-year-old boys were randomized to con...

conclusions we confirmed that serum opg concentrations reduce in obese children. however, no correlation was identified between opg and insulin resistance. opg levels are not meaningful in the diagnosis of nafld in children with obesity. methods this was a prospective, cross-sectional, controlled study that was conducted in the department of pediatrics at bagcilar training and research hospital...

we evaluated the effect of vitamin e and metformin on fatty liver disease in obese children.this interventional study has been done on 119 children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (based on sonography results). patients were divided into four treatment groups; they received metformin 1gr daily (age 12 years), vitamin e 800 u daily and vitamin e 400 u daily. liver sonography was performed...