objective: nowadays the value of bioelectrical impedance analysis (bia) in the estimation of body adiposity both on a clinical basis in the individual and epidemiologically in large populations is of great interest. the current study determine accuracy of bia compared with body mass index (bmi) measurement for estimating body composition in a group of normal weight employee women with a sedenta...

background: the study was conducted to examine the comparability of the bmi and gallagher’s classification in diagnosing obesity based on the cutoff points of the gold standards and to estimate suitable cutoff points for detecting obesity among iranians. methods: the cross-sectional study was comparative in nature. the sample consisted of 20,163 adults. the bioelectrical impedance analysis (bia...

backgroundit is not clearly specified that which of the components of body mass index (bmi) affect body image and which of them do not. given that having information in this regard is of special importance as a basis for future planning for adolescents, the present research aimed to compare body image in female and male adolescents and study its relationship with body mass index in high school ...

body image is an internal representation of the external appearance which includes physical and perceptual aspects and attitudes toward them. body image anxiety can cause weight problems. in addition, perfectionism, the trend or effort to be perfect and flawless can cause extreme thinking and self-criticism. perfectionism can provoke anxiety and concerns for body image and weight, especially in...

BACKGROUND Green tea is widely consumed in Asian countries and is becoming increasingly popular in Western countries. Epidemiologically, it has been suggested that green tea consumption prevents type 2 diabetes. The present study was aimed at providing evidence of improvement in glucose metabolism in diabetic mice and healthy humans upon green tea consumption. RESULTS Green tea promoted gluco...

Recent studies suggested that green tea has the potential to protect against diet-induced obesity. The presence of caffeine within green tea has caused limitations. Cocoa tea (Camellia ptilophylla) is a naturally decaffeinated tea plant. To determine whether cocoa tea supplementation results in an improvement in high-fat diet-induced obesity, hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis, and whether su...

conclusions physicians involved in care of methadone patients should recommend dietary and lifestyle changes to improve their overall health. results within one year from admission to treatment, a statistically significant (t-tests, p < 0.05) increase was noted in their body mass index (bmi), % of body fat, average body mass, and average basal metabolic rate, and relative decrease in their % of...

Anticoccidial effects of green tea (GT)-based diets were evaluated in chickens following oral infection with Eimeria maxima an ubiquitous intestinal parasite of poultry that impairs the growth and feed efficiency of infected birds. Five-week-old chickens were assigned to four groups (GT 0.5%, GT 2.0%, untreated/infected and non-infected control) and each group consisted of 15 chickens. Chickens...

Background: Green tea is a popular type of tea that is made of unfermented tea leaves. Green tea has been used for thousands of years by people in Eastern countries for a variety of health reasons. One of the primary benefits of Green Tea in regard to fertility is not in what it contains, but rather in what it does not contain. Materials and Methods: In the present study attempts to investigate...

background and aim: adolescence is an important stage of life accompanied by deep physical and psychological changes frequently leading to body image dissatisfaction. body image dissatisfaction, found to predict the formation of eating disturbaces, psychiatric disturbances and low self- esteem. the present study examined the body image dissatisfaction and body mass index in adolescent girls. me...