the aim of this study was to examine the effects of two kinds of concurrent training on body fat percentage, body mass index (bmi), maximal oxygen consumption, body upper strength, body lower strength, total cholesterol, triglyceride and low- and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol in non-athlete overweight boys. for this purpose, 40 non-athlete overweight boys (mean age 15.33 ± 0.58) were sel...

background and objectives: several studies have so far been carried out to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among iranian children but few studies have investigated the relationship between eating habits, socio-demographic differentials and obesity in these children. so, this study tried to assess the body weight status among the urban high school boy students of urmia, iran. ...

Introduction: The present study is an attempt to evaluate the incidence of malnutrition as well as obesity. We have evaluated physical growth and sexual maturity rating of 10-18 years adolescent boys–overweight Vs Normal Vs Underweight. Material and Methods: A random sample of 530 adolescent boys (one private English Medium and one Govt. Hindi Medium School) between the ages of 10-18 years duri...

This study aimed to determine the association between overweight and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Tehranian school children. A total of 631 school children aged 8-14 year old were selected from elementary and secondary schools, and body weight status was determined according to WHO growth references for 5-19 year old children. Children were categorized into the overweight and non-o...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Studies of the relationship of weight status with timing of puberty in boys have been mixed. This study examined whether overweight and obesity are associated with differences in the timing of puberty in US boys. METHODS We reanalyzed recent community-based pubertal data from the American Academy of Pediatrics' Pediatric Research in Office Settings study in which trai...

background: obesity and overweight among children is a major public health problem in developed and developing countries and has important health and economic implications. this longitudinal study aimed to assessing the prevalence trend of overweight and obesity in west azerbaijan in north west of iran. methods: this study was a longitudinal follow-up study and was conducted in school children ...

The purpose of the study was to find out differences in moderate to vigorous physical activity among non-overweight, overweight and obese children, and between boys and girls. The sample included 364 children (179 boys and 185 girls), aged 6.4 years (+/- 0.3 SD). Physical activity was assessed by 7-day questionnaire. Age adapted BMI was used as overweight and obesity indicator. The children wer...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) in normal-weight and overweight boys and girls during school recess. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Four hundred twenty children, age 6 to 10 years, were randomly selected from 25 schools in England. Three hundred seventy-seven children completed the study. BMI was calcula...

This study is a secondary data analysis based on the 1995 Australian National Nutrition Survey (NNS). A random subsample of 1581 school children aged 7-15 years old from the NNS was studied. The results show the prevalence of overweight, obesity and combined overweight and obesity was 10.6-20.9%, 3.7-7.2% and 15.6-25.7%, respectively. The odds ratio of overweight or obese boys with highest hous...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine energy intake, energy expenditure, diet composition, and obesity of adolescents in Northern Greece. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Anthropometric measurements were taken for all participants. Height, weight, and skinfold thickness at two sites were measured. BMI and percentage body fat were calculated. Energy intake and macronutrient and mic...