Obesity is a growing health problem in both children and adults, impairing physical and
mental state and impacting health care system costs in both developed and developing …

Coupled with the growth of the older population, an increase in the prevalence of overweight
and obesity in this age group has occurred in the last decades. The main aims of the present …

Los estilos de vida han sido estudiados por varias disciplinas como la sociología, la
antropología y la epidemiología. El origen del término y los mayores desarrollos …

The prevalence of obesity in older people is the leading cause of metabolic syndromes.
Central neurons serving as homeostatic sensors for body-weight control include …

Background It is important to understand the psycho-social context of obesity to inform
prevention and treatment of obesity at both the individual and public health level. Methods …

Background Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease, which also has an impact on quality
of life. The aim of this paper is to identify the correlates of perceived health related quality of …

Abstract Background Obesity and Overweight at an early age can contribute with many
chronic diseases such as cancers, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Diet-related …

Cardiovascular (CV) disease is one of the most common causes of death in the western
populations and, nowadays, its incidence is increasing even in the developing countries; …

Background/Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine the relation between
understanding of emotions and cardiovascular related diseases, namely coronary heart …

In the past decade, the population in Malaysia has been rapidly ageing. This poses new
challenges and issues that threaten the ability of the elderly to independently age in place. A …