Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder defined by a cluster of interconnected
factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular atherosclerotic diseases and diabetes …

Although previous systematic reviews considered the relationship between socioeconomic
status and obesity, almost 200 peer‐reviewed articles have been published since the last …

This is the first study to report the prevalence of general obesity and abdominal obesity (AO)
in the adult population of Spain based on measurements of weight, height and waist …

Long‐term behavioral self‐regulation is the hallmark of successful weight control. We tested
mediators of weight loss and weight loss maintenance in middle‐aged women who …

Weight loss maintenance is a major challenge for obesity treatment. Weight control registries
can be useful in identifying psychological and behavioural factors that could contribute to …

The main objective of the report at hand was to gather available and authorized data, both
published and unpublished, on the nutrition and health situation in the countries of the …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of multimorbidity in the adult population attending
primary care in Portugal, to identify associated sociodemographic factors, and to reveal …

Background This study includes, for the first time, estimates of general and abdominal
obesity prevalence for all ages of the Portuguese population, using common standardized …

The French National Programme on Nutrition and Health (Programme national nutrition
santé (PNNS)), the aim of which is to reduce nutrition-related chronic diseases, necessitates …

Purpose. The aim of this research was to report the prevalence of overweight and obesity in
a representative sample of Portuguese youth. Methods. This was a school-based study …