Over the last two decades a main focus in obesity research in Iran has been on finding
variables associated with body weight. It is now clear that prevalence of obesity is not …

Background: Socioeconomic status and demographic factors, such as education,
occupation, place of residence, gender, age, and marital status have been reported to be …

Stunting leads to the poor cognitive development, increases the risk of child mortality, and
elevates the risk of non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to determine the …

Objective: Weight gain and increased body fat mass are among the common complications
of menopause. In addition to hormonal changes, behavioral and environmental factors …

This paper employs the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2001) data in
conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality System data to …

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is associated with weight gain and obesity. The aim of this study
was to identify the effect of parity and other factors on motivation to change diet to lose …

Aims: This study aims to find out the association of overweight/obesity with different socio-
demographic factors and explore the co-morbidities among overweight and obese in a rural …

Background No studies have been carried out so far to cover the association between
factors related to obesity, in a representative sample of the Iranian elderly population …

Diabet. Med. 27, 1233–1240 (2010) Abstract Aims The prevalence of diabetes is increasing
dramatically worldwide. Less is known about whether this trend is similar among obese and …

Limited literature has been published on the association between environmental health
indicators, life-style habits and ambient air pollution. We have examined the association of …