Background Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases. Politicians and practitioners
should be aware of the dramatic increase in obesity and its subsequent complications to …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide,
with a higher risk of death in low-and middle-income countries. Diet and excess weight are …

Background: Obesity has become a common health problem all over the world. Benefiting
from a national representative sample, the present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of …

Among the most generalised preventive measures against traffic crashes, advertisements
and broadcast campaigns in the media have stood out over the last six decades. The core …

Why do so many people become overweight and obese and why do they find it so difficult to
lose weight? In this second edition of his influential book on Dieting, Overweight and …

Background: In developing countries like Iran, the burden of obesity increases through
comorbid diseases. We estimated the mean body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of …

Background This review of reviews aimed to:(1) summarize the evidence from published
reviews on the effectiveness of mass-media campaigns to promote physical activity (PA) or …

Background Mass media campaigns for public health are increasingly using digital media
platforms, such as web-based advertising and social media; however, there is a lack of …

Background Oral diseases are highly prevalent globally and are largely preventable.
Individual and group-based education strategies have been dominant in oral health …

Abstract The Make Healthy Normal mass media campaign was a three-year campaign
launched in 2015 in New South Wales (NSW), Australia to address community norms …