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ea0016p528 | Obesity | ECE2008

Prevalence of obesity and overweight in Iranian middle aged adults

Houshiar Rad Anahita , Abdollahi Morteza , Esmaeili Mina

Introduction: High prevalence of obesity and overweight among middle aged adults is a major health problem. It is related to high prevalence of many chronic degenerative diseases in this high risk group. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight among young and middle aged Iranian adults.Methods: This study was based on anthropometric data collected in the national household food consumption and nutritional status sur...