Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The problem of increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity as a consequence of new life styles is worrying the scientists and health officers in less developed countries. In Iran that is experiencing an accelerated nutrition transition overweight has turned into a major public health problem.Objective: To determine overweight and obesity prevalence in Iranian adults.Material and methods: We have used data on 35 92...

Introduction and aim: Beside protein–energy malnutrition among children, high prevalence of overweight is also a public health problem and a major nutritional challenge in most developing countries. The aim of this research was to determine and compare the prevalence of wasting, overweight and obesity among Iranian urban and rural under 5 year -old children.Subjects and methods: This study was based on national comprehensive study on household food ...