Childhood obesity: a global public health crisis

S Karnik, A Kanekar - Int J Prev Med, 2012 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Obesity is a major public health crisis among children and adults.[1, 2] The range of weights
for individuals if greater than the ideal weight, which is considered healthy for the particular …

Socio-cultural barriers to attaining recommended levels of physical activity among females: A review of literature

IN Abbasi - Quest, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Females might be more affected by sociocultural barriers to physical activity because of their
gender roles. This review was conducted to examine the available evidence on socioculture …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of physical inactivity in Iran: a systematic review

H Fakhrzadeh, S Djalalinia, M Mirarefin… - … of cardiovascular and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Physical inactivity is one of the most important risk factors for chronic diseases,
including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and stroke. We aim to conduct a systematic review …

[HTML][HTML] Methodology and early findings of the third survey of CASPIAN study: A national school-based surveillance of students' high risk behaviors

R Kelishadi, R Heshmat, ME Motlagh… - … journal of preventive …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: A school-based surveillance system entitled the childhood and adolescence
surveillance and prevention of Adult Noncommunicable disease (CASPIAN) Study is …

Muscle wasting in young patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

M Hajahmadi, S Shemshadi, E Khalilipur… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Muscle wasting can be accelerated by chronic diseases such as heart failure
and is one of the major causes of disability, morbidity, and mortality in this population. We …

Socioeconomic gradient in physical activity: findings from the PERSIAN cohort study

A Kazemi Karyani, B Karmi Matin, S Soltani, S Rezaei… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background The level of socioeconomic-related inequality in physical activity in Iran is
largely unknown. This study investigates socioeconomic-related inequality in poor-physical …

Walking time to school, children's active school travel and their related factors

M Mehdizadeh, AR Mamdoohi, T Nordfjaern - Journal of Transport & Health, 2017 - Elsevier
Active school travel is one of the main opportunities for promotion of physical activity among
children. Low physical activity in this group is associated with potential health risks. This …

The association between fertility diet score and polycystic ovary syndrome: a case-control study

M Noormohammadi, G Eslamian, S Malek… - Health Care for …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We performed this case-control study with 303 polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) patients
and 588 age-matched controls to evaluate the relation between fertility diet score and odds …

The association between leisure-time physical activity and blood pressure changes from adolescence to young adulthood: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

R Yari-Boroujeni, MF Farjad, K Olazadeh, L Cheraghi… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The effectiveness of long-term leisure time physical activity (LTPA) on blood pressure (BP)
changes is still under debate. Since adolescence lifestyle behaviors shape the adulthood …

Effect of interventions based on regular physical activity on weight management in adolescents: a systematic review and a meta-analysis

B Moeini, F Rezapur-Shahkolai, S Bashirian… - Systematic …, 2021 - Springer
Background Physical inactivity is one of the major risk factors for non-communicable
diseases. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the effects of …