Trends in the Prevalence of Severe Obesity among Tehranian Adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study, 1999-2017.

CONCLUSION: A high prevalence of severe obesity among Tehranian adults has been stabilized over the past two decades. Preventive interventions should be focused on the younger and middle-aged population, to mitigate the subsequent burden of severe obesity on Tehranian population and the healthcare system. PMID: 32536174 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32536174?dopt=Abstract

Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - May 31, 2020 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mousapour P, Valizadeh M, Mahdavi M, Saadat N, Barzin M, Azizi F, Hosseinpanah F Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: research