Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2016
Absolute and relative densities of fast-food versus other restaurants in relation to weight status: Does restaurant mix matter?
Given the continuing epidemic of obesity, policymakers are increasingly looking for levers within the local retail food environment as a means of promoting healthy weights. ⋯ Policies aiming to promote healthy weights that target the volume of certain retail food outlets in residential settings may be more effective if they also consider the relative share of outlets serving more and less healthful foods.
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2016
Incidence and potential risk factors of obesity among Tehranian adults.
Evaluating the incidence of obesity and its risk factors among Tehranian adults. ⋯ High incidence of obesity was observed among Tehranian adults with higher incidence of obesity in women. Different modifiable variables may act as risk factors for obesity development which should be targeted to control the epidemic of obesity.