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2024-12-15 15:38
Obesity getting more prevalent in Iran
TEHRAN –Obesity is getting more and more prevalent in Iran, so the health ministry is planning to compile a map of obesity for the next ten years.
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2024-01-29 12:20
Screening for obesity, shortness in children on agenda
TEHRAN –Due to the prevalence of obesity among school-aged children, the ministries of health and education are planning to make screening children for obesity and short stature mandatory.
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2022-12-03 19:00
Over 50m Iranians suffering from obesity
TEHRAN – More than 50 million people in the country are obese and overweight, which greatly increases the incidence of non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes and high blood pressure, the chancellor of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Abdolreza Pazoki, has said.
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2022-10-24 17:53
WHO welcomes Iran's initiatives to curb obesity
TEHRAN - The World Health Organization has welcomed initiatives taken by Iran to control and reduce the rate of obesity.