Underweight, overweight and obesity among zaboli adolescents: a comparison between international and iranians' national criteria.

Yet, the importance of obesity and overweight among children has not been accentuated as much until recently.[ 19 ] Overweight children and adolescents are at greater risk of being overweight as adults, and adults who are overweight are at higher risk of numerous health problems including hypertension, coronary heart disease, gallbladder disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, and some cancers.[ 20 ] In Iran, an increasing trend in the prevalence of obesity has recently been documented in youth,[ 21 ] and adults.[ 9 ] Furthermore, it has been reported that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Iranian children is comparable to those in western societies.[ 22 ] A high prevalence of the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype among Iranian children has also been documented,[ 23 ] which could make them to cluster metabolic abnormalities.

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