Association of junk food consumption with high blood pressure and obesity in Iranian children and adolescents: the Caspian‐IV Study

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association of junk food consumption with hypertension and obesity in a national sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Methods: This nationwide study was conducted in 2011‐2012 among 14,880 students, aged 6‐18 years, selected by cluster sampling from...

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Main Authors: Moloud Payab, Roya Kelishadi, Mostafa Qorbani, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Shirin Hasani Ranjbar, Gelayol Ardalan, Hoda Zahedi, Mohammad Chinian, Hamid Asayesh, Bagher Larijani, Ramin Heshmat
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553615000191