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III World Congress of Public Health Nutrition

The report of III World Congress of Public Health Nutrition by Dr. Hamed Pouraram
 
Application Code :
306-0214-0117
 
Created Date : Tuesday, December 9, 2014 12:35:59Update Date : Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:09:49IP Address : 192.168.65.200
Submit Date : Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:11:04Email : h-pouraram@tums.ac.ir
Personal Information
Name : hamed
Surname : pouraram
School/Research center : School of Nutrition Sciences and Dietetics
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Possition : Assistant professor
Tel : +98-21-88993073
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : III World Congress of Public Health Nutrition
Title of your Abstract : National Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among adolescents: I.R.IRAN, Trends of 2001-2012
country : spain
From : Sunday, November 9, 2014
To : Thursday, November 13, 2014
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : National Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among adolescents: I.R.IRAN, Trends of 2001-2012
Pouraram H1, Siassi F1, Mohammad K2, Djazayery A1, Dorosty AR1, Abdollahi Z3
1 School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
2 School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
3 Nutrition Department, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

Background and Objectives: Based on many studies in the country, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescent boys and girls is continuously increasing .To provide current estimates of the prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity among adolescents in the country, we compared the data of two national surveys conducted in 2001 and 2012 as a national integrated micronutrient survey (NIMS).
Material and Methods: Data of the both national surveys (2001, 2012) were collected for two groups of adolescents (15-19 years old boys and 14-19 years old girls). Both surveys were cross-sectional and the samples were nationally and regionally (eleven regions in the country) representative. Standard measuring protocols were used in both surveys. Estimates of the prevalence of overweight and obesity were defined as ≥85th to <95th and ≥ 95th percentile of body mass index (BMI) for age growth charts respectively.
Results: In 2001, 2.4% of Iranian adolescent boys and 3.2% of girls were overweight and obese. In 2012, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 19.9% (CI 95%, 18.6 %-21.2%) and 24.1% (CI 95%, 23.0 %-25.5%) among boys and girls respectively. 
Conclusion: Over the 11-year period from 2001 through 2012, obesity showed significant increase among boys and girls respectively (P<0.001) which carries a higher risk for adult obesity and earlier puberty. It seems that low level of physical activity and excess energy intake are two primary causes and behavior risk factors of adolescent overweight and obesity. Creative approaches must focus on early adolescence to start behavior changes in this group.
Corresponding author:
Dr. Hamed Pouraram
Assistant Professor,
Community Nutrition Department,
School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics,
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 
Keywords of your Abstract : adolescent, Overweight, Obesity trend, national
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/19949/Forms/306/oral_communication_acceptance.docx
The presentation : Oral
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Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code :
Where has your abstract been indexed? : Pubmed
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : 848 participants from 62 different countries
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : USA, UK, Austria, Germany, China, Egypt, France, the Netherland, Italy, Malaysia, Canada, .....
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : WHO, FAO, WFP, CDC,
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : yes.
one of the main question was about the experiences of our country to control the micronutrients deficiency and about the physical activity level in Iran.
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : Lluis Serra-Majem, MD, PhD.
Congress President
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : to announce this new integrative and rigorous Organization: The International Association of Community Nutrition (IACON) which will be constructing an international and interdisciplinary framework to help coordinate evidence-based sustainable solutions for the most important nutritional related diseases and conditions worldwide. And also to increase participation of representatives from developing countries into policy development forums like our Congress. For me, it was a good opportunity to take part and I have got all I expected before so, there is no need to follow up.
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : usually takes time and expensive for us.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : This Congress has been achived a great success: 848 participants from 62 different countries! More than 40 hours of work (12 hours every day), with a total of 180 hours of activities, workshops, meetings, debates and a wonderful and unforgettable social programme expressing the local Canarian traditional food culture.i personaly get a lot of experiences to how we can organize a good congress that help us to organize our next nutritional congress in Tehran, I can say that, Everything was perfect.

 

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