نمونه ترجمه تخصصی بهداشت عمومی درباره خودمدیریتی چاقی زنان

Obesity self-management in Iranian women

The world trend of diseases is towards higher prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases [1]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), chronic and non-communicable diseases will be the cause of 75% of mortalities in the world by 2020 [20]. Obesity is a risky chronic disease and a major health concern in the developing and even developed countries [3-5]. There is also a strong relationship between obesity and diabetes II, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, liver diseases, gallbladder disease, sleep apneas, higher risk of cancer, and problems of the joints. Every year, around 147US$ billion is spent on health and therapeutic services for obesity [6-9]. As the documented facts show, problems caused by obesity are highly complicated and not limited to physical problems and may affect one’s chance to have a dynamic life. Th problems also degrade the chance of having an active and fruitful live. Literature review showed that obesity is prevalent and the prevalence rate is growing [10]. According to the WHO, global prevalence of overweight and obesity in adult women in 2012 were 65-80% and 35-50% respectively; these figures in Iran were 60% and 30% respectively. Moreover, obesity in women is more prevalent that men [11]. Although etiology of obesity is not determined yet, the interactive effect of genetical, metabolic, psychological, and environmental (social, economic, cultural, physical environment) plays a determinant role in the problem [11-13]. While the majority of obese individuals are aware of the importance of life style interventions for the management of their condition, they fail to continue the interventions for different reasons. In addition, they might take measures to achieve the ideal weight; however, the therapeutic program they adopt is not effective in long-term, so that the disappointments convince them to stop the program. Studies have shown that only about 20% of overweight and obese individuals manage to lose weight in long-term [22].