Articles Related to EHs
Perceived Barriers to Maintaining Healthy Body Weight among Saudi Women of Reproductive Age in Jeddah City
Maintaining a healthy body weight is important for overall health and can help prevent and control many chronic conditions. However, the information surrounding the barriers to healthy eating (HE) and physical activity (PA) for weight maintenance among Saudi women of reproductive age is insufficient to design and develop intervention programs. To explore personal, social, and physical environmental factors that act as barriers to maintaining a healthy weight and how these barriers vary by socio-demographic and weight status. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 using a stratified two-stage cluster sampling design comprising 408 Saudi women attending 12 Jeddah Primary Health Centers (JPHCCs). Data was collected using a structured questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic factors, eating habits (EHs), PA, and perceived barriers to a maintenance of healthy weight maintenance. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) data also were obtained.
Factors associated with obesity among Saudi women of reproductive age in Jeddah City
Previous studies have shown that women who are overweight or obese are at risk for adverse reproductive outcomes, including infertility, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. However, information surrounding the risk factors for obesity among Saudi women of reproductive age is deficient due to the limited number of studies that assessed obesity prevalence among them.
Editorial Board Members Related to EHs
YUNBO LI
Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
United States
Department of Pharmacology
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
United States
Prakash Prajapat
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences
Ganpat University
Gujarat.
Department of Chemistry
Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences
Ganpat University
Gujarat.
Ehsan Borzouei
Assistant Professor of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Department of Plant Protection
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
Iran
Department of Plant Protection
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
Iran
Michael Gibson
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
United States
Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
United States
Ana Cristina Lindsay
Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition
University of Massachusetts Boston
United States
Department of Nutrition
University of Massachusetts Boston
United States