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  • Over 50m Iranians suffering from obesity 2022-12-03 19:00

    Over 50m Iranians suffering from obesity

    TEHRAN – More than 50 million people in the country are obese and overweight, which greatly increases the incidence of non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes and high blood pressure, the chancellor of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Abdolreza Pazoki, has said.

  • WHO welcomes Iran's initiatives to curb obesity 2022-10-24 17:53

    WHO welcomes Iran's initiatives to curb obesity

    TEHRAN - The World Health Organization has welcomed initiatives taken by Iran to control and reduce the rate of obesity.

  • Health identity cards to be issued for students 2022-04-08 17:23

    Health identity cards to be issued for students

    TEHRAN – The Ministry of Education plans to issue health certificates for students under a scheme called Pak (literally meaning clean), aiming to monitor and control obesity, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.