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Frontiers in sociology
lifestyle modifications especially improving nutritional patterns increasing physical activity important factors preventing obesity metabolic syndrome children adolescents purpose following interventional study designed investigate effects educational programs students well changes diet physical activity obesity components metabolic syndrome study part interventional research project elementary school conducted students sama schools zanjan abhar three levelselementary middle high school including 1000 individuals zanjan intervention group 1000 individuals control group abhar 2011 interventions based educating students teachers parents changes food services physical activity primarily measured anthropometric indices fasting blood sugar lipid profiles blood pressure completed standard nutrition physical activity questionnaires also blood insulin levels randomly measured number students data analysis done spss software version 160 overall 589 individuals 252 males 337 females entered case group 803 individuals 344 males 459 females entered control group two years intervention mean waist circumference 638109 diastolic bp 638104 significantly lower however mean systolic bp 1010125 food score 25050 drinking score 12123 higher intervention group p0001 comparing components metabolic syndrome second year time recruitment within intervention group showed although number overweightobese individuals individuals hypertriglyceridemia high ldl increased abdominal obesity high bp hyperglycemia insulin resistance decreased p0001 hand control group number individuals high bp increased significantly prevalence abdominal obesity hypertension two major components metabolic syndrome much higher study regions country however interventions modification diet increasing physical activity effective lowering prevalence