2024, Vol 14, No. 3

Health Promotion Perspectives (HPP) is an international platinum open access journal that is a peer-reviewed and multidisciplinary forum for the publication of studies aimed at understanding the implications and approaches to health promotion and public health. The Journal welcomes both quantitative and qualitative studies in the field of Health Promotion and Education, especially interventional studies that reflect professionals’ experiences worldwide. This quarterly journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) since 2011 and follows the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Original Research

1. Lifestyle Modification through Dietary Intervention: Health Promotion of Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Seyed Rafie Arefhosseini, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani*, Alireza Farsad Naeimi, Manoochehr Khoshbaten, Javad Rashid

Health Promot Perspect. 2011;1(2): 147-154. doi: 10.5681/hpp.2011.016

PMCID: PMC3963618 PMID: 24688911

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2. Perceived Barriers to Weight loss Programs for Overweight or Obese Women

Nasrin Sharifi, Reza Mahdavi*, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani

Health Promot Perspect. 2013;3(1): 11-22. doi: 10.5681/hpp.2013.002

PMCID: PMC3963684 PMID: 24688948

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3. Weight Management Preferences in a Non-Treatment Seeking Sample

Victoria B. Barry*, Bethany R. Raiff

Health Promot Perspect. 2013;3(2): 147-153. doi: 10.5681/hpp.2013.018

PMCID: PMC3963673 PMID: 24688964

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4. Lipid Profile In Relation To Anthropometric Indices and Insulin Resistance in Overweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Maryam Saghafi-Asl, Saeed Pirouzpanah, Mehranghiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani*, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabad4, Soudabeh Aliashrafi1, Bita Sadein

Health Promot Perspect. 2013;3(2): 206-216. doi: 10.5681/hpp.2013.024

PMCID: PMC3963667 PMID: 24688970

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Original Research

5. Long-Term Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Dietary Intake and Weight Loss in Iranian Obese/Overweight Women

Mohsen Saffari, Amir H Pakpour*, Isa Mohammadi-Zeidi, Mohammad Samadi, Hui Chen

Health Promot Perspect. 2014;4(2): 206-213. doi: 10.5681/hpp.2014.027

PMCID: PMC4300447 PMID: 25648690

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Review

6. Fast Food Pattern and Cardiometabolic Disorders: A Review of Current Studies

Zahra Bahadoran, Parvin Mirmiran*, Fereidoun Azizi

Health Promot Perspect. 2015;5(4): 231-240. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2015.028

PMCID: PMC4772793 PMID: 26933642

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7. Feasibility of Internet-based Post-secondary Nutrition Education: Incorporating Features of the Mediterranean Diet

Basil H Aboul-Enein*, Joshua Bernstein

Health Promot Perspect. 2015;5(2): 92-97. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2015.011

PMCID: PMC4539057 PMID: 26290824

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8. Healthy Foods, Healthy Families: combining incentives and exposure interventions at urban farmers’ markets to improve nutrition among recipients of US federal food assistance

April B. Bowling*, Mikayla Moretti, Kayla Ringelheim, Alvin Tran, Kirsten Davison

Health Promot Perspect. 2016;6(1): 10-16. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2016.02

PMCID: PMC4847109 PMID: 27123431

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9. Using multi-theory model to predict initiation and sustenance of small portion size consumption among college students

Manoj Sharma, Hannah Priest Catalano, Vinayak K. Nahar*, Vimala Lingam, Paul Johnson, M. Allison Ford

Health Promot Perspect. 2016;6(3): 137-144. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2016.22

PMCID: PMC5002880 PMID: 27579257

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Short Communication

10. Less sitting, more physical activity and higher cardiorespiratory fitness: associations with weight status among a national sample of children

Paul D. Loprinzi*, Meghan K. Edwards

Health Promot Perspect. 2017;7(3): 175-177. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2017.31

PMCID: PMC5497370 PMID: 28695107

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11. Physical fitness as an indicator of health status and its relationship to academic performance during the prepubertal period

Francisco Javier Fonseca del Pozo, Joaquín Valle Alonso*, Manuel Vaquero Álvarez, Siobhan Orr, Francisco Jesús Llorente Cantarero

Health Promot Perspect. 2017;7(4): 197-204. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2017.35

PMCID: PMC5647354 PMID: 29085796

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12. Socio-demographic determinants of obesity indexes in Iran:findings from a nationwide STEPS survey

Ali-Asghar Kolahi*, Alireza Moghisi, Yalda Soleiman Ekhtiari

Health Promot Perspect. 2018;8(3): 187-194. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2018.25

PMCID: PMC6064748 PMID: 30087841 Scopus ID: 85061180857

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13. Evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors in women referring to health centers in Tabriz, Iran, 2017

Roghayeh Molani Gol, Maryam Rafraf*, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi

Health Promot Perspect. 2018;8(4): 315-322. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2018.45

PMCID: PMC6249489 PMID: 30479987 Scopus ID: 85061212166

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Short Communication

14. Readability of online patient-based information on bariatric surgery

Zoë Meleo-Erwin* , Corey Basch , Joseph Fera, Danna Ethan, Philip Garcia

Health Promot Perspect. 2019;9(2): 156-160. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2019.22

PMCID: PMC6588814 PMID: 31249804 Scopus ID: 85066877114

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15. Is dietary vitamin B intake associated with weight disorders in children and adolescents? The weight disorders survey of the Caspian-IV Study

Roya Taleban , Motahar Heidari-Beni, Mostafa Qorbani, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Akbar Fazel-Tabar Malekshah, Mohammad Moafi , Neda Hani-Tabaei Zavareh , Roya Kelishadi*

Health Promot Perspect. 2019;9(4): 299-306. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2019.41

PMCID: PMC6875549 PMID: 31777710 Scopus ID: 85077657519

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16. Effect of vitamin D supplementation in combination with weight loss diet on lipid profile and sirtuin 1 in obese subjects with vitamin D deficiency: a double blind randomized clinical trial

Soodabeh Aliashrafi , Seyed Rafie- Arefhosseini , Lida Lotfi-Dizaji , Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani*

Health Promot Perspect. 2019;9(4): 263-269. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2019.36

PMCID: PMC6875552 PMID: 31777705 Scopus ID: 85077661647

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17. What are the optimal cut-off points of anthropometric indices for prediction of overweight and obesity? Predictive validity of waist circumference, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios

Helda Tutunchi , Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi*

Health Promot Perspect. 2020;10(2): 142-147. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2020.23

PMCID: PMC7146042 PMID: 32296627 Scopus ID: 85084381688

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18. The association of depression with metabolic syndrome parameters and malondialdehyde (MDA) in obese women: A case-control study

Elnaz Vaghef-Mehrabani , Azimeh Izadi, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani*

Health Promot Perspect. 2021;11(4): 492-497. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2021.62

PMCID: PMC8767085 PMID: 35079595 Scopus ID: 85122594640

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Systematic Review

19. Association between sedentary behavior and low back pain; A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sadegh Baradaran Mahdavi , Roya Riahi* , Babak Vahdatpour , Roya Kelishadi*

Health Promot Perspect. 2021;11(4): 393-410. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2021.50

PMCID: PMC8767074 PMID: 35079583 Scopus ID: 85122569115

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Scoping Review

20. A scoping review on the implementation of Global Observatory on Physical Activity recommendations for school children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Olusegun Olatunji Ojedoyin* , Thayananthee Nadasan , Pragashnie Govender , Oladapo Michael Olagbegi

Health Promot Perspect. 2022;12(4): 336-344. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2022.43

PMCID: PMC9958234 PMID: 36852201 Scopus ID: 85149224730

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21. The effect of DASH diet on atherogenic indices, pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance, and liver steatosis in obese adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A double-blind controlled randomized clinical trial

Taghi Badali , Sara Arefhosseini , Farnaz Rooholahzadegan, Helda Tutunchi , Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani*

Health Promot Perspect. 2023;13(1): 77-87. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2023.10

PMCID: PMC10257571 PMID: 37309438 Scopus ID: 85160052543

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22. Relationships between physical activity and other health-related measures using state-based prevalence estimates

Peter D. Hart* , Nestor Asiamah, Getu Teferi, Ivan Uher

Health Promot Perspect. 2023;13(4): 308-315. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2023.36

PMCID: PMC10790124 PMID: 38235011 Scopus ID: 85182347952

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23. Major dietary patterns and sleep quality in relation to overweight/obesity among school children: A case-control study

Maedeh Massoudi , Bahram Pourghassem Gargari* , Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Solmaz Norouzi

Health Promot Perspect. 2023;13(4): 330-338. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2023.38

PMCID: PMC10790119 PMID: 38235008 Scopus ID: 85182382932

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24. The impact of self-monitoring physical and mental health via an mHealth application on postpartum weight retention: Data from the INTER-ACT RCT

Femke Geusens , Hanne Van Uytsel , Lieveke Ameye , Roland Devlieger , Yves Jacquemyn , Caroline Van Holsbeke , Annick Bogaerts*

Health Promot Perspect. 2024;14(1): 44-52. doi: 10.34172/hpp.42528

PMCID: PMC11016147 PMID: 38623343 Scopus ID: 85189097015

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1. Lifestyle Modification through Dietary Intervention: Health Promotion of Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

2. Perceived Barriers to Weight loss Programs for Overweight or Obese Women

3. Weight Management Preferences in a Non-Treatment Seeking Sam­ple

4. Lipid Profile In Relation To Anthropometric Indices and Insulin Resistance in Overweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

5. Long-Term Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Dietary Intake and Weight Loss in Iranian Obese/Overweight Women

6. Fast Food Pattern and Cardiometabolic Disorders: A Review of Current Studies

7. Feasibility of Internet-based Post-secondary Nutrition Education: Incorporating Features of the Mediterranean Diet

8. Healthy Foods, Healthy Families: combining incentives and exposure interventions at urban farmers’ markets to improve nutrition among recipients of US federal food assistance

9. Using multi-theory model to predict initiation and sustenance of small portion size consumption among college students

10. Less sitting, more physical activity and higher cardiorespiratory fitness: associations with weight status among a national sample of children

11. Physical fitness as an indicator of health status and its relationship to academic performance during the prepubertal period

12. Socio-demographic determinants of obesity indexes in Iran:findings from a nationwide STEPS survey

13. Evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors in women referring to health centers in Tabriz, Iran, 2017

14. Readability of online patient-based information on bariatric surgery

15. Is dietary vitamin B intake associated with weight disorders in children and adolescents? The weight disorders survey of the Caspian-IV Study

16. Effect of vitamin D supplementation in combination with weight loss diet on lipid profile and sirtuin 1 in obese subjects with vitamin D deficiency: a double blind randomized clinical trial

17. What are the optimal cut-off points of anthropometric indices for prediction of overweight and obesity? Predictive validity of waist circumference, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios

18. The association of depression with metabolic syndrome parameters and malondialdehyde (MDA) in obese women: A case-control study

19. Association between sedentary behavior and low back pain; A systematic review and meta-analysis

20. A scoping review on the implementation of Global Observatory on Physical Activity recommendations for school children in Sub-Saharan Africa

21. The effect of DASH diet on atherogenic indices, pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance, and liver steatosis in obese adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A double-blind controlled randomized clinical trial

22. Relationships between physical activity and other health-related measures using state-based prevalence estimates

23. Major dietary patterns and sleep quality in relation to overweight/obesity among school children: A case-control study

24. The impact of self-monitoring physical and mental health via an mHealth application on postpartum weight retention: Data from the INTER-ACT RCT

3. Weight Management Preferences in a Non-Treatment Seeking Sample