Open AccessThe effect of mobile phone short messaging system on healthy food choices among Iranian postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
Mahdis Vakili,
Parvin Abedi,
Poorandokht Afshari,
Nayereh Esmael Kaboli
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/0976-7800.172295
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , postmenopausal women , randomized controlled trial , food group , environmental health , obesity , food choice , consumption (sociology) , mobile phone , gerontology , demography , physical therapy , telecommunications , social science , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , computer science
Central adiposity and metabolic syndrome are quite common among postmenopausal women. Dietary diversity and healthy food choices have essential role in health and also in prevention of obesity. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of mobile phone short messaging system on healthy food choices among Iranian postmenopausal women.