Background In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood
nutritional imbalance is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to overnutrition. This …

Background Hypertension is a major health problem in Ghana, being a leading cause of
admissions and deaths in the country. In the context of a changing food and health policy …

Background Hypertension has become an important public health concern in the developing
world owing to rising prevalence and its adverse impact on ailing health systems. Despite …

Urbanisation is considered a major contributor to the rising prevalence of hypertension in
West Africa, yet the evidence regarding rural-urban differences in the prevalence of …

Abstract Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries are facing an epidemiological
shift from infectious disease to chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) …

Rapid urbanization in Africa has been linked to the growing burden of noncommunicable
diseases (NCDs). Urbanization processes have amplified lifestyle risk factors for NCDs …

Background Factors influencing the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among
children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa remain unclear. We assessed the …

Introduction The built environment defines opportunities for healthy eating and physical
activity and may thus be related to blood lipids. The aim of this study is to systematically …

Cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors increase the likelihood of developing cardiovascular
diseases (CVD). In Qatar, 24% of the total deaths are attributed to CVDs. Several nutritional …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of obesity indices (body mass index (BMI), waist
circumference (WC), body fat per cent (BF%)) and cardiometabolic risk factors. To …