In a" nutrition transition", the consumption of foods high in fats and sweeteners is increasing
throughout the developing world. The transition, implicated in the rapid rise of obesity and …

▪ Abstract Given the growing attention on how environmental and policy interventions can
affect chronic disease burden, our objectives are to describe (a) effective and promising …

ContextGreen tea polyphenols have been extensively studied as cardiovascular disease
and cancer chemopreventive agents in vitro and in animal studies. However, the effects of …

BACKGROUND: While limited literacy is common and its prevalence increases with age, no
prospective study has assessed whether limited literacy is associated with mortality in older …

The increasing numbers of people with type 2 diabetes is a worldwide concern. It presents
an added challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where diabetes must compete for resources with …

METHODS—A nested case-control study was implemented using The Health Improvement
Network (3), which is a database containing electronic medical records from family practices …

Diabetes mellitus and its complications are a public health problem. Diabetic nephropathy
has become the main cause of renal failure, and furthermore is associated with a dramatic …

The poorer countries of the world continue to struggle with an enormous health burden from
diseases that we have long had the capacity to eliminate. Similarly, the health systems of …

Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) account for almost 60% of global mortality, and
80% of deaths from NCD occur in low-and middle-income countries. One quarter of these …

Nations Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a global partnership to work
toward 8 development goals. 1 This project has since emerged as the global priority for …