Objective To quantify the dose-response associations between total physical activity and risk
of breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and ischemic stroke …

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide over the past few decades. In 2013, the
prevalence of obesity exceeded the 50% of the adult population in some countries from …

Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides
an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden …

Background: Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide.
We examined global disparities of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and …

Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, especially in low-income and
middle-income countries. We sought to quantify the importance of potentially modifiable risk …

Background The contribution of modifiable risk factors to the increasing global and regional
burden of stroke is unclear, but knowledge about this contribution is crucial for informing …

Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)
provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform …

Background Young people's health has emerged as a neglected yet pressing issue in global
development. Changing patterns of young people's health have the potential to undermine …

In China, where air pollution has become a major threat to public health, public awareness
of the detrimental effects of air pollution on respiratory health is increasing—particularly in …

We estimated global fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) concentrations using information from
satellite-, simulation-and monitor-based sources by applying a Geographically Weighted …