Health literacy: applying current concepts to improve health services and reduce health inequalities

RW Batterham, M Hawkins, PA Collins, R Buchbinder… - Public health, 2016 - Elsevier
The concept of 'health literacy'refers to the personal and relational factors that affect a
person's ability to acquire, understand and use information about health and health services …

A systematic review of real-world diabetes prevention programs: learnings from the last 15 years

Z Aziz, P Absetz, J Oldroyd, NP Pronk… - Implementation …, 2015 - Springer
Background The evidence base for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has
progressed rapidly from efficacy trials to real-world translational studies and practical …

A peer-support lifestyle intervention for preventing type 2 diabetes in India: a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

KR Thankappan, T Sathish, RJ Tapp, JE Shaw… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The major efficacy trials on diabetes prevention have used resource-intensive
approaches to identify high-risk individuals and deliver lifestyle interventions. Such …

Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, India: results of a cross-sectional study

PS Sarma, R Sadanandan, JV Thulaseedharan… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To estimate the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors in
Kerala. Design A community-based, cross-sectional survey. Participants In 2016–2017 a …

Diet and lifestyle behaviour disruption related to the pandemic was varied and bidirectional among US and UK adults participating in the ZOE COVID Study

M Mazidi, ER Leeming, J Merino, LH Nguyen… - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
Evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviours in the general
population is limited. In this retrospective longitudinal study including UK and US …

Cultural adaptation of a peer-led lifestyle intervention program for diabetes prevention in India: the Kerala diabetes prevention program (K-DPP)

E Mathews, E Thomas, P Absetz, F D'Esposito, Z Aziz… - BMC Public …, 2017 - Springer
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is now one of the leading causes of disease-
related deaths globally. India has the world's second largest number of individuals living …

Flavanone naringenin: An effective antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic nutraceutical agent on high fat diet fed streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetic rats

DH Priscilla, M Jayakumar, K Thirumurugan - Journal of Functional Foods, 2015 - Elsevier
Citrus fruits rich in flavonoids elicit their health benefits in prevention/management of
metabolic disorders. This study explores the mechanism of naringenin (NG), a flavanone, as …

The long-term effects of Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program on diabetes incidence and cardiometabolic risk: a study protocol

T Haregu, TR Lekha, S Jasper, N Kapoor, T Sathish… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Introduction India currently has more than 74.2 million people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(T2DM). This is predicted to increase to 124.9 million by 2045. In combination with …

Cluster randomised controlled trial of a peer-led lifestyle intervention program: study protocol for the Kerala diabetes prevention program

T Sathish, ED Williams, N Pasricha, P Absetz… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background India currently has more than 60 million people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(T2DM) and this is predicted to increase by nearly two-thirds by 2030. While management of …

A group-based lifestyle intervention for diabetes prevention in low-and middle-income country: implementation evaluation of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

Z Aziz, E Mathews, P Absetz, T Sathish, J Oldroyd… - Implementation …, 2018 - Springer
Background While several efficacy trials have demonstrated diabetes risk reduction through
targeting key lifestyle behaviours, there is a significant evidence gap in relation to the …