Coconut and palm oils which were the major sources of dietary fats for centuries in most of
West Africa have been branded as unhealthy highly saturated fats. Their consumption has …

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 …

It has long been recognized that as societies modernize, they experience significant
changes in their patterns of health and disease. Despite rapid modernization across the …

The convergence of non-communicable disease (NCD) and infectious disease (ID) in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs) presents new challenges and new opportunities to …

Background Africa faces an urgent but'neglected epidemic'of chronic disease. In some
countries stroke, hypertension, diabetes and cancers cause a greater number of adult …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) appears to be a global epidemic and an increasingly
major non-communicable disease threatening both affluent and non-affluent society. The …

Background. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem associated
with distress. T2DM can affect health outcomes and adherence to medications. Little is …

Background Globally, there is an increasing prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP)
among adults and youth. However, the mechanisms of how the risk factors (physical …

Aim Effective control of type 2 diabetes is predicated upon the ability of a person with
diabetes to adhere to self-management activities. In order to develop and implement …

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