The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases in low-middle income countries: the view from Malawi

M Gowshall, SD Taylor-Robinson - International journal of general …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally, the majority of
these being due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, or …

Global nutritional challenges of reformulated food: A review

H Onyeaka, O Nwaiwu, KC Obileke, T Miri… - Food science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Food reformulation, the process of redesigning processed food products to make them
healthier, is considered a crucial step in the fight against noncommunicable diseases. The …

Salt intake among Iranian population: the first national report on salt intake in Iran

S Rezaei, Z Mahmoudi, A Sheidaei, Z Aryan… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: In Iran, there has been no national report on salt intake based on laboratory
measurements so far. Therefore, this study was conducted to measure salt intake among …

The influence of the urban food environment on diet, nutrition and health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

S Westbury, I Ghosh, HM Jones, D Mensah… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Diet and nutrition are leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. Our
study aimed to identify and synthesise evidence on the association between food …

The prevalence, awareness, management and control of hypertension in men and women in Benin, West Africa: the TAHES study

I Desormais, SA Amidou, YC Houehanou… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2019 - Springer
Background Due to epidemiological transitions, Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a growing
burden of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Among …

ssociation between urbanization and metabolic syndrome in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Nsabimana, OO Sombié, NS Pauwels… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is on the rise in an increasingly
urbanized world. The study aimed to review the association between urbanization and MetS …

Meat, fruit, and vegetable consumption in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

DO Mensah, AR Nunes, T Bockarie… - Nutrition …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context The dietary choices people make affect personal health and have consequences for
the environment, both of which have serious implications for the 2030 Sustainable …

Blood pressure and stroke: a review of sex-and ethnic/racial-specific attributes to the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of raised blood pressure

X Wang, C Carcel, M Woodward, AE Schutte - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Raised blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and its
particular strong association with stroke is well established. Although systolic BP increases …

Global prevalence and trends in hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among slum residents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OA Uthman, A Ayorinde, O Oyebode, J Sartori, P Gill… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective First, to obtain regional estimates of prevalence of hypertension and type 2
diabetes in urban slums; and second, to compare these with those in urban and rural areas …

Effect of excess iodine intake from iodized salt and/or groundwater iodine on thyroid function in nonpregnant and pregnant women, infants, and children: a multicenter …

J Farebrother, MB Zimmermann, F Abdallah, V Assey… - Thyroid, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Acute excess iodine intake can damage the thyroid, but the effects of chronic
excess iodine intake are uncertain. Few data exist for pregnant and lactating women and …