Background Studies have investigated dietary attributes associated with cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk in Africa. However, there has been no effort to critically assess the …

Background and aim Previous studies have assessed diet-induced mild metabolic acidosis
in relation to blood pressure, however, data are conflicting. Current systematic review and …

Background: Greater adherence of Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) or the
Mediterranean dietary pattern were reported to be beneficial for blood pressure. However …

Background Hypertension is among the growing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in
developing countries and the leading cause of death worldwide. Pastoral areas have been …

The objective was to summarize existing data on the prevalence of active tobacco smoking
among patients with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in Africa. We searched PubMed …

Objectives The objective of this study is to increase understanding of knowledge, attitudes,
and preventative practices regarding ischemic heart disease (IHD) in sub-Saharan Africa in …

Purpose Diet pattern (DP) is a key modifiable and cost-effective factor in hypertension (HTN)
management. The current study aimed to identify and compare the hypertension-protective …

Background Unhealthy dietary patterns have contributed to the increase in metabolic
syndromes in Tanzania. This study aimed to examine dietary patterns, nutrient intakes and …

Objective Food frequency questionnaires are widely used as a dietary assessment tool in
nutritional epidemiology to determine the relationship between diet and diseases. In …

Objective: To derive dietary patterns (DP) among women of reproductive age (WRA) and
older women in urban Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and to examine their association with …