Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Background Anaemia causes health and economic harms. The prevalence of anaemia in
women aged 15–49 years, by pregnancy status, is indicator 2.2. 3 of the UN Sustainable …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has rapidly become the most common liver
disease globally and is currently estimated to affect 38% of the global population. Only a …

Obesity has become a major public health issue in China. Overweight and obesity have
increased rapidly in the past four decades, and the latest national prevalence estimates for …

Cancer is currently the first or second most common contributor to premature mortality in
most countries of the world. The global number of patients with cancer is expected to rise …

Summary Background In China, mean body-mass index (BMI) and obesity in adults have
increased steadily since the early 1980s. However, to our knowledge, there has been no …

ABSTRACT A recent Perspective article described the “carbohydrate-insulin model (CIM)” of
obesity, asserting that it “better reflects knowledge on the biology of weight control” as …

Summary The Nutrition Transition model is presented with the nature and pace of change in
key stages varying by location and subpopulations. At present, all high‐income and many …

The global burden of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well established. This risk
assessment model estimated T2D incidence among adults attributable to direct and body …