Observations from many countries indicate that multiple forms of malnutrition might coexist in
a country, a household, and an individual. In this Series, the double burden of malnutrition …

This fact sheet and global call to action is aimed at nutrition, hypertension, cardiovascular
and other health care clinicians and scientists, and health advocates, as well as the …

Executive summary Elevated blood pressure is the strongest modifiable risk factor for
cardiovascular disease worldwide. Despite extensive knowledge about ways to prevent as …

Hypertension is the leading remediable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affecting more
than 1 billion people worldwide, and is responsible for more than 10 million preventable …

• Between 1.13 and 1.4 billion people had hypertension in 2010 (defined as> 140/90 mm
Hg. https://www. who. int/news-room/fact-sheet s/detai l/hyper tension, accessed June 16 …

Introduction High dietary sodium is a leading contributor to hypertension, and hypertension
is the leading underlying cause of death globally. There is a robust body of evidence …

In September 2015, governments adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to
be achieved by 2030 in order to guide international cooperation in pursuit of ambitious …

La hipertensión arterial es el principal factor de riesgo corregible de las enfermedades
cardiovasculares y, a nivel mundial, afecta a más de mil millones de personas y causa más …

Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the second leading cause of total deaths
in Canada. High blood pressure is the main metabolic risk factor for developing CVDs. It has …

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for mortality and it is also one of the major risk factors
for other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The objective of the study was to assess the …