Global overview of the epidemiology of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

S Barquera, A Pedroza-Tob�as, C Medina…�- Archives of medical�…, 2015 - Elsevier
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide.
The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the global burden of ACD and its risk�…

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic determinants of dietary patterns in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

AL Mayen, P Marques-Vidal, F Paccaud, P Bovet…�- The American journal of�…, 2014 - Elsevier
Background: In high-income countries, high socioeconomic status (SES) is generally
associated with a healthier diet, but whether social differences in dietary intake are also�…

Globalization of diabetes: the role of diet, lifestyle, and genes

FB Hu�- Diabetes care, 2011 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Type 2 diabetes is a global public health crisis that threatens the economies of all nations,
particularly developing countries. Fueled by rapid urbanization, nutrition transition, and�…

Obesity and the nutrition transition in Sub‐Saharan Africa

NP Steyn, ZJ Mchiza�- Annals of the New York academy of�…, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This review illustrates the outcomes of the nutrition transition in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)
and its association with overweight and obesity; the relationship with the double burden of�…

[BOOK][B] Evidence as a catalyst for policy and societal change: towards more equitable, resilient and sustainable global health. Meeting report of the WHO Global�…

World Health Organization - 2022 - books.google.com
Executive summary Science is key to informing health policy and practice. The coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic has brought into the limelight the need to strengthen and�…

Toward healthy and sustainable diets for the 21st century: Importance of sociocultural and economic considerations

S Biesbroek, FJ Kok, AR Tufford…�- Proceedings of the�…, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Four years after the EAT-Lancet landmark report, worldwide movements call for action to
reorient food systems to healthy diets that respect planetary boundaries. Since dietary habits�…

[HTML][HTML] A global response to a global problem: the epidemic of overnutrition

M Chopra, S Galbraith…�- Bulletin of the world�…, 2002 - SciELO Public Health
It is estimated that by 2020 two-thirds of the global burden of disease will be attributable to
chronic noncommunicable diseases, most of them strongly associated with diet. The�…

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic mechanisms and the mismatch concept of the developmental origins of health and disease

KM Godfrey, KA Lillycrop, GC Burdge, PD Gluckman…�- Pediatric�…, 2007 - nature.com
There is now considerable evidence that elements of the heritable or familial component of
disease susceptibility are transmitted by nongenomic means, and that environmental�…

[HTML][HTML] Global Food Demand Scenarios for the 21st Century

BL Bodirsky, S Rolinski, A Biewald, I Weindl, A Popp…�- PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Long-term food demand scenarios are an important tool for studying global food security
and for analysing the environmental impacts of agriculture. We provide a simple and�…

Migration selection, protection, and acculturation in health: A binational perspective on older adults

F Riosmena, R Wong, A Palloni�- Demography, 2013 - read.dukeupress.edu
In this article, we test for four potential explanations of the Hispanic Health Paradox (HHP):
the “salmon bias,” emigration selection, and sociocultural protection originating in either�…