High blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for ischaemic heart disease,
stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease and dementia. Mean blood …

The consumption of Western-type calorically rich diets combined with chronic overnutrition
and a sedentary lifestyle in Western societies evokes a state of chronic metabolic …

Over the past several decades, the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC; in
patients< 50 years old) has increased at an alarming rate. Although robust and scientifically …

The metabolic syndrome, by definition, is not a disease but is a clustering of individual
metabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia …

Background Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases
and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean …

The aim of this review is to summarize the incidence, prevalence, trend in mortality, and
general prognosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) and a related condition, acute coronary …

Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are
associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to …

Background Low haemoglobin concentrations and anaemia are important risk factors for the
health and development of women and children. We estimated trends in the distributions of …

High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries,.
However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly …

Background Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980. Researchers have
attributed rising obesity rates to factors related to globalization processes, which are …