The role of sugar-sweetened beverages in the global epidemics of obesity and chronic diseases

VS Malik, FB Hu - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a major source of added sugars in the diet. A
robust body of evidence has linked habitual intake of SSBs with weight gain and a higher …

2021 dietary guidance to improve cardiovascular health: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

AH Lichtenstein, LJ Appel, M Vadiveloo, FB Hu… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Poor diet quality is strongly associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity
and mortality. This scientific statement emphasizes the importance of dietary patterns …

Epidemiology and determinants of obesity in China

XF Pan, L Wang, A Pan - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2021 - thelancet.com
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 …

The EASL–Lancet Liver Commission: protecting the next generation of Europeans against liver disease complications and premature mortality

TH Karlsen, N Sheron, S Zelber-Sagi, P Carrieri… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Liver diseases have become a major health threat across Europe, and
the face of European hepatology is changing due to the cure of viral hepatitis C and the …

[HTML][HTML] The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out

KD Hall, IS Farooqi, JM Friedman, S Klein… - The American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors: from childhood to adulthood

D Drozdz, J Alvarez-Pitti, M Wójcik, C Borghi… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Obesity has become a major epidemic in the 21st century. It increases the risk of
dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, which are known cardiometabolic risk …

The nutrition transition to a stage of high obesity and noncommunicable disease prevalence dominated by ultra‐processed foods is not inevitable

BM Popkin, SW Ng - Obesity Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Ultra-processed foods and human health: from epidemiological evidence to mechanistic insights

B Srour, MC Kordahi, E Bonazzi… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Epidemiological studies have suggested a role for ultra-processed foods in numerous
chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases and metabolic …

Ultraprocessed food and chronic noncommunicable diseases: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of 43 observational studies

MM Lane, JA Davis, S Beattie… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review and meta‐analysis investigated the association between
consumption of ultraprocessed food and noncommunicable disease risk, morbidity and …

Health policy and public health implications of obesity in China

Y Wang, L Zhao, L Gao, A Pan, H Xue - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
China has experienced many drastic social and economic changes and shifts in people's
lifestyles since the 1990s, in parallel with the fast rising prevalence of obesity. About half of …