Antioxidant food components for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases: effects, mechanisms, and clinical studies

DD Zhou, M Luo, A Shang, QQ Mao… - Oxidative medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have gained increasing attention because of their high
prevalence and mortality worldwide. Epidemiological studies revealed that intake of fruits …

Shaping the physicochemical, functional, microbiological and sensory properties of yoghurts using plant additives

J Wajs, A Brodziak, J Król - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, consumers pay particular attention to the quality of the products they buy. They
also expect a high level of innovation. Hence, the offer from the dairy sector is increasingly …

Association of lifestyle factors and antihypertensive medication use with risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality among adults with hypertension in China

Q Lu, Y Zhang, T Geng, K Yang, K Guo, X Min… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The joint association of antihypertensive medication use and healthy lifestyle
with mortality among individuals with hypertension is unclear. Objective To examine the …

Implementation of non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of hypertension in primary care: a narrative review of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, barriers …

RR Dhungana, Z Pedisic, M de Courten - BMC Primary Care, 2022 - Springer
Background The current guidelines for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and
management of hypertension recommend six types of non-pharmacological interventions …

Self-care practice among adult hypertensive patients at ambulatory clinic of tertiary teaching Hospital in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

T Melaku, B Bayisa, H Fekeremaryam… - … of Pharmaceutical Policy …, 2022 - Springer
Background Globally, hypertension is a major public health problem and a strong predictor
of cardiovascular disease complications. To reduce and prevent complications from …

Reasons for poor blood pressure control in eastern sub-Saharan Africa: looking into 4P's (primary care, professional, patient, and public health policy) for improving …

MM Sorato, M Davari, A Kebriaeezadeh… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Aim Hypertension control in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the worst (less than one
out of ten) when compared to the rest of the world. Therefore, this scoping review was …

A systematic review of substance use and substance use disorder research in Kenya

F Jaguga, SK Kiburi, E Temet, J Barasa, S Karanja… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objectives The burden of substance use in Kenya is significant. The objective of this study
was to systematically summarize existing literature on substance use in Kenya, identify …

Family support and medication adherence among residents with hypertension in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: a mixed-method study

S Xiong, N Peoples, T Østbye, M Olsen… - Journal of human …, 2023 - nature.com
Suboptimal medication adherence is a major barrier to hypertension control in Kenya,
especially among informal urban settlement areas (sometimes referred to as “slums”). The …

Assessment of the association between plant-based dietary exposures and cardiovascular disease risk profile in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

T Lopes, AE Zemlin, RT Erasmus, SS Madlala… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Studies have investigated dietary attributes associated with cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk in Africa. However, there has been no effort to critically assess the …

Effect of a nurse-led intervention on knowledge of the modifiable risk behaviors of cardiovascular disease: A randomized controlled trial

OT Okube, ST Kimani, W Mirie - SAGE Open Nursing, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has disproportionately burdened the low-and
middle-income countries where awareness and detection rates remain very low …