Modelling and prediction of global non-communicable diseases

Global Non-Communicable Diseases—The Nutrition Conundrum

Poor diets reduce our productivity and increase premature morbidity and mortality (1). Recent estimates suggest that ~45% of cardio-metabolic deaths in 2012 (318,000/702,000) were “associated with” top 10 dietary factors: fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, whole grains, unprocessed red meats, processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, polyunsaturated fats, seafood omega-3 fats, and sodium (2). Mo...

Intersection 2: non-communicable diseases and global health equity.

Global surveillance of communicable diseases.

Globalization and Health: The Need for Global Surveillance A recent report of A/Sydney/05/97-like (H3N2) influenza on a cruise ship from New York to Montreal demonstrates the ease with which communicable diseases can be transferred across international borders (1). In this outbreak 2.7% of passengers and 0.5% of crew had acute febrile respiratory illness during or after the cruise and introduce...

The politics of non-communicable diseases in the global South

In this paper, we explore the emergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as an object of political concern in and for countries of the global South. While epidemiologists and public health practitioners and scholars have long expressed concern with the changing global distribution of the burden of NCDs, it is only in more recent years that the aetiology, politics and consequences of these sh...

IMPORTANCE OF POPULATION-WIDE STUDIES IN CONTROLLING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: ACHIEVEMENTS OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES RESEARCH CENTER, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the major cause of premature death and disability due to diseased globally, imposing a heavy burden on the health systems. Four main categories of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. Iran, the second greatest country in the Middle East Region, has been through an important transition period of communicable...