Nutrition as primary prevention of 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...

Early-life prevention of non-communicable diseases.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are major causes of death worldwide and underlie almost two-thirds of all global deaths. Although all countries face epidemics of these diseases, low-income and middleincome countries, and the poorest and most vulnerable populations within them, are aff ected the most. There is a global imperative to create and implement eff ective prevention strategies, because...

[Prevention and control of communicable diseases].

Expounding a Few Key Strategies of Imam Ali (AS) on Prevention of Diseases by Means of Improving Nutrition Style

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The Vienna declaration on nutrition and non-communicable diseases.