Trends, transitions and indicators

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More patient-centred chronic disease care is needed to cope with changing disease trends in South Africa: ( N. P. Steyn;D. Bradshaw;R. Norman / Medical Research Council, South Africa , 2006); The last three decades have shown that many non-communicable, chronic diseases contribute significantly to overall morbidity and mortality in South Africa. This is particularly so for ischemic heart d...
The burden of disease from undernutrition and overnutrition in countries undergoing rapid nutrition transition: a view from Brazil: ( C. A. Monteiro; W. L. Conde; B. M. Popkin / American Journal of Public Health , 2004); This paper, published in the American Journal of Public Health, assesses the nutritional changes that occurred in the adult female population of Brazil during the last quarter of the 20th century usin...
Challenges arising from the nutritional transition: ( E. Kennedy / Journal of Nutrition , 2005); This article, published by the Journal of Nutrition, discusses trends in food security and nutrition and potential strategies for addressing new nutritional challenges. The article suggests that a nut...
An overview of modern food biotechnology: ( A. Sasson / Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University, , 2005); This paper from the United Nations University provides an encompassing perspective on the state of play with regard to food and nutrition biotechnology. Rather than draw specific conclusions and provi...
How is food security monitored in Zambia?: the approaches of two community organisations compared: ( H. Samatebele / Southern African Regional Poverty Network , 2005); Food security can be used as an indicator to measure the impact of poverty eradication programmes. This report from Zambia reinforces the value of collaborative, yet alternate strategies for assessing...
Guide: measuring household food access through a household dietary diversity score: ( A. Swindale; P. Bilinsky / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project , 2005); This guide provides an approach to measuring household dietary diversity as a proxy measure of household food access. To better reflect a quality diet, the number of different food groups consumed is ...
Chronic illness reaching crisis levels in developing countries: the health consequences of globalisation?: ( R. Beaglehole; D. Yach / The Lancet , 2003); Recommended reading; This article from The Lancet outlines the relationship between globalisation and the expanding levels of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries. It warns of a worrying gap between th...
Global shift in obesity is most marked in low-income countries: ( B.M. Popkin; P Gordon-Larsen / Nature Publishing Group , 2004); Recommended reading; Published in the International Journal of Obesity, this article explores the major changes in diet and physical activity patterns around the world, focusing on shifts in obesity (the condition of bein...
Global risk of cardiovascular disease is shifting to poorer countries: ( M. Ezzati / Public Library of Science Medicine , 2005); Recommended reading; This paper, published in the Public Library of Science Medicine, examines the global health effects of economic development, focusing on cardiovascular diseases and their nutritional risk factors, inc...
You are what you eat: diet-related health risks and how to avoid them: ( World Health Organization , 2003); Recommended reading; Diet and nutrition have a key role in disease prevention activities. Chronic diseases linked to diet include obesity, diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases, cancer, osteoporosis and dental diseases. Thi...