Rethinking the “Diseases of Affluence” Paradigm: Global Patterns of Nutritional Risks in Relation to...
Rethinking the “Diseases of Affluence” Paradigm: Global Patterns of Nutritional Risks in Relation to Economic Development
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Cardiovascular diseases and their nutritional risk factors--including overweight and obesity, elevated blood pressure, and cholesterol--are among the leading causes of global mortality and morbidity, and have been predicted to rise with economic development.
We examined age-standardized mean population levels of body mass index (BMI), systolic b...
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Rethinking the “Diseases of Affluence” Paradigm: Global Patterns of Nutritional Risks in Relation to Economic Development
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288072838
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288072838
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1549-1676,1549-1277
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1549-1676
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10.1371/journal.pmed.0020133
