2020
Cardiovascular disease trends in Nepal – An analysis of global burden of disease data 2017
Bhattarai S, Aryal A, Pyakurel M, Bajracharya S, Baral P, Citrin D, Cox H, Dhimal M, Fitzpatrick A, Jha AK, Jha N, Karmacharya BM, Koju R, Maharjan R, Oli N, Pyakurel P, Sapkota BP, Shrestha R, Shrestha S, Spiegelman D, Vaidya A, Shrestha A. Cardiovascular disease trends in Nepal – An analysis of global burden of disease data 2017. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2020, 30: 100602. PMID: 32775605, PMCID: PMC7399110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurden of CVDCardiovascular diseaseGlobal burdenBlood pressureTotal DALYsRisk factorsDiet lowTotal deathsHigh low-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigher systolic blood pressureLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolMajor public health problemCardiovascular disease trendsPredominant cardiovascular diseasesCardiovascular disease incidenceDensity lipoprotein cholesterolSystolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureIschemic heart diseaseBody mass indexEvaluation's Global BurdenPublic health problemOlder age groupsLipoprotein cholesterolMiddle-income countries
2013
Preventing the global burden of type 2 diabetes by improving the quality of staple foods: The Global Nutrition and Epidemiologic Transition Initiative
Mattei J, Malik V, Wedick N, Spiegelman D, Hu F, Willett W, Campos H. Preventing the global burden of type 2 diabetes by improving the quality of staple foods: The Global Nutrition and Epidemiologic Transition Initiative. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 1055.23-1055.23. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1055.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesEpidemiological transitionNutrition transitionOverall death rateCause of deathDiabetes preventionMedian ageFood balance sheetsHigh-income countriesGlobal burdenEpidemic proportionsDiabetesAppropriate interventionsDeath ratePercent energyLife expectancyPilot dataAdverse changesTraditional foodsIntakeGlobal nutritionNutritionFoodGlobal research effortStaple food