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Non-communicable diseases

  1. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is chronic inflammatory skin disease that is relapsing and a serious condition that disrupts the quality of life of affected individuals. Probiotics are an immunomodulator that can enhan...

    Authors: Menul Ayu Umborowati, Damayanti Damayanti, Sylvia Anggraeni, Anang Endaryanto, Ingrid S. Surono, Isaak Effendy and Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2022 41:37
  2. The aim of this study is to assess the current status of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors amongst adolescents in Bangladesh. We also critically reviewed the existing policy responses to NCD risk amo...

    Authors: Tuhin Biswas, Peter Azzopardi, Syeda Novera Anwar, Tim David de Vries, Luis Manuel Encarnacion-Cruz, Md. Mehedi Hasan, M. Mamun Huda, Sonia Pervin, Rajat Das Gupta, Dipak Kumar Mitra, Lal B. Rawal and Abdullah Al Mamun
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2022 41:22
  3. The association between dietary cholesterol consumption and dyslipidemia is still in controversy. The study aims to evaluate whether dietary cholesterol intake associated with dyslipidemia and its components i...

    Authors: Junqiang Pan, Wenqi Han, Yongrong Jiang, Jine Wu and Xin Zhou
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2022 41:15
  4. Diabetes prevalence, as well as that of pre-diabetes, is rapidly increasing in South Africa. Individuals with pre-diabetes have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which is reversible with a change in l...

    Authors: Nina Grundlingh, Temesgen T. Zewotir, Danielle J. Roberts and Samuel Manda
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2022 41:7
  5. Both human genes and environmental exposures, due to complex interplay, play important role in the cancer etiology. Vitamin D is associated with a reduced risk of incidence and mortality of several human cance...

    Authors: Elham kazemian, Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari, Nariman Moradi, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Atieh Amouzegar, Laura S. Rozek, Alison M. Mondul, Maryam Khademolmele, Katie R. Zarins, Nasim Ghodoosi, Zahra Shateri, Soudabeh Fallah and Sayed Hossein Davoodi
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:46
  6. Lymphomas usually present with different occurrence patterns across different geographical locations, but their epidemiology in Zambia is yet to be extensively explored.

    Authors: Pascal Polepole, Victor C. Mudenda, Sody M. Munsaka and Luwen Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:37
  7. Over the last few decades, Mizoram has shown an increase in cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, no in-depth scientific records are available to understand the occurrence of the disease. In this study, ...

    Authors: Freda Lalrohlui, Souvik Ghatak, John Zohmingthanga, Vanlal Hruaii and Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:32
  8. Skipping breakfast and replacing it with non-nutritious snacks are progressively increasing among adolescents. This study aimed to develop an educational intervention based on the Social Marketing Model and ev...

    Authors: Firoozeh Mostafavi, Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh, Marjan Mansourian and Fatemeh Bastami
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:22
  9. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability globally, while malnutrition presents a major global burden. An increasing body of evidence suggests that poor maternal nutrition ...

    Authors: Elizabeth Wilkins, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Jessie Pullar, Alessandro R. Demaio, Nia Roberts, Karla-Maria Perez-Blanco, Katharine Noonan and Nick Townsend
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:20
  10. Childhood obesity is a global public health concern with major consequences. In Saudi Arabia, the percentage of children who are overweight or obese has significantly increased in the past two decades, raising...

    Authors: Hanan Aljassim and Hoda Jradi
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:15
  11. Globally, coronary artery disease (CAD) remains one of the leading causes of death, both in developed and less economically developed countries (LEDC) including Bangladesh. Diet plays a key role in the pathoge...

    Authors: Taslima Khatun, Dilara Maqbool, Ferdous Ara, Manika Rani Sarker, Kazi Selim Anwar and Asirul Hoque
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:3

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:18

  12. Self-efficacy is a widely applied psychosocial concept that is commonly used in association with management of chronic diseases, including hypertension. The aim of this study was to assess self-efficacy of hyp...

    Authors: Salam Khairy, Asala Aslan, Ahmad M. Samara, Ibrahim Mousa, Abdulsalam S. Alkaiyat and Sa’ed H. Zyoud
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:1
  13. In spite of high prevalence rates, little is known about health seeking and related expenditure for chronic non-communicable diseases in low-income countries. We assessed relevant patterns of health seeking an...

    Authors: Fatema Binte Rasul, Olivier Kalmus, Malabika Sarker, Hossain Ishrath Adib, Md Shahadath Hossain, Md Zabir Hasan, Stephan Brenner, Shaila Nazneen, Muhammed Nazmul Islam and Manuela De Allegri
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:48
  14. Several studies have shown that normal weight central obesity (NWCO) is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. However, studies conducted in the Japanese population have been very limited. ...

    Authors: Takako Shirasawa, Hirotaka Ochiai, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Satsue Nagahama, Mariko Kobayashi, Iichiro Ohtsu, Yuma Sunaga and Akatsuki Kokaze
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:46
  15. Determining the effectiveness of community-based health promotion and disease prevention programs requires an appropriate data collection tool. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive health questionnaire ...

    Authors: Gina Agarwal, Melissa Pirrie, Ricardo Angeles, Francine Marzanek and Jenna Parascandalo
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:40
  16. Depression is a major mental disorder worldwide. The prevalence of depression among Korean adults was estimated to be 5.6% in 2006 and 6.7% in 2011, and that increased to 10.3% in 2013. Using national data, th...

    Authors: Se-young Ju and Yoo Kyoung Park
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:39
  17. We monitored serum amylase level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prescribed either dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor or GLP-1 analog (GLP-1 group) as monotherapy. Patients were treated for a 36...

    Authors: Junichi Okada, Eijiro Yamada, Yawara Niijima, Shuichi Okada and Masanobu Yamada
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:33
  18. The potential interconnectedness of medication adherence, glycemic control, and clinical inertia in resource-constrained settings of the developing world needs further evaluation.

    Authors: Saurav Basu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:32

    The original article was published in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:4

  19. Changes in blood pressure (BP) may affect pain. However, the interaction effect of resistance training and green tea on BP and pain has not been studied. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the impac...

    Authors: Hamid Arazi, Behzad Taati, Jalal Kheirkhah and Samaneh Ramezanpour
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:30