Race, Ethnicity, Hypertension, and Heart Disease: JACC Focus Seminar 1/9

MO Ogunniyi, Y Commodore-Mensah… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality globally. In the
United States, the prevalence of hypertension (blood pressure≥ 130/80 mm Hg) among …

Barriers, opportunities, and challenges in addressing disparities in diet‐related cardiovascular disease in the United States

PM Kris‐Etherton, KS Petersen, G Velarde… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Abstract In the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death
and disability. Suboptimal diet quality is responsible for a greater percentage of CVD …

Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity

V Miller, P Webb, F Cudhea, P Shi, J Zhang, J Reedy… - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
Evidence on what people eat globally is limited in scope and rigour, especially as it relates
to children and adolescents. This impairs target setting and investment in evidence-based …

Global food systems transitions have enabled affordable diets but had less favourable outcomes for nutrition, environmental health, inclusion and equity

R Ambikapathi, KR Schneider, B Davis, M Herrero… - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
Over the past 50 years, food systems worldwide have shifted from predominantly rural to
industrialized and consolidated systems, with impacts on diets, nutrition and health …

Impact of produce prescriptions on diet, food security, and cardiometabolic health outcomes: a multisite evaluation of 9 produce prescription programs in the United …

K Hager, M Du, Z Li, D Mozaffarian, K Chui… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Produce prescriptions may improve cardiometabolic health by increasing
fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and food insecurity yet impacts on clinical outcomes …

Preventable cancer burden associated with poor diet in the United States

FF Zhang, F Cudhea, Z Shan, DS Michaud… - JNCI Cancer …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Diet is an important risk factor for cancer that is amenable to intervention.
Estimating the cancer burden associated with diet informs evidence-based priorities for …

[HTML][HTML] Healthy aging—nutrition matters: start early and screen often

SB Roberts, RE Silver, SK Das, RA Fielding… - Advances in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The amount of time spent in poor health at the end of life is increasing. This narrative review
summarizes consistent evidence indicating that healthy dietary patterns and maintenance of …

[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity and ultra-processed food consumption: the modifying role of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

CW Leung, AP Fulay, L Parnarouskis… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Ultra-processed foods contribute to risks of obesity and cardiometabolic
disease, and higher intakes have been observed in low-income populations in the United …

Health and economic impacts of implementing produce prescription programs for diabetes in the United States: a microsimulation study

L Wang, BN Lauren, K Hager, FF Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Produce prescription programs, providing free or discounted produce and
nutrition education to patients with diet‐related conditions within health care systems, have …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of financial incentives and disincentives for improving food purchases and health through the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …

D Mozaffarian, J Liu, S Sy, Y Huang, C Rehm… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides
approximately US $70 billion annually to support food purchases by low-income …