The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic

LM Jaacks, S Vandevijvere, A Pan… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
The global prevalence of obesity has increased substantially over the past 40 years, from
less than 1% in 1975, to 6–8% in 2016, among girls and boys, and from 3% to 11% among …

Liver diseases in the Asia-Pacific region: a lancet gastroenterology & hepatology commission

SK Sarin, M Kumar, M Eslam, J George… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half of the global population and
accounted for 62· 6% of global deaths due to liver diseases in 2015. 54· 3% of global deaths …

Obesity prevalence, physical activity, and dietary practices among adults in Saudi Arabia

S Alsulami, M Baig, T Ahmad, N Althagafi… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The current study evaluated obesity prevalence, physical activity, and dietary
practices among Saudi adults in the Makkah region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) …

The relationship between obesity, overweight, and the human development index in world health organization eastern mediterranean region countries

A Ataey, E Jafarvand, D Adham… - Journal of Preventive …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Obesity is regarded as one of the most prominent health threats worldwide and a
serious risk factor for non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes mellitus type 2, high …

Double burden of malnutrition and its associated factors among women in low and middle income countries: findings from 52 nationally representative data

AZ Alem, Y Yeshaw, AM Liyew, ZT Tessema… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is an emerging global public health
problem. The United Nations member states adopted eradicating all forms of malnutrition as …

International principles of disaster risk reduction informing NGOs strategies for community based DRR mainstreaming: The Bangladesh context

MA Seddiky, H Giggins, T Gajendran - International journal of disaster risk …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global indexes rank Bangladesh as the 5 th most disaster-prone country in the world with
immense loss of life and property. In this frightening narrative of death and damage, rural …

[PDF][PDF] Diabetes fact: Bangladesh perspective

A Mohiuddin - Community and Public Health Nursing, 2019 - academia.edu
Bangladesh is a develo** country where 75% of total population lives in rural area.
Subsequently they have poor healthcare access as 26% of rural professionals remain …

Obesity in South Asia: phenotype, morbidities, and mitigation

A Misra, R Jayawardena, S Anoop - Current Obesity Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity has increased in South Asian countries that are still
grappling with undernutrition. In this review, we highlight the characteristics of obesity, its …

[HTML][HTML] Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of street food vendors in Jashore region, Bangladesh

MT Hossen, MJ Ferdaus, MM Hasan… - Food Science and …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Most people now have their meals outside their homes and are vulnerable to illness caused
by food. Unsafe food preparation and supply by vendors have made food safety a concern …