Prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetes of Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Medina-Ramirez, DR Soriano-Moreno, KG Tuco… - Plos one, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Objectives This systematic review aimed to assess the prevalence and incidence of diabetic
retinopathy in patients with diabetes of Latin America and the Caribbean. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Whole and refined grains and health—Evidence supporting “make half your grains whole”

JM Jones, CG García, HJ Braun - Advances in Nutrition, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Research-based dietary guidelines suggest that consumers “make half their grains whole.”
Yet some advocate ingesting only whole-grain foods (WGFs) and avoiding all refined-grain …

Latin American consumption of major food groups: Results from the ELANS study

I Kovalskys, A Rigotti, B Koletzko, M Fisberg… - PLoS …, 2019‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The Latin American (LA) region is still facing an ongoing epidemiological
transition and shows a complex public health scenario regarding non-communicable …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic status impact on diet quality and body mass index in eight Latin American countries: ELANS study results

G Gómez, I Kovalskys, ACB Leme, D Quesada… - Nutrients, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Poor health and diet quality are associated with living within a low socioeconomic status
(SES). This study aimed to investigate the impact of SES on diet quality and body mass …

The global pandemic of overweight and obesity: addressing a twenty-first century multifactorial disease

D Ryan, S Barquera, O Barata Cavalcanti… - Handbook of global …, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract According to the World Health Organization, overweight and obesity are defined as
“abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health.” Dramatic increases …

The diverse and complementary components of urban food systems in the global South: Characterization and policy implications

P Moustier, M Holdsworth, DT Anh, PA Seck… - Global Food …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
As the world is becoming increasingly urbanised, urban food security and provisioning are
the focus of growing attention. The inability of current food systems to meet the food …

“Planeterranea”: An attempt to broaden the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet worldwide

C Vetrani, P Piscitelli, G Muscogiuri, L Barrea… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) lead to a dramatic burden on morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Diet is a modifiable risk factor for NCDs, with Mediterranean Diet (MD) being one …

Introducing plant-based Mediterranean diet as a lifestyle medicine approach in Latin America: opportunities within the Chilean context

C Figueroa, G Echeverría, G Villarreal… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Latin America is experiencing a significant epidemiological and nutritional transition, with a
trend toward higher incidence of food-related chronic diseases. In this context, Lifestyle …

Genetics, genomics, and diet interactions in obesity in the Latin American environment

P Guevara-Ramírez, S Cadena-Ullauri… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that
could impact an individual's health; moreover, the World Health Organization (WHO) has …

[HTML][HTML] Diet quality, food groups and nutrients associated with the gut microbiota in a nonwestern population

ÁS García-Vega, V Corrales-Agudelo, A Reyes… - Nutrients, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Diet plays an important role in sha** gut microbiota. However, much remains to be
learned regarding this association. We analyzed dietary intake and gut microbiota in a …