Potential Policy Approaches to Address Diet-Related Diseases

Reports has recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that should inspire vigorous action to improve the diets of individuals in the United States, these report focus on the prevalence of obesity that is high among youth and increases the risks of hypertension, stroke, myo...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2018-07, Vol.320 (4), p.341-342
Main Authors: Jacobson, Michael F, Krieger, James, Brownell, Kelly D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cerebral infarction
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent)
Diet
Disease
Disease control
Health risks
Hypertension
Mortality
Myocardial infarction
Obesity
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Sodium
Youth
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Summary:Reports has recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that should inspire vigorous action to improve the diets of individuals in the United States, these report focus on the prevalence of obesity that is high among youth and increases the risks of hypertension, stroke, myocardial, infarction, certain cancers especially to the type 2 diabetes, another reports were the sodium consumption. High sodium intake increases the risk of hypertension and myocardial infarction and stroke. The US Burden of Disease Collaborators reported that dietary factors were associated with 529,299 deaths in 2016 in the United States, making them the leading risk factor for mortality.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2018.7434