The Burden of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries

Actividad física en el tiempo libre y autopercepción del estado de salud en Colombia

“…El número total de muertes así como las tasas de mortalidad por ECNT son actualmente mayores en los países en desarrollo comparadas con las de países desarrollados. La proyección para el año 2020 es que 7 de cada 10 muertes ocurridas en países en desarrollo serán directamente ocasionadas por ECNT (42). Es imperativo destacar que la epidemia de ECNT y sus catastróficas repercusiones en los sistemas de salud no son un problema exclusivo de países industrializados, por el contrario, representan una amenaza actual y futura para la salud pública de los países en desarrollo como Colombia (43).…”

Hypertension and Diabetes Prevalence in Older Persons in Jamaica, 2012

“…Studies have shown, however, that ageing and NCDs are not inextricably associated with increased costs (23,22). It is the level of severity of the chronic disease and its associated complications which are actually costly (9,27). This highlights the importance of promoting prevention at all ages (including after age 60 years) to reduce the impact and cost of NCDs (28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35).…”

Fast food consumption and the risk of metabolic syndrome after 3-years of follow-up: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

“…1,2 The prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome and related cardiometabolic risk factors have increased over the past two decades in developing countries. 3 Major factors contributing to this alarming rising trend are sedentary lifestyles and the on-going nutrition transition with progressive shift to a westernized diet, in particular higher consumption of processed foods, sweetened beverages and fast foods. 4 Epidemiological and clinical studies reported that frequent consumption of fast foods is related to weight gain, insulin resistance and other metabolic abnormalities.…”