Sugar consumption and global prevalence of obesity and hypertension: an ecological analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The nutrition transition model provides an integrated approach to analyse global changes in food consumption and lifestyle patterns. Whether variability in food availability for consumption, lifestyle and sociodemographic factors is associated with the worldwide prevalence distribution of overweight, obesity and hypertension is unclear.

Design

Ecological analysis.

Setting

Country-specific prevalence estimates of overweight, obesity and hypertension were obtained. Prevalence estimates were then matched to year- and country-specific food and energy availability for consumption of cereals, sugar, sweeteners and honey, vegetable oils, fruits, starchy roots, pulses, total vegetables, alcoholic beverages, total meat, animal fat, eggs, milk, and fish and seafood. T

SUBMITTER: Siervo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10282320 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature