Nutritional burden from the global burden of disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nutritional deficiencies remain a severe public health burden worldwide. They include some deficiencies and can lead to protein-energy malnutrition. Recent data has showed that inapprioprate nutrition and diet might be responsible for several milion deaths due to cardiovascular diseases. Thus, we aimed to determined the incidence rate of and DALYs due to nutritional deficiencies in 204 countries and territories.

Material and methods

We used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 to calculate the incidence rates of and estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to nutritional deficiencies in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019.

Results

During this period, the age-standardized incidence r

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11493049 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature