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Behavioral and Dietary Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases by Ezzati, Majid, Riboli, Elio

“…This review in the Global Health series focuses on the role of smoking, alcohol, and obesity in the burden of noncommunicable disease. Except in eastern Europe…”
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Global epidemiology, health burden and effective interventions for elevated blood pressure and hypertension by Zhou, Bin, Perel, Pablo, Mensah, George A., Ezzati, Majid

“…High blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for ischaemic heart disease, stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease and…”
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Global burden of cancer attributable to high body-mass index in 2012: a population-based study by Arnold, Melina, Dr, Pandeya, Nirmala, PhD, Byrnes, Graham, PhD, Renehan, Andrew G, Prof, Stevens, Gretchen A, DSc, Ezzati, Majid, Prof, Ferlay, Jacques, MSc, Miranda, J Jaime, PhD, Romieu, Isabelle, PhD, Dikshit, Rajesh, PhD, Forman, David, PhD, Soerjomataram, Isabelle, PhD

“…Summary Background High body-mass index (BMI; defined as 25 kg/m2 or greater) is associated with increased risk of cancer. To inform public health policy and…”
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Magnitude, demographics and dynamics of the effect of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality in 21 industrialized countries by Kontis, Vasilis, Bennett, James E., Rashid, Theo, Parks, Robbie M., Pearson-Stuttard, Jonathan, Guillot, Michel, Asaria, Perviz, Zhou, Bin, Battaglini, Marco, Corsetti, Gianni, McKee, Martin, Di Cesare, Mariachiara, Mathers, Colin D., Ezzati, Majid

“…The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed many social, economic, environmental and healthcare determinants of health. We applied an ensemble…”
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Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries by Black, Robert E, Prof, Victora, Cesar G, Prof, Walker, Susan P, Prof, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Prof, Christian, Parul, Prof, de Onis, Mercedes, MD, Ezzati, Majid, Prof, Grantham-McGregor, Sally, Prof, Katz, Joanne, Prof, Martorell, Reynaldo, Prof, Uauy, Ricardo, Prof

“…Summary Maternal and child malnutrition in low-income and middle-income countries encompasses both undernutrition and a growing problem with overweight and…”
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Measuring social, environmental and health inequalities using deep learning and street imagery by Suel, Esra, Polak, John W., Bennett, James E., Ezzati, Majid

“…Cities are home to an increasing majority of the world’s population. Currently, it is difficult to track social, economic, environmental and health outcomes in…”
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Long-term exposure to air-pollution and COVID-19 mortality in England: A hierarchical spatial analysis by Konstantinoudis, Garyfallos, Padellini, Tullia, Bennett, James, Davies, Bethan, Ezzati, Majid, Blangiardo, Marta

“…•We downscaled the coarse spatial resolution of deaths to mitigate ecological bias.•We accounted for confounding, spatial autocorrelation and pre-existing…”
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Community factors and excess mortality in first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England by Davies, Bethan, Parkes, Brandon L., Bennett, James, Fecht, Daniela, Blangiardo, Marta, Ezzati, Majid, Elliott, Paul

“…Risk factors for increased risk of death from COVID-19 have been identified, but less is known on characteristics that make communities resilient or vulnerable…”
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Accessibility and allocation of public parks and gardens in England and Wales: A COVID-19 social distancing perspective by Shoari, Niloofar, Ezzati, Majid, Baumgartner, Jill, Malacarne, Diego, Fecht, Daniela

“…Visiting parks and gardens supports physical and mental health. We quantified access to public parks and gardens in urban areas of England and Wales, and the…”
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Global Sodium Consumption and Death from Cardiovascular Causes by Mozaffarian, Dariush, Fahimi, Saman, Singh, Gitanjali M, Micha, Renata, Khatibzadeh, Shahab, Engell, Rebecca E, Lim, Stephen, Danaei, Goodarz, Ezzati, Majid, Powles, John

“…The authors estimate that in 2010, a total of 1.65 million deaths from cardiovascular causes occurred as a result of excess sodium consumption. They assess…”
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Future life expectancy in 35 industrialised countries: projections with a Bayesian model ensemble by Kontis, Vasilis, PhD, Bennett, James E, PhD, Mathers, Colin D, PhD, Li, Guangquan, PhD, Foreman, Kyle, PhD, Ezzati, Majid, Prof

“…Summary Background Projections of future mortality and life expectancy are needed to plan for health and social services and pensions. Our aim was to forecast…”
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Acting on non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income tropical countries by Ezzati, Majid, Pearson-Stuttard, Jonathan, Bennett, James E., Mathers, Colin D.

“…The classical portrayal of poor health in tropical countries is one of infections and parasites, contrasting with wealthy Western countries, where unhealthy…”
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Estimated Global, Regional, and National Disease Burdens Related to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in 2010 by Singh, Gitanjali M, Micha, Renata, Khatibzadeh, Shahab, Lim, Stephen, Ezzati, Majid, Mozaffarian, Dariush

“…Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are consumed globally and contribute to adiposity. However, the worldwide impact of SSBs on burdens of adiposity-related…”
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The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic by Jaacks, Lindsay M, Vandevijvere, Stefanie, Pan, An, McGowan, Craig J, Wallace, Chelsea, Imamura, Fumiaki, Mozaffarian, Dariush, Swinburn, Boyd, Ezzati, Majid

“…The global prevalence of obesity has increased substantially over the past 40 years, from less than 1% in 1975, to 6–8% in 2016, among girls and boys, and from…”
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Anomalously warm temperatures are associated with increased injury deaths by Parks, Robbie M., Bennett, James E., Tamura-Wicks, Helen, Kontis, Vasilis, Toumi, Ralf, Danaei, Goodarz, Ezzati, Majid

“…Temperatures that deviate from the long-term local norm affect human health, and are projected to become more frequent as the global climate changes 1 . There…”
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Worldwide risk factors for heart failure: A systematic review and pooled analysis by Khatibzadeh, Shahab, Farzadfar, Farshad, Oliver, John, Ezzati, Majid, Moran, Andrew

“…Abstract Background Heart failure risk factors are diverse and likely to vary among world regions. Systematic review and pooled analysis were used to describe…”
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Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to diabetes and high body-mass index: a comparative risk assessment by Pearson-Stuttard, Jonathan, Zhou, Bin, Kontis, Vasilis, Bentham, James, Gunter, Marc J, Ezzati, Majid

“…Diabetes and high body-mass index (BMI) are associated with increased risk of several cancers, and are increasing in prevalence in most countries. We estimated…”
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Environmental health in China: progress towards clean air and safe water by Zhang, Junfeng, Prof, Mauzerall, Denise L, PhD, Zhu, Tong, Prof, Liang, Song, PhD, Ezzati, Majid, PhD, Remais, Justin V, Dr

“…Summary Environmental risk factors, especially air and water pollution, are a major source of morbidity and mortality in China. Biomass fuel and coal are…”
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Major risk factors for stillbirth in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Flenady, Vicki, MMedSc, Koopmans, Laura, BPsych, Middleton, Philippa, MPH, Frøen, J Frederik, MD, Smith, Gordon C, Prof, Gibbons, Kristen, BMaths, Coory, Michael, MD, Gordon, Adrienne, MD, Ellwood, David, Prof, McIntyre, Harold David, Prof, Fretts, Ruth, MD, Ezzati, Majid, Prof

“…Summary Background Stillbirth rates in high-income countries have shown little or no improvement over the past two decades. Prevention strategies that target…”
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NCD Countdown 2030: pathways to achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 by Bennett, James E, Kontis, Vasilis, Mathers, Colin D, Guillot, Michel, Rehm, Jürgen, Chalkidou, Kalipso, Kengne, Andre P, Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M, Bawah, Ayaga A, Dain, Katie, Varghese, Cherian, Riley, Leanne M, Bonita, Ruth, Kruk, Margaret E, Beaglehole, Robert, Ezzati, Majid

“…The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4 is to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by a third by 2030 relative to 2015…”
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