Search Results - "Lindsay M Jaacks"
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The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic
Published in The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology (01-03-2019)“…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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Hypertension screening, awareness, treatment, and control in India: A nationally representative cross-sectional study among individuals aged 15 to 49 years
Published in PLoS medicine (03-05-2019)“…Evidence on where in the hypertension care process individuals are lost to care, and how this varies among states and population groups in a country as large…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural production, livelihoods, and food security in India: baseline results of a phone survey
Published in Food security (2021)“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on agricultural production, livelihoods, food security, and dietary diversity in…”
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Type 2 Diabetes: A 21st Century Epidemic
Published in Baillière's best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism (01-06-2016)“…Abstract Around 415 million people around the world have diabetes (9% of adults), and the vast majority live in low- and middle-income countries. Over the next…”
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Association of prenatal pesticide exposures with adverse pregnancy outcomes and stunting in rural Bangladesh
Published in Environment international (01-12-2019)“…•Among first studies to evaluate pesticide exposures in pregnant women in Bangladesh.•Levels of urinary metabolites of chlorpyrifos and parathion were notably…”
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Patterns of Red and Processed Meat Consumption across North America: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Comparison of Dietary Recalls from Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (05-01-2021)“…Close economic ties encourage production and trade of meat between Canada, Mexico, and the US. Understanding the patterns of red and processed meat consumption…”
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Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Among Individuals 15 Years and Older in 28 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Published in The Journal of nutrition (01-07-2019)“…The WHO recommends 400 g/d of fruits and vegetables (the equivalent of ∼5 servings/d) for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). However, there is…”
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Variation in health system performance for managing diabetes among states in India: a cross-sectional study of individuals aged 15 to 49 years
Published in BMC medicine (13-05-2019)“…Understanding where adults with diabetes in India are lost in the diabetes care cascade is essential for the design of targeted health interventions and to…”
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Nutritional research is moving to a whole-diet approach, time for food policy
Published in BMC medicine (30-04-2021)“…Given that those with diets that aligned more with this unhealthy dietary pattern had an increased risk of CVD and death, these findings may partly explain why…”
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Dietary quality and cardiometabolic indicators in the USA: A comparison of the Planetary Health Diet Index, Healthy Eating Index-2015, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
Published in PloS one (10-01-2024)“…The Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) measures adherence to the sustainable dietary guidance proposed by the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health. To…”
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Drivers of food consumption among overweight mother-child dyads in Malawi
Published in PloS one (17-12-2020)“…To address the increase in overweight and obesity among mothers and children in sub-Saharan Africa, an understanding of the factors that drive their food…”
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Geographic and sociodemographic variation of cardiovascular disease risk in India: A cross-sectional study of 797,540 adults
Published in PLoS medicine (19-06-2018)“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in India. Yet, evidence on the CVD risk of India's population is limited. To inform health…”
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Impact of taxes and warning labels on red meat purchases among US consumers: A randomized controlled trial
Published in PLoS medicine (18-09-2023)“…Policies to reduce red meat intake are important for mitigating climate change and improving public health. We tested the impact of taxes and warning labels on…”
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Investigating sex differences in the accuracy of dietary assessment methods to measure energy intake in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-05-2021)“…To inform the interpretation of dietary data in the context of sex differences in diet–disease relations, it is important to understand whether there are any…”
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Effects of red meat taxes and warning labels on food groups selected in a randomized controlled trial
Published in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (15-04-2024)“…High consumption of red and processed meat contributes to both health and environmental harms. Warning labels and taxes for red meat reduce selection of red…”
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Developing health and environmental warning messages about red meat: An online experiment
Published in PloS one (24-06-2022)“…The United States has among the highest per capita red meat consumption in the world. Reducing red meat consumption is crucial for minimizing the environmental…”
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Age, Period and Cohort Effects on Adult Body Mass Index and Overweight from 1991 to 2009 in China: the China Health and Nutrition Survey
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-06-2013)“…Contributions of age-period-cohort effects to increases in BMI and overweight among Chinese adults must be resolved in order to design appropriate…”
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Pregnancy pesticide exposure and child development in low- and middle-income countries: A prospective analysis of a birth cohort in rural Bangladesh and meta-analysis
Published in PloS one (09-06-2023)“…Despite considerable evidence on a negative association between pregnancy pesticide exposure and child development in high-income countries, evidence from low-…”
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Evidence of potential impacts of a nutrition-sensitive agroecology program in Andhra Pradesh, India, on dietary diversity, nutritional status, and child development
Published in PloS one (13-05-2024)“…While a number of studies have examined the nutritional impacts of agroecological interventions, few have examined impacts on child development, maternal and…”
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