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The Impact of a Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Health and Health Care Costs: A Modelling Study by Veerman, J Lennert, Sacks, Gary, Antonopoulos, Nicole, Martin, Jane

“…This paper aims to estimate the consequences of an additional 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on health and health care expenditure. Participants…”
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Physical activity and risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and ischemic stroke events: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 by Kyu, Hmwe H, Bachman, Victoria F, Alexander, Lily T, Mumford, John Everett, Afshin, Ashkan, Estep, Kara, Veerman, J Lennert, Delwiche, Kristen, Iannarone, Marissa L, Moyer, Madeline L, Cercy, Kelly, Vos, Theo, Murray, Christopher J L, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H

“…Objective To quantify the dose-response associations between total physical activity and risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, ischemic heart disease,…”
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Estimated health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of eliminating industrial trans-fatty acids in Australia: A modelling study by Marklund, Matti, Zheng, Miaobing, Veerman, J Lennert, Wu, Jason H Y

“…trans-fatty acids (TFAs) are a well-known risk factor of ischemic heart disease (IHD). In Australia, the highest TFA intake is concentrated to the most…”
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Determinants of Obesity and Associated Population Attributability, South Africa: Empirical Evidence from a National Panel Survey, 2008-2012 by Sartorius, Benn, Veerman, Lennert J, Manyema, Mercy, Chola, Lumbwe, Hofman, Karen

“…Obesity is a major risk factor for emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDS) in middle income countries including South Africa (SA). Understanding the multiple…”
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The association between built environment features and physical activity in the Australian context: a synthesis of the literature by Zapata-Diomedi, Belen, Veerman, J Lennert

“…There is growing evidence indicating that the built environment is a determinant of physical activity. However, despite the well-established health benefits of…”
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Population awareness of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Buea, Cameroon by Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Takah, Noah, Ngwasiri, Calypse, Noubiap, Jean Jacques, Tindong, Maxime, Dzudie, Anastase, Veerman, J Lennert

“…Adequate awareness of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and their risk factors may help reduce the population's exposure to modifiable risk factors and thereby…”
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Improving diet and physical activity to reduce population prevalence of overweight and obesity: An overview of current evidence by K. Stephens, Samantha, J. Cobiac, Linda, Veerman, J. Lennert

“…Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to provide an overview of interventions to reduce or prevent overweight or obesity and improve diet or physical…”
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Avoidable burden of stomach cancer and potential gains in healthy life years from gradual reductions in salt consumption in Vietnam, 2019–2030: a modelling study by Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Cobiac, Linda J, Phung, Dung, Phung, Hai N, Veerman, J Lennert

“…Excess salt consumption is causally linked with stomach cancer, and salt intake among adults in Vietnam is about twice the recommended levels. The aim of this…”
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A method for the inclusion of physical activity-related health benefits in cost-benefit analysis of built environment initiatives by Zapata-Diomedi, Belen, Gunn, Lucy, Giles-Corti, Billie, Shiell, Alan, Lennert Veerman, J.

“…The built environment has a significant influence on population levels of physical activity (PA) and therefore health. However, PA-related health benefits are…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of population salt reduction interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease in Cameroon: mathematical modelling study by Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Cobiac, Linda, Veerman, J. Lennert

“…BackgroundReducing dietary sodium (salt) intake has been proposed as a population-wide strategy to reduce blood pressure and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The…”
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Decreasing the Burden of Type 2 Diabetes in South Africa: The Impact of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by Manyema, Mercy, Veerman, J Lennert, Chola, Lumbwe, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Labadarios, Demetre, Hofman, Karen

“…Type 2 diabetes poses an increasing public health burden in South Africa (SA) with obesity as the main driver of the epidemic. Consumption of sugar sweetened…”
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A shift from motorised travel to active transport: What are the potential health gains for an Australian city? by Zapata-Diomedi, Belen, Knibbs, Luke D, Ware, Robert S, Heesch, Kristiann C, Tainio, Marko, Woodcock, James, Veerman, J Lennert

“…An alarmingly high proportion of the Australian adult population does not meet national physical activity guidelines (57%). This is concerning because physical…”
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The potential impact of a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity in South African adults: a mathematical model by Manyema, Mercy, Veerman, Lennert J, Chola, Lumbwe, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Sartorius, Benn, Labadarios, Demetre, Hofman, Karen J

“…The prevalence of obesity in South Africa has risen sharply, as has the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Research shows that consumption of…”
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Primary and secondary prevention interventions for cardiovascular disease in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review of economic evaluations by Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Takah, Noah Fongwen, Zapata-Diomedi, Belen, Veerman, J Lennert

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of deaths globally, with greatest premature mortality in the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Many of…”
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Modelling the potential impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on stroke mortality, costs and health-adjusted life years in South Africa by Manyema, Mercy, Veerman, Lennert J, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Labadarios, Demetre, Hofman, Karen J

“…Stroke poses a growing human and economic burden in South Africa. Excess sugar consumption, especially from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), has been…”
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Stakeholder-engaged research: strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya by Wanjau, Mary Njeri, Kivuti-Bitok, Lucy W, Aminde, Leopold N, Veerman, J. Lennert

“…Abstract Background This study was done as part of a larger study that aims to identify the most impactful and cost-effective strategies for the prevention and…”
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Estimation and determinants of direct medical costs of ischaemic heart disease, stroke and hypertensive heart disease: evidence from two major hospitals in Cameroon by Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Dzudie, Anastase, Mapoure, Yacouba N, Tantchou, Jacques Cabral, Veerman, J Lennert

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the largest contributor to the non-communicable diseases (NCD) burden in Cameroon, but data on its economic burden is lacking…”
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Physical activity-related health and economic benefits of building walkable neighbourhoods: a modelled comparison between brownfield and greenfield developments by Zapata-Diomedi, Belén, Boulangé, Claire, Giles-Corti, Billie, Phelan, Kath, Washington, Simon, Veerman, J Lennert, Gunn, Lucy Dubrelle

“…A consensus is emerging in the literature that urban form can impact health by either facilitating or deterring physical activity (PA). However, there is a…”
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Estimated Impact of Achieving the Australian National Sodium Reduction Targets on Blood Pressure, Chronic Kidney Disease Burden and Healthcare Costs: A Modelling Study by Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Wanjau, Mary Njeri, Cobiac, Linda J, Veerman, J Lennert

“…Excess sodium intake raises blood pressure which increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to estimate the impact of reduced sodium intake…”
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Television food advertising and the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity: a multicountry comparison by Goris, Janny M, Petersen, Solveig, Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Veerman, J Lennert

“…To estimate the contribution of television (TV) food advertising to the prevalence of obesity among 6-11-year-old children in Australia, Great Britain (England…”
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