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Economic growth as an underlying probable systemic driver for childhood obesity in South Africa: A Joinpoint regression and ecological analysis over 10 years
CONCLUSIONS: An increase in childhood and adolescent obesity over time was observed, while trend associations between obesity and EGIs exist.PMID:33944743 | DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i3.14669
Source: South African Medical Journal - May 4, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: P T Pisa N M Pisa P Chikandiwa A Chikandiwa Source Type: research

Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
CONCLUSIONS: According to moderate- to high-certainty evidence, short-chain fatty acids and LCn3 have little or no effect on mortality or cardiovascular health. However, omega-3 ALA slightly reduces the risk of CVD events and arrhythmias. PMID: 33403957 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - January 7, 2021 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research

Africa: New Coalition Plans to Tackle Continent's Growing Burden of Stroke
[The Conversation Africa] Africa is currently experiencing a changing pattern of diseases and deaths. The continent faces a double burden of infectious diseases and rapid escalation of non-communicable diseases such as stroke and heart disease. These conditions are driven by factors like ageing populations, changes in dietary habits, and rising rates of hypertension, physical inactivity, smoking, diabetes, raised cholesterol, alcohol abuse and obesity.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

The relation between echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness and mitral annular calcification
Conclusion: We showed that EFT was significantly elevated in patients with MAC and it was positively correlated with MAC.Keywords: mitral annular calcification, epicardial fat thickness, cardiovascular risk.
Source: African Health Sciences - April 17, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Nigeria:How Painkillers, Kidney Disease Increase Obesity, Diabetes Risk
[Guardian] New research from the largest study of its kind reveals patients taking painkillers alongside medication for heart disease, stroke or diabetes are 95 per cent more likely to become obese as the sedative drugs make people inactive and affect their metabolism.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 12, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

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