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High BMI: an important health risk factor among older adults in Ghana.
CONCLUSION: Prevalence of obesity and overweight in Ghana is high and increasing, which poses a health risk at the individual and population levels. Inter-sectorial and multidisciplinary measures in line with the national non-communicable disease policies aimed at curbing this trend are imperative. PMID: 33054895 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Nutrition - October 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yorke E, Tetteh J, Boima V, Yawson AE Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research

Risk Factor Control in Stroke Survivors with Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Diabetes: A Ghanaian Registry Analysis
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 80% of worldwide diabetes (DM)-related deaths presently occur in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC). DM-related deaths is projected to double over the next 20 years.1,2 As of 2012, ∼14 million Africans (4.8%) had diabetes mellitus (DM), and 81% were undiagnosed (vs. 50% worldwide), making Africa the continent with the highest proportion of people with undiagnosed DM.3 Projections for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) indicate diabetes will rise by 71–23.9 million by 2030 (predicted global increase is 37%).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 22, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Fred Stephen Sarfo, John Akassi, Martin Agyei, Samuel Kontoh, Bruce Ovbiagele Source Type: research