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Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background Suboptimal diet is an important preventable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); however,
its impact on the burden of NCDs has not been systematically evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the ...
São Paulo call to action for the prevention and control of high blood pressure: 2020
(Wiley, 2019)
Key Messages
About 1/4th of adults have high blood pressure which is the single most important risk for death (including heart disease and stroke).
There are effective policies that could facilitate people making healthy ...
Rhinosinusitis and allergy: a relationship of random meetings
(AOSIS, 2019)
Sinusitis, more aptly referred to as rhinosinusitis, can be described
as a symptomatic inflammatory condition of the paranasal
sinuses and the nasal cavity.1 Generally, the condition is regarded
as acute (ARS) if lasting ...
Addressing non-communicable diseases in the Western Cape, South Africa
(PAGEPress, 2019)
Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are increasing with grave consequences to countries’ development. The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to determine challenges PURE study participants faced ...
Gaze behavior in basketball free throws developed in constant and variable practice
(MDPI, 2019)
There are a limited number of studies focusing on the mechanisms explaining why variable practice gives an advantage in a novel situation and constant practice in performance in trained conditions. We hypothesized that ...
BRICS to BRICSCESS: a perspective for practical action in the promotion of healthy lifestyles to improve public health in five countries
(Elsevier, 2019)
A brief historical summary of BRICS countries and the BRICS Council of Exercise and Sport Science (BRICSCESS) is presented.
BRICSCESS functions to facilitate the accomplishment of the various tasks such as to establish ...
The health benefits of exercise therapy for patients with Down syndrome: a systematic review
(AOSIS, 2019)
Background: Many patients with Down syndrome (PWDS) have poor cardiometabolic risk profiles, aerobic capacities and weak hypotonic muscles, primarily because of physical inactivity and poor diet.
Objectives: This study ...
The association between under-nutrition, school performance and perceptual motor functioning in first-grade South African learners: the North-West Child Health Integrated with Learning and Development study
(AOSIS, 2019)
Background: Early childhood is characterised by an immense spurt of growing and
learning where under-nutrition can have adverse effects on the neuro-developmental health
and school performance of children. A full ...
Results from the Healthy Active Kids South Africa 2018 Report Card
(HMPG, 2019)
Background. Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA) Report Cards were produced in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2016.
Objective. The 2018 Report Card aims to report on the latest available evidence relating to the physical activity ...
Corrigendum to: May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
Corrigendum to: May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension [Eur Heart J 2019;40:2006–2017].
In the original version ...