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Estimates of the lifetime risk of developing CVD provide a comprehensive measure of the burden of CVD in the general population and can be useful in developing public health policies to reduce the overall burden of CVD...
Guatemala: Lowering household wood smoke exposure reduces CVD risk
Solid biomass fuels, such as secondhand smoke, continue to be major indoor air pollutants in many low- and middle-income countries, however, a modified cost-effective stove can decrease exposure to particulate matter...
US: Children obesity a growing concern
While the unduly high frequency of overweight and obesity in US adults remains an important clinical and public health concern and area of intense interest and discussion, childhood obesity is a major focus of current public health efforts in the US...
US: Despairing number of overweight and obese adults
Between 1999 and 2010, there was an increase in the frequency of obesity, primarily among men, with particularly disturbing increases in the prevalence of obesity in non-Hispanic black women and Mexican American women...
Latin America: Adult smoking patterns
This research suggests that national tobacco control programs should "aggressively" target high risk populations...
