scholarly journals Healthy Diets and Modifiable Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases—The European Perspective

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello Iriti ◽  
Elena Maria Varoni ◽  
Sara Vitalini
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Nordic Diet ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
New Nordic Diet ◽  
The Mediterranean

Non-communicable diseases pose a serious threat to Western countries, in particular to European populations. In this context, healthy diets, such as the Mediterranean diet and the New Nordic diet developed in 2004, in addition to other healthy lifestyle choices (i.e., regular and low to moderate intensity levels of physical activity) can contribute to reduce the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes (majorly preventable, diet-related, non-communicable diseases), including being overweight, obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia and hypercholesterolemia. The Mediterranean diet and the Nordic diet share common traits: they are rich in nutrient-dense foods (mostly plant-derived foods) and low in energy-dense foods (mainly of animal origin). However, more studies are needed to ascertain the long-term effects of adherence to both dietary styles with regards to disease prevalence and incidence, especially for the New Nordic Diet.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Behavioral Risk Factors of Non Communicable Diseases among Adolescents of Higher Secondary Schools of Lalitpur District in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
Soni Shrestha ◽  
Radha Kumari Paudel ◽  
Nisha Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Moderate Intensity Activity

Non Communicable Diseases are the biggest cause of death worldwide. There are eight major risk factors, out of which four of them are behavioral risk factors (tobacco use, harmful alcohol consumption, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity) and four of them are biological risk factors. The general objective of this study is to assess prevalence of behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescents. The study was conducted on students of higher secondary schools of Lalitpur. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with the sample size 396. Structured questionnaire developed by STEPS SURVEY Nepal 2013 was used for data collection. Data management, analysis and interpretation were done using SPSS 20 version by calculating frequency and percentage. The prevalence of current tobacco (smoking) consumption was 17.2% and the prevalence of smokeless tobacco consumption was 8.1%. Current alcohol consumption was 14.4%. The prevalence of inadequate vigorous intensity activity was 58.3% and moderate intensity activity was 50.5%. The prevalence of fruit and vegetables consumption was 21.2% and 60.4% respectively. On the basis of findings of study it is concluded that use of tobacco products and alcohol was higher in male than female. All of the students consumed fruits and vegetables at least once a day but none of adolescents follow the consumption of fruits and vegetables as recommended by WHO. The adolescents were active as they involved in both vigorous and moderate intensity activity. The private schools students were less involved in physical activity as compared to public schools.

scholarly journals Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet in the Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases as the Epidemic of the 21st century

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doina A. TODEA ◽  
Loredana Elena ROSCA ◽  
Andreea C. COMAN ◽  
Iuliu SUATEAN ◽  
Andreea C. HERESCU
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Warning Signal ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
Food Pyramid ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Impact

Non-communicable diseases are known as the epidemic of the 21st century. In Romania, these are responsible for almost 91% of all the deaths. A balanced diet and regular physical activity (at least 30 minutes throughout the day) are the keys to a healthy and long living life. Mediterranean diet is shown to be the optimal diet for preventing non-communicable diseases and preserving good health. The concept of the Mediterranean diet is defined by the food pyramid, which is meant to provide an overall impression of healthy food choices, rather than to define recommended weights of certain foods or proportions of energy obtained from them. In Romania the concept of Mediterranean diet is unknown to most ordinary people. Even in medicine field there are few doctors who really know about this diet and its effects on patients’ health. Our purpose in writing this article was to draw a warning signal about the impact of Mediterranean diet on the health of people, in hope that through media, the importance of a healthy and active life in raising quality of life and decreasing morbidity and mortality can be fully understood.

s.Three Contemporary Applications, 11 Human Rights and Non-Communicable Diseases: Controlling Tobacco and Promoting Healthy Diets

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toebes Brigit ◽  
Patterson David
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
Harmful Use ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Human Rights Norms

This chapter explores how human rights norms, principles, and mechanisms can be applied to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs are now responsible for the vast majority of disease and death worldwide. There is widespread recognition that four behavioral risk factors are at the root of the major NCDs: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, lack of physical exercise, and the harmful use of alcohol. It is widely understood that law and policy measures, including bans and price measures, are important tools for implementing structural and risk avoidance strategies, changing unhealthy behaviors. Human rights scholars and practitioners increasingly emphasize the human rights dimensions of the NCD pandemic as a basis to develop laws and policies to address risk factors and prevent disease. This chapter outlines the current human rights dimensions and approaches to NCD risk factors and suggests opportunities to strengthen legal obligations to respond to NCDs, with an emphasis on controlling tobacco and promoting healthy diets.

Olive oil consumption can prevent non-communicable diseases and COVID-19 : Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debabrata Majumder ◽  
Mousumi Debnath ◽  
Kamal Nayan Sharma ◽  
Surinder Singh Shekhawat ◽  
G.B.K.S Prasad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Olive Oil ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Oil Consumption ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Phytochemical Composition ◽  
Upstream Processing ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

: The Mediterranean diet is appraised as the premier dietary regimen and its espousal is correlated with the prevention of degenerative diseases and extended longevity. The consumption of olive oil stands out as the most peculiar feature of the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil rich in various bioactive compounds like oleanolic acid, oleuropein, oleocanthal, and hydroxytyrosol is known for its anti-inflammatory as well as cardioprotective property. Recently in silico studies have indicated that phytochemicals present in olive oil are a potential candidate to act against SARS-CoV-2. Although extensive studies on olive oil and its phytochemical composition; still, some lacunas persist in understanding how the phytochemical composition of olive oil is dependent on upstream processing. The signaling pathways regulated by olive oil in the restriction of various diseases is also not clear. To answer these queries, a detailed search of research and review articles published between 1990 to 2019 were reviewed in this effect. Olive oil consumption was found to be advantageous for various chronic non-communicable diseases. Olive oil’s constituents are having potent anti-inflammatory activities and thus restrict the progression of various inflammation-linked diseases ranging from arthritis to cancer. But it is also notable that the amount and nature of phytochemical composition of household olive oil are regulated by its upstream processing and the physicochemical properties of this oil can give a hint regarding the manufacturing method as well as its therapeutic. Moreover, daily uptake of olive oil should be monitored as excessive intake can cause body weight gain and change in the basal metabolic index. So, it can be concluded that olive oil consumption is beneficial for human health, and particularly for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, breast cancer, and inflammation. The simple way of processing olive oil maintains the polyphenol constituents and provides more protection against non-communicable diseases and SARS-CoV-2.

Adherence to the pyramid of the mediterranean diet (2010), non-communicable diseases and lifestyle in online postgraduate Spanish students in the food area

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Elío Iñaki ◽  
Jarrín Sandra ◽  
Eléxpuru María ◽  
Crespo Jorge ◽  
Domínguez Irma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Mediterranean

BACKGROUND: In Spain, there are several studies published on the relationship between eating habits and lifestyle among university students; but only a few of them are focused on online postgraduate students. OBJECTIVE: Herein we aimed to evaluate the degree of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid (2010 edition), non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and lifestyle in online postgraduate students aged 20–65 years belonging to the food area of the Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER). METHODS: We performed a descriptive cross-sectional study including 100 online post-graduate students aged 20–65 years who were recruited by an accidental non-probabilistic sampling method consisting of a questionnaire on their sociodemographic characteristics, NCDs, lifestyle, and a 3-day food intake record (3-d). RESULTS: The profile of the students was 74% women, with a mean age of 36.6 (±10.5) years and body mass index (BMI) of 22.6 kg / m2 (±3.3). 71% of the volunteers presented normal weight, while 20% were overweight. Indeed, only a low percentage of the volunteers presented hypertension (1%), cardiovascular disease (0%), diabetes mellitus 1 (2%), diabetes mellitus 2 (3%), hypercholesterolemia (9%), and hyperuricemia (2%). Concerning lifestyle, (77%) of students were non-smokers, (78%) consumed beverages with caffeine, (51%) did not consume alcoholic beverages, and nearly all of them (84%) frequently (3 times /week) practiced physical activity. (68%) of the recruited students exhibited adherence to “Medium diet quality diet (4–7)” followed by (26%) with a “Poor diet quality (<3) and “Optimal diet quality” (6%). CONCLUSION: Spanish postgraduate students of the nutritional area, have good health and a healthy lifestyle but are moving away from the MD model, should be established campaigns for the improvement of eating habits of the postgraduate university population.

scholarly journals Impact of Mediterranean Diet on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and Longevity

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 2028
Author(s):  
Ligia J. Dominguez ◽  
Giovanna Di Bella ◽  
Nicola Veronese ◽  
Mario Barbagallo
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
World Population ◽  
Average Life Expectancy ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
The Mediterranean

The average life expectancy of the world population has increased remarkably in the past 150 years and it is still increasing. A long life is a dream of humans since the beginning of time but also a dream is to live it in good physical and mental condition. Nutrition research has focused on recent decades more on food combination patterns than on individual foods/nutrients due to the possible synergistic/antagonistic effects of the components in a dietary model. Various dietary patterns have been associated with health benefits, but the largest body of evidence in the literature is attributable to the traditional dietary habits and lifestyle followed by populations from the Mediterranean region. After the Seven Countries Study, many prospective observational studies and trials in diverse populations reinforced the beneficial effects associated with a higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet in reference to the prevention/management of age-associated non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, depression, respiratory diseases, and fragility fractures. In addition, the Mediterranean diet is ecologically sustainable. Therefore, this immaterial world heritage constitutes a healthy way of eating and living respecting the environment.

scholarly journals Phytochemical diversity behind health-promoting effects of traditional Mediterranean foods

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Marcello Iriti ◽  
Elena Maria Varoni ◽  
Sara Vitalini
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Nutritional Therapy ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Whole Grain ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Keywords Functional Foods

A healthy diet can reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer. In general, a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grain cereals, legumes, and nuts, in which products of animal origin are limited, according to the model of the Mediterranean diet, can help prevent the onset of chronic degenerative diseases, together with other lifestyles. This narrative review presents the most representative classes of bioactive phytochemicals and the main Mediterranean foods in which they are present, providing evidence in humans of their health-promoting effects. Keywords: functional foods, nutraceuticals, plant foods, Mediterranean diet, nutritional therapy, non-communicable diseases, disease prevention

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