Reducing the global burden of type 2 diabetes by improving the quality of staple foods: The Global Nutrition and Epidemiologic Transition Initiative

Globalization and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mattei, Josiemer ^a   Malik, Vasanti ^a   Wedick, Nicole M ^a   Hu, Frank B ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Willett, Walter C ^a   Campos, Hannia ^a   Fuchs, Sandra C ^b   Lin, Xu ^c   Monge Rojas, Rafael ^d   Mohan, Viswanathan ^e   Sudha, Vasudevan ^e   Joshi, Mark D ^f   Ojwang, Alice ^g   Alessa, Hala B ^a   Jalil, Rohana ^h   Lajous, Martín ^a,i,j   Monge, Adriana ⁱ   Adebamowo, Clement ^k,l   Akarolo Anthony, Sally ^a,k   Eseyin, Olabimpe ^k   Jinraj, Kaumudi Joshipura ^a,m   Ríos Bedoya, Carlos F ^n,o   Soltero, Sandra ^m   Chiwanga, Faraja ^p   Njelekela, Marina ^q   more..

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d PROYECTO EPIDEMIOLÓGICO GUANACASTE   (Costa Rica)

^e MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA   (Kenya)

^h SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

ⁱ INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^j INSERM   (France)

^k INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

ⁿ MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o Department of Hematology and Oncology   (Puerto Rico)

^p MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^q MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

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Author keywords

Carbohydrate quality; Global health; Nutrition; Nutrition transition; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DIABETES; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD QUALITY; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHINA; COSTA RICA; DIET; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EPIDEMIC; EPIGENETICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GRAIN; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INDIA; KENYA; KUWAIT; LEGUME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MAIZE; MALAYSIA; MALNUTRITION; MEXICO; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; URBANIZATION; WHEAT; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET;

COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84934754919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12992-015-0109-9     Document Type: Article

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