Sentences with phrase «leading health risk factor»

However, it has also been identified as a leading health risk factor in the developing world — being associated with deadly cardiovascular and respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, stroke, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia.

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They explained that the decline in some crops could lead to massive global health problems «by changing the composition of diets and, with it, the profile of dietary and weight - related risk factors and associated mortalities.»

Leading health organisations, such as the World Health Organization, cite smoking, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity as risk factors for heart disease and shealth organisations, such as the World Health Organization, cite smoking, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity as risk factors for heart disease and sHealth Organization, cite smoking, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity as risk factors for heart disease and stroke.

1 May 2015 Media Statement Australian beverages industry responds to Cambridge University study linking soft drinks and diabetes «Leading health organisations, including the World Diabetes Federation, agree that the known risk factors for type 2 diabetes include lifestyle factors, such as obesity and sedentary behaviour, as well as family history, age and ethnicity — not -LSB-...]

Formerly the National Heart Forum, the UK Health Forum is a leading alliance of over 40 national organisations working to prevent the range of non-communicable diseases that share common risk factors such as unhealthy diets, smoking and lack of physical activity.

Some risk factors that can potentially lead to developmental delays include a mother suffering from depression, other parental mental health issues, violence in the home, drug use / abuse, and / or poverty.

She leads a research laboratory that is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to study risk factors for psychosis and other serious mental illnesses.

«Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, which may in turn lead to a heart attack over time,» said Leah E. Cahill, Ph.D., study lead author and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Mass..

However, scientists suspect these studies do not reflect the true effect of BMI on health, because early stages of illness, health - damaging behaviours, such as cigarette smoking, and other factors can lead to both lower BMI and increased risk of death.

Ten risk factors that can be modified are responsible for nine of 10 strokes worldwide, but the ranking of those factors vary regionally, says a study led by researchers of the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) of McMaster University.

As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to leave office, a commentary by a leading bioethicist analyzes his controversial public health policies and concludes that he is an urban innovator who created a new paradigm of public health, «reaching beyond infectious diseases to upstream risk factors in everyday life and the human habitat.»

In the study, the carotid narrowing data came from vascular ultrasound tests performed on 307,444 tri-state area residents during 2003 - 2008 by Life Line Screening, a leading community - based health screening company focused on evaluating risk factors for vascular disease.

Childhood bullying may lead to long - lasting health consequences, impacting psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular health well into adulthood, according to a study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Some say that's a misleading and potentially dangerous conclusion, given two factors: the relatively low incidence of ASD in the general population and the fact that maternal depression — which can lead to poor sleep and eating patterns — can lead to greater health risks for unborn children.

High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke and is also a significant public health burden, costing the United States about $ 110 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2015, according to American Heart Association estimates.

We believe that genetic variation is an important factor contributing to this risk or resilience,» said senior author Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health who leads the Global Neuropsychiatric Genomics Initiative of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at Broad Institute.

«We've been targeting traditional risk factors in public health campaigns for many years,» said Susan Cheng, M.D., M.P.H., study lead author and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass. «We wanted to take a look at how well we've been doing over time at keeping these risk factors from causing heart and vascular disease — both by preventing the risks from occurring and by minimizing their effects when they do occur.»

«Autism spectrum disorders are lifelong conditions for which there is no cure and limited treatment options, so there is an urgent need to identify any risk factors that we could mitigate, such as pollution,» said lead author Evelyn Talbott, Dr.P.H., professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health.

To better understand why women who initiate HPV vaccination do not complete the series, a team of researchers led by Dr. Abbey Berenson from the University of Texas Medical Branch examined the correlates of vaccine series completion among young women using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a cross-sectional telephone health survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The authors acknowledge, however, that these strategies would not be a unilateral win for health: less livestock could lead to poor nutrition in low - income countries, and better housing insulation could lead to health risks from factors such as more indoor air pollution.

«Although individual physical and behavioral factors associated with asthma have been examined before, people are often exposed to multiple risk factors so it's important we understand the combined impact,» said Dr. Jayadeep Patra, lead author of the study and an epidemiologist at the Centre for Global Health Research of St. Michael's Hospital.

She is also leading the Jersey Girl Study, which aims to evaluate predictors of pubertal markers in girls and the Women's Circle of Health Study, a study evaluating risk factors for breast cancer risk and survival in African American women.

In a cooperative effort between Duke and Duke Kunshan University, researchers found higher exposure to ground - level ozone led to higher blood pressure and blood platelet activation — risk factors for cardiovascular health.

«With a large sample size, long follow - up period and objective assessment of hearing loss, our study provides strong evidence that smoking is an independent risk factor of hearing loss,» said study lead author Dr. Huanhuan Hu, from the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, in Japan.

Doctors agree that with reduced sleep, HGH production decline can lead to higher risk factors for other health conditions, such as:

Eating nuts and seeds can lead to reduced health risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes (2)(3).

Our goal is to identify the root cause of your health concerns and identify risk factors that can lead to chronic disease.

The studies have identified important health risk factors including: persistent organic pollutants consumed through contaminated food may be linked to diabetes; eating meat or eggs before pregnancy may raise gestational diabetes risk; taking in less than a single alcoholic drink per day may still raise the risk of breast cancer; daily consumption of the amount of cholesterol found in one egg may shorten a woman's lifespan as much as limited smoking; meat intake may be an infertility risk factor; there's a positive association between teen milk intake, especially skim milk, and teen acne; and nut consumption does not lead to expected weight gain.

Diabetes, a major risk factor for heart diseases, Alzheimer, and diabetic coma is a leading health concern today.

Tossing and turning not only causes women more psychological distress, it also raises their insulin and inflammation levels — risk factors for compromised health, found a 2008 study of 210 people led by Edward Suarez at Duke University.

Drawing on Dr. Passero's medical training and clinical expertise and utilizing a wide range of in - depth scientific research from other leading experts in the field, 4 Weeks to a Better Brain breaks down the research to make it easy for you to identify your cognitive health risk factors so you can protect and restore optimal brain function — with specific dietary and lifestyle changes that anyone can easily embrace.

«Living alone may be considered a mental - health risk factor,» says lead author Laura Pulkki - Råback, Ph.D., a lecturer at the University of Helsinki's Institute of Behavioral Sciences.

Activity guidelines The World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its pamphlet «Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health» that «physical inactivity is now identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality.»

A recent study of leading public health risks ranked ambient fine particle pollution ninth among all risk factors in 2010, contributing to 3.7 million deaths in 2012.

Source: Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services, 2nd Edition, produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a practical and comprehensive guide to clinical preventive services including screening tests for early detection of disease, immunizations and prophylaxis to prevent disease, and counseling to modify risk factors that lead to disease.

Recent publications from the ACE Study have shown a strong, graded relationship between the number of adverse childhood experiences, multiple risk factors for leading causes of death in the United States, 23 and priority health and social problems such as smoking, 24 sexually transmitted diseases, 25 unintended pregnancies, 26 male involvement in teen pregnancy, 27 and alcohol problems.28

summarises the evidence - base for what works in Indigenous community - led suicide prevention, including responses to the social determinants of health that are «upstream» risk factors for suicide, and

This increase in risk in the very preterm group is consistent with the sparse literature describing the association between gestational age and parent's mental health, where others have also suggested that degree of prematurity is an important factor for maternal depressive symptoms.41 Suggested antecedents of PD include a trigger event resulting in a stress (fight or flight) response, symptoms (eg, fatigue), perceived loss of control and ineffective coping.10 This may fit the pattern of parents who experience a very preterm baby leading to an increased risk of PD, and this PD may result in symptoms that would more commonly be recognised as symptoms of postnatal depression or mood disorder (such as anxiety, depression, withdrawal from others and hopelessness).

It is the combination of the negative effects of risk factors and mediating protective factors that lead to the development of an infant's mental health difficulties.

From a public health perspective, early interventions in childhood might change or moderate the cycle of homelessness across generations because early risk factors are often longstanding and drive a trajectory of cumulative risk, potentially leading to severe psychopathology and social exclusion.

Lead author Esme Fuller - Thomson, a professor in the university's social work department, said the factor is «disturbing,» given that smoking is a major risk factor for many health problems, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, stroke, asthma and lung cancer.

Each of the measures addresses an important factor that can lead to improved health and development outcomes for at - risk children through evidence - based home visiting.

He has led numerous NIH and internationally funded research projects designed to examine risk and protective factors involved in linking acculturation to education and behavioral health outcomes for Latino children and families and to develop and test culturally specific interventions for at - risk families in the U.S. and in Latin America.

Many prospective and retrospective longitudinal studies of the risk factors that can affect developmental trajectories during a period of rapid brain growth have demonstrated that this sensitive period can be a tipping point leading to life - long health or disorder [28].