Low potassium and high sodium intakes: A double health threat to Cape Verdeans

Authors: Alves D, Santos Z, Amado M, Craveiro I, Delgado AP, Correia A, Gonçalves L
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: BMC Public Health
Link: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5911-x

Background Cape Verde presents a high rate of cardiovascular diseases. Low potassium and high sodium intakes are related to cardiovascular diseases. However, studies regarding these two micronutrients continue to be rare in African urban settings. This work aims to estimate potassium and sodium intakes and to analyse the self-reported salt intake by gender and by […]
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Determinants, Health Problems, and Food Insecurity in Urban Areas of the Largest City in Cape Verde

Authors: Alves D, Amado M, Correia A, Craveiro I, Delgado AP, Fortes AT, Gonçalves L, Santos Z
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129365/

Urbanization processes are intertwined with nutritional transition because there is easier access to food of low nutritional quality at reduced prices, changing dietary patterns and leading to an increase of non-communicable chronic diseases. This study aims to understand the perceptions for high blood pressure, obesity, and alcoholism, describing some interactions of these dimensions in the […]
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Urban Planning and Health Inequities: Looking in a Small-Scale in a City of Cape Verde

Authors: Alves D, Amado M, Cabral J, Correia A, Craveiro I, Delgado AP, Gonçalves L, Lapão LV, Santos Z, Simões R
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: PLoS One
Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0142955

The lack of high-quality data to support evidence-based policies continues to be a concern in African cities, which present marked social, economic and cultural disparities that may differently impact the health of the groups living in different urban contexts. This study explores three urban units—formal, transition and informal—of the capital of Cape Verde, in terms of overweight/obesity, cardiometabolic risk, physical activity and other aspects related to the urban environment.
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Low potassium and high sodium intakes: A double health threat to Cape Verdeans

Determinants, Health Problems, and Food Insecurity in Urban Areas of the Largest City in Cape Verde

Urban Planning and Health Inequities: Looking in a Small-Scale in a City of Cape Verde

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