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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