Sökning: "non-communicable disease"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade orden non-communicable disease.
16. Nature and public health : aspects of promotion, prevention, and intervention
Sammanfattning : Nature’s potentially positive effect on wellbeing may serve as an important resource for population health. Based on theories mainly derived from environmental psychology this resource has been explored in varied scientific studies the last century. LÄS MER
17. High fiber rye foods decrease body weight and body fat and affect metabolic risk markers
Sammanfattning : Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for development of non-communicable diseases, such as type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and increase the risk of early mortality. Diet and food consumption are among the most important factors in preventing and reversing overweight, obesity and their comorbidities. LÄS MER
18. Towards a cohesive understanding of the DNA damage response as a therapeutic target
Sammanfattning : At the basis of the complexity that forms a human being is a highly regulated interplay of factors found at a molecular, cellular, and macroscopic level. Ever since we evolved to work this way, even the slightest dysregulation at the molecular level can cascade and manifest as a non-communicable disease which ultimately affects the whole organism. LÄS MER
19. Adolescent nutrition in rural Bangladesh : Studies on diet, cardiometabolic indicators, physical activity and fitness in the MINIMat cohort
Sammanfattning : Adolescent nutrition is crucial for curbing non-communicable disease burden among transitioning populations in resource-limited settings. This thesis explored the gender and socio-economic stratification of diet, physical activity (PA) and fitness, and the relationship of these modifiable dimensions of nutrition with cardiometabolic risk among adolescents of a birth cohort in rural Bangladesh. LÄS MER
20. Physical activity as a treatment in primary health care. The role of the GP and Somali women’s views and levels of physical activity
Sammanfattning : Physical inactivity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality and healthcare systems play a major role in increasing physical activity among the population. Physical activity on prescription (PAP) is a non-pharmacological method used in Swedish healthcare to prevent and treat disease. LÄS MER