Community awareness of diet needs associated with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hatcliffe, Zimbabwe

Community awareness of diet needs associated with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hatcliffe, Zimbabwe

Abstract Background Diet is an important modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A NCD is a disease that cannot be transmitted from person to person. Dietary risk factors account for 5.8% of all-cause mortality in Sub-S...

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Main Authors: Lonestar Lazarus Gonde, Moses John Chimbari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hypertension
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Awareness
Dietary needs
Zimbabwe
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8030-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8030-4

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