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dietary risk factors
Also known as: dietary risk factors, dietary risks, Dietary factors, dietary factors
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Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 7 facts
claimThe 2021 Global Nutrition Report assessment of dietary risks accounts for physiological factors like age and sex, as well as geographic variation at the country level.
referenceThe 2021 Global Nutrition Report's Figure 2.3, which details deaths attributable to dietary risk factors, is based on food intake estimates from the Global Dietary Database, weight measurements from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, diet-disease relationships from epidemiological literature, and mortality and population estimates from the Global Burden of Disease project.
claimThe 2021 Global Nutrition Report authors produced new estimates of the health burden of poor diets by using a global comparative assessment of dietary risks with country-level detail, which combines estimates of food intake with cause-specific mortality rates.
measurementThe percentage of premature death attributable to dietary risks is highest in higher-income regions, specifically Northern America (31%) and Europe (31%), and lowest in lower-income regions such as Africa (17%).
claimIn the 2021 Global Nutrition Report, the combined mortality risk attributed to dietary factors is less than the sum of individual risks because individuals can be exposed to multiple risks, but mortality is ascribed to only one risk and cause.
measurementBetween 2010 and 2018, premature mortality from dietary risks decreased by 3% in Northern America, while other regions experienced increases: Africa (+22%), Latin America and the Caribbean (+8%), Asia (+7%), Oceania (+4%), and Europe (+2%).
referenceThe analysis of premature death attributable to dietary risks was based on estimates of food intake from the Global Dietary Database, weight measurements from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, diet-disease relationships from the epidemiological literature, and mortality and population estimates from the Global Burden of Disease project.
Global overview of dietary outcomes and dietary intake assessment ... link.springer.com Aug 21, 2021 2 facts
referenceA 1988 study by Trent and Conway, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, examined the relationship between dietary factors and physical fitness among men serving on Navy ships.
claimSeafarers and other shift workers are more vulnerable to dietary risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), potentially due to difficulties in accessing healthy foods.
Wild edible plants for food security, dietary diversity, and nutraceuticals frontiersin.org Nov 27, 2025 1 fact
referenceAfshin et al. (2019) conducted a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, published in The Lancet, which examined the health effects of dietary risks across 195 countries between 1990 and 2017.
Editorial: Inflammation and chronic disease - Frontiers frontiersin.org Jul 1, 2024 1 fact
claimLow-grade chronic inflammation is initiated and aggravated by specific dietary factors, particularly sugars and mixed processed foods.
Dietary diversity insufficiently explains differences in prevalence of ... journals.plos.org 1 fact
referenceAyele K and Demisew M published a facility-based cross-sectional study in BMJ Public Health in 2024 titled 'Dietary factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Sekota town, Northern Ethiopia' (PMID: 40018261).
[PDF] Low-burden metrics for monitoring healthy diets across contexts medrxiv.org Jun 20, 2025 1 fact
claimThe Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 analyzed the health effects of dietary risks across 195 countries during the period from 1990 to 2017.
Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span nature.com Dec 5, 2019 1 fact
referencePreventable causes of death in the United States include dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors, as assessed in a 2009 comparative risk assessment by G. Danaei et al. in PLoS Medicine.
History of modern nutrition science—implications for current ... bmj.com Jun 13, 2018 1 fact
claimThe use of single surrogate outcomes to determine the full health effects of dietary factors is limited, as understanding of diet-related biological pathways continues to expand.
Immunity In Depth | Linus Pauling Institute lpi.oregonstate.edu 1 fact
claimThe Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center provides scientific information on the health aspects of dietary factors, supplements, food, and beverages for the general public.