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Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Ina Danquah from the University of Bonn examined the relationship between sustainable diets and cardiometabolic health among Ghanaian adults across different geographic locations. The study investigated whether diets that are nutritious, environmentally friendly, economically affordable, and socioculturally acceptable are associated with cardiovascular and metabolic conditions, which have been rapidly increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. The research was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Why it matters
This research addresses the dual challenge of rising cardiometabolic disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa while considering environmental sustainability and cultural acceptability of dietary patterns. The findings could inform public health interventions and nutrition policies that promote both individual health and planetary sustainability in rapidly developing regions.
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There has been a rapid increase in cardiovascular and metabolic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa. What is the link between sustainable diets that are nutritious, environmentally friendly, economically affordable and socioculturally acceptable, and cardiometabolic conditions? An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Ina Danquah, Hertz Chair for Innovation for Planetary Health in the Transdisciplinary Research Area “Sustainable Futures” and director at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn, investigated this question among Ghanaian adults living in various locations for an article published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Source: Ghanaian adults' diets fall short on sustainability, survey finds