Can Noncommunicable Diseases Be Prevented? Lessons from Studies of Populations and Individuals

作者：Majid Ezzati, Elio Ríboli · 发表于：Science · 年份：2012 · DOI：10.1126/science.1227001 · 被引用次数：232 · 研究领域：Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet、Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology、Nutritional Studies and Diet

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)--mainly cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases--are responsible for about two-thirds of deaths worldwide, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. There is an urgent need for policies and strategies that prevent NCDs by reducing their major risk factors. Effective approaches for large-scale NCD prevention include comprehensive tobacco and alcohol control through taxes and regulation of sales and advertising; reducing dietary salt, unhealthy fats, and sugars through regulation and well-designed public education; increasing the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, and whole grains by lowering prices and improving availability; and implementing a universal, effective, and equitable primary-care system that reduces NCD risk factors, including cardiometabolic risk factors and infections that are precursors to NCDs, through clinical interventions.