Assessment of the association between plant‑based dietary exposures and cardiovascular disease risk profile in Sub‑Saharan Africa: A systematic review

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2022

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Studies have investigated dietary attributes associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Africa. However, there has been no effort to critically assess the existing evidence. This systematic review examined available evidence on the association between plant-based dietary exposures and CVD risk profile in Africa. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020159862. We conducted a literature search for observational studies reporting on plant-based dietary exposures in relation to CVD risk profile in African populations. PubMed-Medline, Scopus, EBSCOhost, and African Journals Online platforms were searched up to 19 March 2021. Titles and abstracts of the identified records were screened independently by two investigators. The quality of the studies was also assessed independently.

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Dietary, Nutrition, Public health, World Health Organization (WHO), Africa, Cardiovascular disease

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Lopes, T. et al. (2022). Assessment of the association between plant‑based dietary exposures and cardiovascular disease risk profile in Sub‑Saharan Africa: A systematic review. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 361. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12724-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12724-w
 http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7998

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