dc.contributor.author | Joury, E | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Al-Kaabi, R | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Tappuni, AR | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-12T13:57:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-02 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2016-07-07T16:15:46.393Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2198-1833 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/13452 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: This article aims to provide evidence for an informed public health policy on free-sugar consumption in post-crisis countries. METHODS: Iraq was selected as a case study. A systematic search for published data on the prevalence/incidence of type-2 diabetes, overweight/obesity, dental caries and free-sugar consumption levels in Iraq was conducted using MEDLINE, the Iraqi Academic Scientific journals and relevant international organisations' websites. Comparable data before (1980-1990), during (1991-2002) and after (2003-2015) the United Nations sanctions (UNS) were included. RESULTS: Ten studies were included. Quality scores ranged between 3 and 7/8. Free-sugar consumption decreased dramatically during the UNS (from 50 to 16.3 kg/person/year) and started increasing afterwards (24.1 kg/person/year). Changes in type-2 diabetes, overweight/obesity and caries levels mirrored those of free-sugar consumption. Caries declined markedly during UNS and started increasing afterwards. Comparable data on diabetes and overweight/obesity were only available for the periods during and after the UNS. Both of these conditions started increasing with increased free-sugar consumption after lifting the UNS. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need to develop a public health policy in post-crisis countries to maintain the reduction in free-sugar consumption, and hence promote both general and dental health, by integrating the common risk factor approach into the social determinant framework. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 563 - 569 | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Z Gesundh Wiss | en_US |
dc.rights | CC-BY | |
dc.subject | Crisis | en_US |
dc.subject | Dental caries | en_US |
dc.subject | Free-sugar consumption | en_US |
dc.subject | Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) | en_US |
dc.subject | Obesity | en_US |
dc.subject | Public health policy | en_US |
dc.subject | Type-2 diabetes | en_US |
dc.title | Constructing public health policies in post crisis countries: lessons to learn from the associations between free-sugars consumption and diabetes, obesity and dental caries before, during and after sanctions in Iraq. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2016 The Author(s) | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10389-016-0745-4 | en_US |
pubs.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27891303 | en_US |
pubs.issue | 6 | en_US |
pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en_US |
pubs.volume | 24 | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2016-06-02 | en_US |