Diet and cardiovascular risk factors in Ghanaians in London and Accra

ISBN-13: 9783847378495 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str.

Matilda Asante

Opis

Cardiovascular disease risk factors is increasing in the West African sub-region and its migrants to the West. This increase has been associated with the emergence of risk factors caused by changing lifestyle. This book compares cardiovascular risk factors among a first generation Ghanaian migrant population in the UK with an urban population in Accra, Ghana, their country of origin. Specific focus was on markers of folate status including plasma homocysteine, which is related to stroke but has not been studied previously in this population.Findings from the study indicated that migration to the UK results in improvement of biomarkers of folate status and an improved lipid profile. This is however offset by unfavourable blood glucose and insulin concentrations.

O autorze

Dr. Matilda Asante is a lecturer in Dietetics in the School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana. She holds a BSc (Honours)in Home Science from the University of Ghana and a PhD in Nutrition from Kings College London. She is a registered dietitian with special interests in diet and chronic disease.