Nutrition, diabetes and tuberculosis in the epidemiological transition.

Nutrition, diabetes and tuberculosis in the epidemiological transition.

BACKGROUND: Diabetes prevalence and body mass index reflect the nutritional profile of populations but have opposing effects on tuberculosis risk. Interactions between diabetes and BMI could help or hinder TB control in growing, aging, urbanizing populations. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We compiled data d...

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Main Authors: Christopher Dye, Bernadette Bourdin Trunz, Knut Lönnroth, Gojka Roglic, Brian G Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3119681?pdf=render

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