The Potential of Solanum aethopicam Supplementation to Reduce the Anthropometric and Biochemical Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases among Older Persons in Mukono Municipality, Uganda: A Before-and-After Study
Gerald Tumusiime,
Elizabeth Kizito Balyejusa,
Anthony Kkonde
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Non-communicable diseases contribute to over 70% of all deaths globally with the majority of the deaths in low and middle-income countries. Although increased vegetable consumption is a cost-effective intervention to mitigate the burden of non-communicable diseases, little is known about African indigenous vegetables to guide their consumption, especially among older persons. This study, aimed at exploring the potential of dietary Solanum aethopicam Shum supplementation in the reduction of the risk… Show more
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