Global Burden of Disease study

Whilst that wasn't the original philosophy, you know, that could be said to be true.

And there was a really interesting study done in 2019 and it's called the Global Burden of Disease.

And in America, anyhow, low back issues are the highest cause of disability to any other condition.

And actually in the US, and we're probably very similar here, it's the fifth most common reason someone will present to their GP or their family doctor, as the Americans like to say.

The study aimed to quantify the burden of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter across Asia, describe how it has changed, and estimate how it may evolve.

Using modelled estimates from the Global Burden of Disease study, the investigators examined 48 Asian countries and territories.

Their analysis covered trends from 1990 through 2021, regional and age and sex specific patterns, attributable risk factors, demographic drivers and projections to 2040.

The scale of the burden is striking.

Blood pressure control, healthy weight, improved diet, physical activity, moderation of alcohol intake, and smoking prevention should all be part of the response.

The findings require a careful interpretation.

These are modeled global burden of disease estimates, not primary individual-level clinical data.

Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter were analyzed together, and differences in screening, coding, and access to electrocardiography may influence comparisons between countries.

That's according to a major new global study, which is the biggest update on these two eating disorders in almost a decade and covers more than 200 countries and decades of data.

The findings from what's known as the Global Burden of Disease Study show Australia has the highest rates of anorexia and bulimia compared to any other country.

And as you're about to hear, the picture could be even worse than we realise.

Anorexia tended to peak really in that adolescent age group.

Associate Professor, welcome to The Daily Oz.

Thank you so much for joining us today.

Can you tell us in plain terms what the Global Burden of Disease study is? What did this paper set out to measure?

So the Global Biennial Disease Study is the largest scientific effort to try to quantify the prevalence, the mortality, and the burden of over 350 diseases and injuries around the world.

and ask yourself what the most nutrient-dense, high-volume version of that diet looks like.

Drawing from epidemiological data like the Global Burden of Disease Study and frameworks like Dr. Michael Greger's Daily Dozen, the answer points overwhelmingly toward whole plant foods.

Legumes, intact whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds do more than optimize long-term health.

They take up massive amounts of physical space in the digestive tract relative to their caloric load.

Okay.

All right, so Nature Medicine, we have the article, Global and Regional Burden of Measles and Vaccine Coverage Among Children Under Five Years, 1990 to 2023, a Global Burden of Disease Study.

Not good news.

Using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injury, and Risk Factors Study 2023, this group systematically assessed measles incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years, those are those dailies, and vaccine coverage, either getting one shot or vaccine-containing vaccine, getting two shots among children under five years of age across 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2023.

Yeah, when we were talking about this story yesterday in the office, it surprised us.

But this research has been published as part of the Global Burden of Disease Study, which found that there's been a 71% increase worldwide in cases of the disorders, which are mental health conditions related to eating and food, over the past 30 years.

but Australia was found to have the highest rate per 100,000 people.

It also found that globally, nearly 70% of people with the disorders were female and about 41% were aged between 10 and 24 years old.