Journal of Socialomics

Toru Takahashi

Publications

• Review Article
  Glocalization of Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
  Author(s): Takashi Nakaoka, Ram B Singh, Toru Takahashi, Kuniaki Otsuka, Lekh Juneja, DW Wilson, Hyun Ho Shin, Moon-Kyu Lee, Sung-Rae Kim, Tracy Peressini, Germaine Cornelissen and Franz HalbergTakashi Nakaoka, Ram B Singh, Toru Takahashi, Kuniaki Otsuka, Lekh Juneja, DW Wilson, Hyun Ho Shin, Moon-Kyu Lee, Sung-Rae Kim, Tracy Peressini, Germaine Cornelissen and Franz Halberg
  
  There is evidence that various social markers of health can influence the levels of physical inactivity, dietary patterns, salt intake, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and stress. These behavioral risk factors may be also called primary risk factors of NCDs. Apart from these social determinants of health, high altitude, geomagnetic activity and sleep disruption are other environmental factors which can predispose circadian variability in biological functions resulting in NCDs. The attributes of socioeconomic economic status, such as education, health education, occupation, household income, and availability of automobiles, are important indicators of lifestyle and food consumption patterns. These social markers can influence the levels of physical activity, dietary patterns, salt intake, alcohol consumption and tobacco use, which are important in the pathogenesi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0358.1000101

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