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Dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk in Zimbabwe: A population based case-control study
(Elsevier, 2018)
BACKGROUND: The rising incidence of colorectal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa may be partly caused by changing dietary patterns. We sought to establish the association between dietary patterns and colorectal cancer in ...
‘To be a woman is to make a plan’: a qualitative study exploring mothers’ experiences of the Child Support Grant in supporting children’s diets and nutrition in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
Food security and good nutrition are key determinants
of child well-being. There is strong evidence that cash
transfers such as South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG)
have the potential to help address some of the ...
Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women
(Clinics Cardive Publishing (Pty) Ltd, 2013)
South Africa (SA) is undergoing a rapid epidemiological
transition and has the highest prevalence of obesity in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), with black women being the most
affected (obesity prevalence 31.8%). Although ...
Reducing the role of the food, tobacco, and alcohol industries in non-communicable disease risk in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2016)
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) impose a growing burden on the health, economy, and development of South Africa.
According to the World Health Organization, four risk factors, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy ...