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Exposure of children to unhealthy food and beverage advertisements in South Africa
(MPDI, 2021)
Television (TV) is a powerful medium for marketing food and beverages. Food and beverage marketers tend to use this medium to target children with the hope that children will in turn influence their families’ food choices. ...
A fit-for-purpose nutrient profiling model to underpin food and nutrition policies in South Africa
(MPDI, 2021)
South Africa (SA) is facing a rising prevalence of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases.
The government is seeking to develop effective, evidence-based policy measures to address this. A
well-designed, fit-for-purpose ...
Applying and comparing various nutrient profiling models against the packaged food supply in South Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2022)
This study aimed to apply the newly developed Chile Adjusted Model
(CAM) nutrient profiling model (NPM) to the food supply in South Africa (SA) and
compare its performance against existing NPM as an indication of suitability ...
The association between the timing, intensity and magnitude of adolescent growth and body composition in early adulthood
(Springer Nature, 2023)
OBJECTIVES: There’s paucity of longitudinal studies assessing the role of adolescent growth on adult body composition in developing countries. The aims of this study were to assess the association between adolescent change ...