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The relationship between female adiposity and physical attractiveness amongst adults in rural Ranaka village, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
The obesity problem persists in many countries despite growing
evidence on the development of effective strategies directed at
promoting healthy eating and physical activity to reduce obesity
prevalence globally.1 ...
The association between dietary consumption, anthropometric measures and body composition of rural and urban Ghanaian adults: A comparative cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Overweight and obesity have become threats to public health in all regions across the globe including
sub-Saharan Africa where prevalence used to be low. Policies to regulate the food environment and promote healthy
food ...
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. ...
Obesity and male infertility: Mechanisms and management
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2021)
Obesity is considered a global health problem affecting more than a third of the population. Complications of obesity include cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus, malignancy (including prostatic cancer), ...
Diagnostic accuracy of body mass index in defining childhood obesity: Analysis of cross-sectional data from ghanaian children
(MPDI, 2020)
Screening methods for childhood obesity are based largely on the published body mass index (BMI) criteria. Nonetheless, their accuracy in African children is largely unknown. The diagnostic accuracies of the World Health ...
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 ...
Prevalence of coronary artery disease risk factors among male fire-fighters in Cape Town, South Africa
(bioRxiv, 2021)
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity
and on-duty mortality among fire-fighters. This study investigated
the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors among
firefighters in Cape Town, South ...
Taxed and untaxed beverage intake by South African young adults after a national sugar-sweetened beverage tax: A before-and-after study
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
Background In an effort to prevent and reduce the prevalence rate of people with obesity and diabetes, South Africa implemented a sugar-content-based tax called the Health Promotion Levy in April 2018, one of the first ...