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Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
The liberalization of international trade and foreign direct investment through
multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements has had profound implications
for the structure and nature of food systems, and therefore, ...
Protocol for systematic review of school-based interventions to prevent and control obesity in African learners
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
INTRODUCTION: The increasing prevalence of obesity
and overweight in childhood in developing countries is
a public health concern to many governments. Schools
play a significant role in the obesity epidemic as well
as ...
Correction to: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children
(BioMed Central, 2017)
After publication of this article [1] it was brought to our attention
that there were errors in the text under the heading
‘Data cleaning’, and in Table 3. The corrected text and updated
Table 3 are given in this erratum.
Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults,
particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition transition. This study explored the ...
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. ...
Food purchasing characteristics and perceptions of neighborhood food environment of South Africans living in low-, middle- and high-socioeconomic neighborhoods
(MDPI, 2019)
Using intercept surveys, we explored demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with food purchasing characteristics of supermarket shoppers and the perceptions of their neighborhood food environment in urban Cape ...
Perceptions about body image and sizes among Black African girls living in Cape Town
(International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, 2010)
OBJECTIVE: To assess beliefs about body size (fatness and thinness) and body image in Black
girls aged 10–18 years living in Cape Town.
DESIGN: Exploratory using qualitative methods.
SETTING: Cape Town, South Africa.
METHOD: ...
Obesity in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health Survey
(Nature Publishing Group, 2002)
To ascertain the anthropometric profile and determinants of obesity in South Africans who participated in the Demographic and Health Survey in 1998.
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A sample of 13,089 men and women (age, ...
Obesity in South Africa: Challenges for government and health professionals
(Nutrition Society, 2005)
OBJECTIVES: To review data on the prevalence, causes and health consequences of
obesity in South Africa and propose interventions to prevent and treat obesity and
related outcomes.
METHODS: Data from existing literature ...
Estimating the burden of disease attributable to excess body weight in South Africa in 2000
(South African Medical Association, 2007)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the burden of disease attributable to
excess body weight using the body mass index (BMI), by age
and sex, in South Africa in 2000.
DESIGN: World Health Organization comparative risk
assessment ...