Mapping Obesogenic food environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and contradictions
Date
2019Author
Krol, Florian
Swart, Elizabeth Catherina
Annan, Reginald Adjetey
Thow, Anne Marie
Neves, David
Apprey, Charles
Aduku, Linda Nana Esi
Agyapong, Nana Ama Frimpomaa
Moubarac, Jean-Claude
du Toit, Andries
Aidoo, Robert
Sanders, David
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In sub-Saharan Africa, urbanisation and food systems change contribute to rapid dietary transitions promoting obesity. It is unclear to what extent these changes are mediated by neighbourhood food environments or other factors. This paper correlates neighbourhood food provision with household consumption and poverty in Khayelitsha, South Africa and Ahodwo, Ghana. Georeferenced survey data of food consumption and provision were classified by obesity risk and protection. Outlets were mapped, and density and distribution correlated with risk classes