Browsing by Subject "Childhood obesity"
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A framework to regulate the marketing of foods and beverages to children in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Globally the childhood obesity prevalence has increased dramatically and appears to be rapidly increasing in low-income and middle-income countries as well. In South Africa the rates of childhood obesity have increased by ... -
Restricting the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children in South Africa: are all nutrient profiling models the same?
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2016)The WHO has called for governments to improve children’s food environment by implementing restrictions on the marketing of ‘unhealthy’ foods to children. Nutrient profiling (NP) models are used to define ‘unhealthy’ foods ... -
The use of a musical play in the transfer of knowledge on nutrition, a healthy lifestyle and the prevention of obesity
(North-West University, 2010)Background: South Africa is experiencing a unique double burden of disease due to the nutrition transition, facing diseases related to both under and over nutrition. Childhood obesity is associated with a poor childhood ... -
Validation of selected body fatness methods against the deuterium technique in 6-8 year old black South Africans : the BC-IT Study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Various scholars report overweight and obesity as major public health problems. Though an increase in obesity, especially among children, has been observed over decades, accurate body composition measurements remain a ...
