Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Urban"
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Comparing beverage consumption, physical activity and anthropometry among young adult urban- and rural-dwelling African women
(Medpharm, 2020)Beverage consumption, physical activity, body mass index and waist circumference were compared in age-matched (aged 18– 30 years) groups of young South African women from urban (n = 78) and rural (n = 94) settings. Obesity ... -
Coping and metabolic syndrome indicators in urban black South African men: the SABPA study
(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2010)Urbanisation is associated with obesity, hypertension anddevelopment of the metabolic syndrome (MS). We aimed toassess the use of different coping styles and their influenceon increases in MS indicators and target end-organ ... -
Determinants of pre-lacteal feeding practices in urban and rural Nigeria; a population-based cross-sectional study using the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey data
(AJOL, 2017)Background: Prelacteal feeding (PLF) is a barrier to exclusive breast feeding. Objective: To determine factors associated with PLF in rural and urban Nigeria. Methods: We utilized data from the 2013 Nigerian Demographic ... -
Magnesium intake predicts bone turnover in postmenopausal black South African women
(MDPI, 2019)This prospective study investigated the association between nutrient intake, dietary patterns, and changes in bone turnover and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal urban black South African women over two years. ...
