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Sex differences independent of other psycho-sociodemographic factors as a predictor of body mass index in black South African adults
(icddr,b, 2012)
To better understand the sex differences in body mass index (BMI) observed in black South African adults in the Transition and Health during Urbanization of South Africans Study, the present study investigated whether these ...
Body composition in stunted, compared to non-stunted, black South African children, from two rural communities
(MedPharm Publications, 2012)
Background: The objective was to compare the body composition of black stunted, and non-stunted, children, from two rural communities
in South Africa, and investigate whether increased total and central adiposity is found ...
The nutrition transition in Africa: can it be steered into a more positive direction?
(MDPI, 2011)
The objective of this narrative review is to examine the nutrition transition and its consequences when populations in Africa modernize as a result of socio-economic development, urbanization, and acculturation. The focus ...