Browsing Health Sciences 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 ... -
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 ...