Browsing by Subject "Body mass index"
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Association between dietary adherence, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in an urban black population, South Africa
(Medpharm, 2020)Objectives: The aim was to determine participants’ dietary adherence by calculating a diet adherence score based on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-style diet; (2) to determine if there was an association ... -
Associations between specific measures of adiposity and high blood pressure in black South African women
(2015)Introduction: The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines overweight and obesity as a condition in which an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation exists to an extent in which health and well-being are impaired. The most ... -
Body composition and systematic low-grade inflammation in children : the PLAY study
(North-West University, 2006)Background: Obesity-related diseases are arising as a major problem among children. inflammation has recently been identified to play an important role in the relationship between obesity.- as well as stunting-related ... -
Body mass index cut-points to identify cardiometabolic risk in black South Africans
(Springer, 2017)Purpose To determine optimal body mass index (BMI) cut-points for the identification of cardiometabolic risk in black South African adults. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study of a weighted sample of healthy ... -
The cardiotonic steroid marinobufagenin is a predictor of increased left ventricular mass in obesity: the African-PREDICT study
(MDPI, 2020)The endogenous Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor, marinobufagenin (MBG), strongly associates with salt intake and a greater left ventricular mass index (LVMi) in humans and was shown to promote cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy in ... -
Changes in body composition and cardiometabolic risk among black South African adults
(Karger, 2017)Background and objectives: Obesity-related health risk may differ by ethnicity at the same body mass index (BMI). The objectives of this study were too determine the predictive value of the World Health Organization ... -
Dietary calcium intake and obesity in adult women : the POWIRS study
(North-West University, 2004)Background: The role of dietary calcium in weight management is gaining support in the nutrition research community. It has been hypothesized that high calcium diets protect against fat gain by creating a balance of lipolysis ... -
Economics of food intake, nutrition and farm households' health in Southwest Nigeria
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Persistent hunger, malnutrition, and poor health inextricably threaten the ability of several countries to develop. The burdens of this trio on economic development in the African continent cannot be overemphasized. This ... -
Fisieke aktiwiteit en insuliensensitiwiteit by swart kinders
(North-West University, 2005)The increased prevalence of obesity amongst adolescents is considered a worldwide epidemic. Within the black population of South Africa, obesity is significantly more prevalent amongst black girls than black boys. The ... -
Physical activity, body composition and handgrip strength among South African adults : the PURE study
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)There is a consistent and progressive trend concerning a decrease in handgrip strength and physical activity with increased age that have significant implications for public health. It has been revealed that poor muscle ...