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Lifestyle risk factors and bone mineral density of urban postmenopausal women in the North West Province
(2013)
Background: Osteoporosis and the resultant fractures are increasing globally, making the disease an emerging public health concern. Over the last few decades osteoporosis has been recognised as a disease with a high incidence ...
The association between fibrinolysis markers and body composition in black adults in the North West Province of South Africa
(2014)
INTRODUCTION - Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) has a known relationship with obesity and more specifically with central obesity. Traditionally the physiological contribution of PAI-1 is seen as an indicator ...
Body composition, bone health and vitamin D status of African adults in the North West Province
(2014)
Background In South Africa, as in many other developing countries, obesity has become a major health problem causing an increase in the incidence and prevalence of various non-communicable diseases. Research has shown that ...
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 ...
Liggaamsamestelling, groeivertraging en fisieke aktiwiteit van swart adolessente in 'n dorpsgemeenskap : PLAY studie
(North-West University, 2010)
In South Africa a remarkable weight gain is found in black adolescent girls during mid-adolescence, which is not necessarily the case among boys (Kalk, 2001:577). Anthropometry is one of the most basic methods for determining ...
Pathogenic weight control measures and disordered eating behaviour of female student dancers
(North-West University, 2013)
Background: Modern culture has stereotyped the divine female body as one that is continually getting leaner, with the internalization of the “thin” ideal possibly resulting in body dissatisfaction, disturbances in body ...
The feasibility of implementing a point-of-use micronutrient fortification among African pre-school children : a pilot study
(North-West University, 2009)
Background The high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies among South African preschool children reinforces the need for an intensified micronutrient malnutrition control strategy targeting children at home or in school. ...
Energy expenditure, dietary intake and nutritional knowledge of elite, school-aged gymnasts
(North-West University, 2005)
Objective. To compare energy balance and nutrient intake of elite and non-elite school-aged gymnasts, as well as to evaluate their nutritional knowledge and eating attitude and its effect on dietary intake and practices.
Methods. ...
Body composition, physical activity and C-reactive protein in children : the PLAY study
(North-West University, 2006)
Obesity is currently the most common and costly nutritional problem in developed countries and ten percent of the world's school-aged children are estimated to be overweight to some extent. Low-grade systemic inflammation ...
Dietary intake and pregnancy outcome of pregnant women in an outpatient clinic
(North-West University, 2005)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the dietary intake during pregnancy and the pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: In the Thusa Mama study, 98 pregnant black women were included. Of these 98 women, two women had ...