Urbanisation and the nutrition transition: A comparison of diet and weight status of South African and Kenyan women

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-238

  Steyn, Nelia P ^a   Parker, W ^a   Nel, Johanna H ^b   Ayah, Rosemary ^c   Mbithe, Dorcus ^d  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Dietary diversity; dietary intake; Kenya; nutrition transition; obesity; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861804393     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812443605     Document Type: Article

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