Obesity and the nutrition transition in Sub-Saharan Africa

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1311, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-101

  Steyn, Nelia P ^a   Mchiza, Zandile J ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diet; Nutrition; Nutrition transition; Obesity, noncommunicable diseases; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; GENDER; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SUGAR INTAKE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE;

DIET; NUTRITION; NUTRITION TRANSITION; OBESITY, NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84898410457     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12433     Document Type: Article

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