Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: The South African problem

South African Journal of Science

 
 
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Title Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: The South African problem
 
Creator Rossouw, Hermanus A. Grant, Catharina C. Viljoen, Margaretha
 
Subject Health; obesity; children BMI; overweight; obesity; children; adolescents
Description Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents are on the increase worldwide.Overweight and obesity increase the risk for the development of non-communicable diseases during childhood and adolescence, and predispose the individual to the development of overweight, obesity,ardiovascular disease, and metabolic and other disorders in adulthood.In Africa the number of overweight or obese children has doubled since 1990. In South Africa,overweight and obesity in children and adolescents are on the increase, but the prevalencevaries with age, gender and population group. These differences are important when intervention programmes and policies are considered. South Africa faces a double burden of disease where undernutrition and overweight or obesity are found in the same populations, in the same households and even in the same children. Malnutrition is a major contributor to the double burden of disease in South African children and adolescents.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2012-05-10
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — review
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Identifier 10.4102/sajs.v108i5/6.907
 
Source South African Journal of Science; Vol 108, No 5/6 (2012); 7 Pages 1996-7489 0038-2353
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage South Africa — children; adolescents
Rights Copyright (c) 2012 Hermanus A. Rossouw, Catharina C. Grant, Margaretha Viljoen https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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