Evidence of an overweight/obesity transition among school-aged children and youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

<h4>Background</h4>Prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity has increased considerably in recent years. The transition to higher rates of overweight/obesity has been well documented in high income countries; however, consistent or representative data from lower income countries is scar...

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Main Authors: Stella K Muthuri, Claire E Francis, Lucy-Joy M Wachira, Allana G Leblanc, Margaret Sampson, Vincent O Onywera, Mark S Tremblay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24676350/?tool=EBI