Association between food intake and obesity in pregnant women living with and without HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective cohort study
Abstract Background Although global nutrition/dietary transition resulting from industrialisation and urbanisation has been identified as a major contributor to widespread trends of obesity, there is limited data in pregnant women, including those living with HIV in South Africa. We examined food-ba...
Main Authors: | Hlengiwe P. Madlala, Nelia P. Steyn, Emma Kalk, Mary-Anne Davies, Dorothy Nyemba, Thokozile R. Malaba, Ushma Mehta, Gregory Petro, Andrew Boulle, Landon Myer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11566-2 |
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