The prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni in Cape Town, South Africa
Thesis (MTech (Biomedical Technology))--Peninsula Technikon, 2004. === The prevalence of obesity amongst both the adult and paediatric population has assumed almost epidemic proportions in many developed and developing countries. A recent study by the Medical Research Council found that a disturbi...
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ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-cput-oai-localhost-20.500.11838-22422018-05-28T05:09:51Z The prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni in Cape Town, South Africa Somers, Avril Rusford, Emmanuel Obesity in children -- South Africa -- Western Cape Obesity in adolescence -- South Africa -- Western Cape Children -- Nutrition -- South Africa -- Western Cape Children -- Health and hygiene -- South Africa -- Western Cape Thesis (MTech (Biomedical Technology))--Peninsula Technikon, 2004. The prevalence of obesity amongst both the adult and paediatric population has assumed almost epidemic proportions in many developed and developing countries. A recent study by the Medical Research Council found that a disturbing 20% of all South African children could be categorized as being obese. Limited data is currently available on the prevalence of obesity in South African children, particularly from the previously disadvantaged population. Given the global epidemic of paediatric obesity, hypertension and type-2-diabetes and the limited available data relating to obese South African children, further studies to enhance the understanding of the risk factors associated with the epidemic are imperative. 2016-06-07T13:49:25Z 2016-09-15T09:28:00Z 2016-06-07T13:49:25Z 2016-09-15T09:28:00Z 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2242 en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ Peninsula Technikon |
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Thesis (MTech (Biomedical Technology))--Peninsula Technikon, 2004. === The prevalence of obesity amongst both the adult and paediatric population has
assumed almost epidemic proportions in many developed and developing
countries. A recent study by the Medical Research Council found that a disturbing
20% of all South African children could be categorized as being obese. Limited
data is currently available on the prevalence of obesity in South African children,
particularly from the previously disadvantaged population. Given the global
epidemic of paediatric obesity, hypertension and type-2-diabetes and the limited
available data relating to obese South African children, further studies to enhance
the understanding of the risk factors associated with the epidemic are imperative. |
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The prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni in Cape Town, South Africa |
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The prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni in Cape Town, South Africa |
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The prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni in Cape Town, South Africa |
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The prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni in Cape Town, South Africa |
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The prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni in Cape Town, South Africa |
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prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in belhar, delft and mfuleni in cape town, south africa |
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Peninsula Technikon |
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2016 |
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