Magister Public Health - MPHThe global problem of overweight and obesity is disturbing judging by the World Health Organization 2008 statistics which estimate that 1.4 billion and 500 million adults are overweight and obese. Thus, as a major risk for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which are the foremost cause of disability and death, the problem of obesity needs to be addressed not only globally but in South Africa as well. South Africa’s burden of disease includes NCDs and causes of death of diseases such as diabetes (3%), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) (11%), cancer (7%) and chronic respiratory diseases (3%). The HealthKick study is a school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention programme in the Western Cape, S.A., aimed to...
Master of Science in Dietetics and Human Nutrition. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2...
The aim of the study was to determine the Body Mass Index with regards to overweight and obesity of ...
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the primary school environment in terms of being conducive to good ...
Background: Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are major health concerns in South Africa. According to...
The purpose of this study was to investigate primary school educators' health status, knowledge, per...
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a significant contributor to premature mortality in...
Non-communicable diseases have become a major cause of mortality, resulting in 55% of deaths in Sout...
Background: Obesity is a chronic and complex metabolic disease with associated comorbidities. The pr...
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johanne...
OBJECTIVES: To review data on the prevalence, causes and health consequences of obesity in South Af...
The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among female adolescents is a global health prob...
Obesity is a global public health concern that begins in childhood and is on the rise among people ...
Objectives. To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among grade 1 learners, taking int...
Obesity is an emerging public health problem worldwide increasing from 857 million in 1980 to 2.1 bi...
Magister Public Health - MPHThe prevalence of obesity is reported to be high among health workers bo...
Master of Science in Dietetics and Human Nutrition. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2...
The aim of the study was to determine the Body Mass Index with regards to overweight and obesity of ...
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the primary school environment in terms of being conducive to good ...
Background: Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are major health concerns in South Africa. According to...
The purpose of this study was to investigate primary school educators' health status, knowledge, per...
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a significant contributor to premature mortality in...
Non-communicable diseases have become a major cause of mortality, resulting in 55% of deaths in Sout...
Background: Obesity is a chronic and complex metabolic disease with associated comorbidities. The pr...
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johanne...
OBJECTIVES: To review data on the prevalence, causes and health consequences of obesity in South Af...
The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among female adolescents is a global health prob...
Obesity is a global public health concern that begins in childhood and is on the rise among people ...
Objectives. To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among grade 1 learners, taking int...
Obesity is an emerging public health problem worldwide increasing from 857 million in 1980 to 2.1 bi...
Magister Public Health - MPHThe prevalence of obesity is reported to be high among health workers bo...
Master of Science in Dietetics and Human Nutrition. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2...
The aim of the study was to determine the Body Mass Index with regards to overweight and obesity of ...
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the primary school environment in terms of being conducive to good ...