Overweight and obesity in Indonesia: prevalence and risk factors—a literature review
Objectives Overweight/obesity is a problem faced by both high-and low-and middle-income
countries. This review aimed to report published data on the prevalence of overweight and …
countries. This review aimed to report published data on the prevalence of overweight and …
Urbanization, urbanicity, and health
A majority of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2007. The most rapidly
urbanizing cities are in less-wealthy nations, and the pace of growth varies among regions …
urbanizing cities are in less-wealthy nations, and the pace of growth varies among regions …
The nutrition transition in Africa: can it be steered into a more positive direction?
HH Vorster, A Kruger, BM Margetts - Nutrients, 2011 - mdpi.com
The objective of this narrative review is to examine the nutrition transition and its
consequences when populations in Africa modernize as a result of socio-economic …
consequences when populations in Africa modernize as a result of socio-economic …
Dietary acculturation and the nutrition transition: an overview
JA Satia - Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
This article provides an overview of the phenomena of “dietary acculturation” and the
“nutrition transition”. The term dietary acculturation is defined, and a proposed model for how …
“nutrition transition”. The term dietary acculturation is defined, and a proposed model for how …
The emergence of cardiovascular disease during urbanisation of Africans
HH Vorster - Public health nutrition, 2002 - cambridge.org
Objective: To review the available data on risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the
influence of urbanisation of Africans on these risk factors, and to examine why stroke …
influence of urbanisation of Africans on these risk factors, and to examine why stroke …
The nutrition and health transition in Thailand
V Kosulwat - Public health nutrition, 2002 - cambridge.org
Objective: To explore and describe the nutrition and health transition in Thailand in relation
to social and economic changes, shifts in food consumption patterns and nutritional …
to social and economic changes, shifts in food consumption patterns and nutritional …
Food consumption patterns and nutrition transition in South-East Asia
NI Lipoeto, KG Lin, I Angeles-Agdeppa - Public health nutrition, 2013 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThe present study was done to confirm the relationship between changes in food
patterns and nutrition transition in three South-East Asian countries, namely the Philippines …
patterns and nutrition transition in three South-East Asian countries, namely the Philippines …
[HTML][HTML] Added sugar intake in South Africa: findings from the Adult Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology cohort study
HH Vorster, A Kruger, E Wentzel-Viljoen… - The American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background: Obesity and other noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors are increasing
in low-and middle-income countries. There are few data on the association between …
in low-and middle-income countries. There are few data on the association between …
Colonisation, the New World Order, and the eradication of traditional food habits in East Africa: historical perspective on the nutrition transition
V Raschke, B Cheema - Public health nutrition, 2008 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo discuss factors which have underpinned the nutrition transition in the countries
of East Africa, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, from early colonisation to the current …
of East Africa, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, from early colonisation to the current …
Migration, settlement change and health in post-apartheid South Africa: Triangulating health and demographic surveillance with national census data1
MA Collinson, SM Tollman… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: World population growth will be increasingly concentrated in the urban areas
of the developing world; however, some scholars caution against the oversimplification of …
of the developing world; however, some scholars caution against the oversimplification of …