One serious concern of health policymakers in South Africa is the fact that there is no
national data on the dietary intake of adult South Africans. The only national dietary study …

Importance Use of nonprescribed weight-loss products in adolescents is a public health
concern that is associated with negative physical and psychological consequences …

ObjectivesTo review data on the prevalence, causes and health consequences of obesity in
South Africa and propose interventions to prevent and treat obesity and related outcomes …

Objectives. To explore perceptions about factors associated with body weight and body
image among black female community health workers (CHWs) living and working in …

ObjectiveWe sought to validate questionnaires concerning body image perception, body
size dissatisfaction and weight-related beliefs in multi-ethnic South African mothers and their …

OBJECTIVE: There is an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children
worldwide, including South Africa. We investigated the prevalences of overweight, obesity …

This study aims to examine the associations between BMI, disordered eating attitude, body
dissatisfaction in female adolescents, and descriptive attributes assigned to silhouettes of …

The persistence of food insecurity, malnutrition, increasing adiposity, and decreasing
physical activity, heightens the need to understand relationships between body image …

ObjectiveTo investigate the association between the weight status of first–year female
students (FYFS) and various weight management–related characteristics to identify possible …

Nutritional disorders are now spreading worldwide both in developed and developing
countries. Body image ideals and dissatisfaction have been linked to a number of poor …