Adolescents who are changing residence, as well as their social and economic
circumstances may experience lifestyle changes that have an effect on body composition …

Background and Aims Many low-and middle-income countries are undergoing
epidemiological and health transitions. South Africa has one of the highest prevalences of …

To evaluate the impact of urban life-style on nutritional status, body mass index (BMI) of
mothers and indices of malnutrition of preschool children were calculated in four …

ObjectiveTo investigate the associations of household and neighbourhood socio-economic
position (SEP) with indicators of both under-and overnutrition in adolescents and to explore …

ObjectiveTo describe how urbanisation influences the nutrition and health transition in South
Africa by using data from the THUSA (Transition and Health during Urbanisation of South …

Using data from the 1994–2008 National Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (Add Health),
this research examines the relationship between residential mobility and weight gain over …

Background We sought to demonstrate that the relationship between urban or rural
residence and overweight status among women in Sub-Saharan Africa is complex and …

Research on geographic differences in health focuses largely on children less than five
years; little is known about adolescents—and even less regarding younger adolescents—a …

Background Urbanisation has been reported to have negative effects on lifestyle and
possibly on body composition. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of urbanization …

Background: Urbanization affects lifestyles in the developing world but no studies have
assessed the impact on objectively measured physical activity in children and adolescents …