Objectives The Ho Chi Minh Youth cohort study aimed to assess the change in nutritional
status; indicators of adiposity; diet; physical activity and sedentary behaviours; home …

Aim The aim of the present study was to examine migration‐and socioeconomic‐related
influences on obesity among A frican migrant adolescents in M elbourne, A ustralia …

Background: Body mass index (BMI) is rising globally with a faster increase in urban areas
in low-and middle-income countries. It is critical to identify modifiable risk factors for BMI to …

Objectives Living in an urban area influences obesity. However, little is known about
whether this relationship is truly independent of, or merely mediated through, the …

Background The increasing prevalence of obesity in sub-Saharan African women is not well
understood, and black South African women in the region are particularly vulnerable. This …

This study investigated associations between change in the food environment and change
in measured body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the Christchurch …

Objective: To investigate the distribution of overweight and obesity and its relationship with
socio-economic and behavioural factors in a developing-country population undergoing …

Aims: To determine and compare the extent of the nutrition transition between Kenyan and
South African women. Methods: A nationally representative sample of women aged≥ 15 …

Despite the strongly established link between socio-economic status (SES) and health
across most stages of the life-course, the evidence for a socio-economic gradient in …

The growing trend of obesity worldwide and in sub-Saharan Africa can be linked to
theurbanization drift experienced in recent years both in developed and developing …