Magister Scientiae (Medical Bioscience) - MSc(MBS) / Obesity is a growing public health concern globally, particularly in developed
countries such as the United States (US). More than 30% of Americans are
considered obese. In the past 20 years in America, incidence of obesity has
increased significantly (Mokdad et al., 2003). As a consequence, the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) anticipates that 1 in 3 American adults will be diabetic by
2050 (Boyle et al., 2001; Hedley et al., 2004). The most important cause of obesity is
poor nutrition, absence of physical exercise and unfavourable lifestyle changes
(James et al., 2001).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7850 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Contributors | Henkel, Ralf R, Monsees, Thomas K. |
| Publisher | University of Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of Western Cape |
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