Thesis (MTech (Biomedical Technology))--Peninsula Technikon, 2004. / The prevalence of obesity amongst both the adult and paediatric population has
assumed almost epidemic proportions in many developed and developing
countries. A recent study by the Medical Research Council found that a disturbing
20% of all South African children could be categorized as being obese. Limited
data is currently available on the prevalence of obesity in South African children,
particularly from the previously disadvantaged population. Given the global
epidemic of paediatric obesity, hypertension and type-2-diabetes and the limited
available data relating to obese South African children, further studies to enhance
the understanding of the risk factors associated with the epidemic are imperative.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/2242 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Somers, Avril |
| Contributors | Rusford, Emmanuel |
| Publisher | Peninsula Technikon |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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