A review of adolescent nutrition in South Africa: transforming adolescent lives through nutrition initiative

A review of adolescent nutrition in South Africa: transforming adolescent lives through nutrition initiative

Objective: In South Africa, urbanisation is associated with substantial burdens of adolescent overweight and obesity, making teenagers vulnerable to longer-term non-communicable diseases. In addition, as potential future parents, the nutritional status of adolescents is increasingly recognised as a...

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Main Authors: Stephanie V Wrottesley, Titilola M Pedro, Caroline H Fall, Shane A Norris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-10-01
Series:The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subjects:
adolescence
diet
physical activity
south africa
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2019.1607481

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